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Doctor Invents 'Zero Gravity' Radiation Suit 83

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday July 08, 2010 @11:12AM from the baron-harkonnen-approved dept.

DrFrasierCrane writes "You think you feel weighed down when your dentist lays that lead apron on you to take X-rays: how about the doctors who deal with radiation treatments and have to wear those aprons all day long? A Dallas, Texas, doctor has created a 'zero gravity' radiation suit for just that problem. From the article: 'Physicians are supposed to wear a lead apron during those procedures. It is back-breakingly heavy and doesn't cover the body completely. The zero gravity suit eliminates the weight and the exposed openings.'"

Microsoft Patches "Google Hack" Flaw In IE 142

Posted by timothy on Thursday January 21, 2010 @05:40PM from the you-saw-this-coming dept.

An anonymous reader writes "As expected, Microsoft has issued an out-of-band security patch to address a remote code execution hole in Internet Explorer that was used in the recent Chinese attacks disclosed by Google. Ars Technica has all the download links you need."

Comment Re:Asimo's walking motion seems more natural. (Score 1) 155

by Milosch1 on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @12:51AM (#18177510) Attached to: First Dynamically Balancing Biped Robot

True. I think the goal is to be able to make it over rough terrain and step over rocks rather than having to crush them under the weight of the robot. Then you can start attaching weapons and send them in. Dexter, keep your head low.

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