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Data Killer Device Instantly Obliterates Hard Drive Data (May 14, 2012): Platform of Japan has created a device, called Data Killer, that instantly obliterates data contained on a hard drive.

HeartWare Announces New 450 Person Trial for its Ventricular Assist System (May 9, 2012): A federal advisory panel recently recommended the approval of HeartWare's ventricular assist system.

Japanese Scientists Create Mannequin Input Device (May 8, 2012): Researchers from SoftEther Corporation and the University of Tsukuba have developed the Qumarion, a mannequin input device.

Magnet Making Bacteria Could Build Computers Say Scientists (May 7, 2012): Researchers say that a new bacterium that eats iron and builds a surface of magnets could be used to build computers.

Turanor PlanetSolar Completes Journey Around the World (May 5, 2012): Bloomberg reports that the Turanor PlanetSolar, a solar powered catamaran, has completed its journey around the world using the power of the sun.

London Ambulances to Trial Rhinochill Machine (May 5, 2012): London ambulances are running a trial of the Rhinochill machine, a portable brain cooling device.

New Technology Enables Touch Interaction on Everyday Objects, Liquids and Humans (May 5, 2012): Touché is a new sensing technique developed by a team of researchers at Disney Research, Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon University.

Cornell Students Play Pong Using Brain Waves (May 4, 2012): Two Cornell University electrical engineering students, Chuck Moyes and Mengxiang Jiang, developed a way to play Pong using brain waves on a $75 budget.

Physicists Explain What Would Happen If You Stuck Your Hand in the Large Hadron Collider (May 3, 2012): Sixty Symbols asked physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider what would happen to you if you stuck your hand in front of the beam in the Large Hadron Collider.

Scientists Develop 3D Videoconferencing Pod Called TeleHuman (May 3, 2012): Researchers at the Human Media Lab at Queen's University in Canada have developed the TeleHuman, a human-size 3d videoconferencing pod that allows people in different locations to video conference as if they are standing in front of each other.

Protective Collar that Inflates to Envelope the Head of Bicyclists Goes on Sale (May 2, 2012): Hovding is now selling an inflatable airbag for bicyclists that was designed by Swedish students.

Battelle's Vortex Gun Shoots Rings of Gas (April 27, 2012): Scientists at Battelle have filed a patent application for Vortex gun, a device that fires rings of gas.

MIT Researchers Develop Fog Resistant, Self Cleaning Glass (April 27, 2012): MIT researchers have developed a glass they say is self-cleaning and resists fogging and glare.

Orfield Labs in Minneapolis is Home to the World's Quietest Room (April 27, 2012): Orfield Labs in Minneapolis contains an anechoic test chamber, which is billed as the quietest room in the world.

ET3 Consortium Says Evacuated Tube Transport Could Get People From New York to Beijing in Two Hours (April 26, 2012): The ET3 consortium is pushing for the development of Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) technology.

Future Cargo Ships May Use Giant Retractable Sails, Over 160 Feet High, to Conserve Energy (April 24, 2012): Researchers at the University of Tokyo are developing a new cargo ship that will save energy by using numerous massive sails.

Festo ExoHand Lets Wearer Control Robotic Hand and Feel What the Robot Grasps (April 23, 2012): The Festo ExoHand is an exoskeleton that can be worn like a glove.

Flying Object Moves Through the Air by Flipping Itself Inside Out (April 23, 2012): New Scientist reports on this floating helium-filled band that propels iteslf through the air by flipping itself inside out.

University of Glasgow Researchers Develop 3D Printing Technology They Say Could Lead to DIY Drugstores (April 21, 2012): Scientists at the University of Glasgow have developed a new 3D printing process that they say could lead to DIY drugstores in the home.

Japanese Researchers Create Shopping Bag That Doubles as Emergency Helmet (April 21, 2012): Japanese researchers have created a shopping bag that doubles as an emergency helmet.

Altaeros Energies Demonstrates Airborne Wind Turbine (April 20, 2012): Altaeros Energies, a wind energy company, demonstrated its 35-foot-wide Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT) in Limestone, Maine this week.

NIST Researchers Say Iris Recognition Technology Continues to Improve (April 18, 2012): A new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) says identifying people by acquiring pictures of their eyes is becoming easier.

Scientists Use Crabs to Make a Computer (April 17, 2012): Scientists have built a computer using soldier crabs.

Scientists Visualize Transformation of Powder Mixtures Into Molten Glass (April 16, 2012): Scientists have visualized the transformation of powder mixtures into molten glass for the first time.

Tupac Hologram Performs at Coachella (April 16, 2012): Popsci.