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Pentagon teams up with Apple, Boeing to develop wearable tech

Last Updated: Saturday, August 29, 2015, 02:07

US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter awarded $75 million on Friday to help a consortium of high-tech firms and researchers develop electronic systems packed with sensors flexible enough to be worn by soldiers or moulded onto the skin of a plane.

Wonder why doctors leave scissors in gut?

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 22:55

Ever wonder why extremely capable surgeons leave scissors in the patient`s gut, after successfully concluding a difficult operation? It`s not carelessness but failure of prospective memory, according to a US study.