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Unfortunately, however, these high-tech prostheses can be very costly to purchase, with prices ranging into the tens of thousands of dollars. This puts them out of reach of a large number of people, such as a boy that General Electric engineer Lyman Connor met last year. Connor proceeded to design and build a low-cost bionic hand in his home workshop, which he now hopes to make available to amputees-on-a-budget .... plus he hopes to get one to the boy, if only he can locate him.  <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/diy-bionic-hand/33281/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item sponsored " data-article="33085"> <div class="sponsored_inner"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <span class="article_label">ADVERTISEMENT</span> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/8-amazing-people-rethinking-technology-ad/33085/">8 amazing people who are rethinking the way you use technology</a> </h2> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/8-amazing-people-rethinking-technology-ad/33085/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140827122654im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/8-amazing-people-rethinking-technology-ad.png" title="Brought to you by National Geographic" alt="Brought to you by National Geographic"/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> The modern-day 21st century explorer is exploring uncharted territories in new ways that Christopher Columbus could never even have dreamed of. Meet eight amazing individuals who are pushing boundaries in the field of technology. Are you a modern-day explorer too? Check out this video to see how you can submit your passion project to National Geographic for a chance to win $50,000 to fund your dream too!  <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/8-amazing-people-rethinking-technology-ad/33085/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="32280"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/second-livestock-virtual-reality-for-chickens/32280/">Second Livestock – virtual reality for chickens</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/author/loz-blain/">Loz Blain</a></div> <div class="date">May 27, 2014</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/second-livestock-virtual-reality-for-chickens/32280/#comments">15 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/second-livestock-virtual-reality-for-chickens/32280/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/second-livestock-virtual-reality-for-chickens/32280/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140827122654im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/second-livestock-virtual-reality-for-chickens.jpg" title="Second Livestock: 'Cockulus Rift' project aims to improve the lives of battery hens using ..." alt="Second Livestock: 'Cockulus Rift' project aims to improve the lives of battery hens using ..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Battery hens live pretty grim lives – but what if their lot could be improved with the use of virtual reality? Second Livestock is a project that envisions caged hens being fitted with VR goggles, microphones and movement sensors to give them the impression that they're out in the barnyard doing ... whatever it is chickens prefer to do all day. If the chickens themselves believe they're free and happy, does that mean they should get the free range stamp, even though they're cooped up?  <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/second-livestock-virtual-reality-for-chickens/32280/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29726"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/strandbeest-beach-art/29726/">Evolving art: Majestic Strandbeest sculptures come to life on the beach</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/author/lakshmi-sandhana/">Lakshmi Sandhana</a></div> <div class="date">November 17, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/strandbeest-beach-art/29726/#comments">6 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/strandbeest-beach-art/29726/pictures">55 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/strandbeest-beach-art/29726/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140827122654im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/theojansen.jpg" title="The Strandbeest Plaudens Vela can walk in the wind at low speeds and avoid tumbling over i..." alt="The Strandbeest Plaudens Vela can walk in the wind at low speeds and avoid tumbling over i..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> How many artificial animals can you encounter on a seaside walk? More than one if you frequent the Dutch coastline where Theo Jansen's moving artworks amble along with the help of their rudimentary senses. The complex wind-powered skeletal constructs that Jansen calls "Strandbeests," or beach beasts, are designed to stay on the beach and live off the sea breeze.  <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/strandbeest-beach-art/29726/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29454"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/hermit-crab-shells-aki-inomata/29454/">Fabricated shells lend hermit crabs a sense of identity</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">October 18, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/hermit-crab-shells-aki-inomata/29454/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/hermit-crab-shells-aki-inomata/29454/pictures">11 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/hermit-crab-shells-aki-inomata/29454/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140827122654im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/aki-inomata-hermit-crab-shells.jpg" title="Artificial shells for hermit crabs by Aki Inomata (© AKI INOMATA)" alt="Artificial shells for hermit crabs by Aki Inomata (© AKI INOMATA)"/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> About this time two years ago, we looked at the efforts of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/project-shellter-3d-printed-hermit-crab-shells/20272/" target="_blank">Miles Lightwood</a> and the Thingiverse community to 3D print shells for hermit crabs, but Tokyo-born artist Aki Inomata has been creating artificial shells for hermit crabs since 2009. Her most recent efforts are intricate and ornate, incorporating ideas on the theme of national identity through depictions of city skylines and vernacular architecture. The hermit crabs seem to like them too.  <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/hermit-crab-shells-aki-inomata/29454/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29370"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/scott-carpenter-obituary/29370/">Mercury 7 astronaut Scott Carpenter dies aged 88</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">October 10, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/scott-carpenter-obituary/29370/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/scott-carpenter-obituary/29370/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140827122654im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/john-carpenter.jpg" title="Scott Carpenter on the phone with President John F Kennedy after the Aurora 7 mission (Ima..." alt="Scott Carpenter on the phone with President John F Kennedy after the Aurora 7 mission (Ima..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Scott Carpenter, one of the last surviving Mercury 7 astronauts, has died at the age of 88. The second American to go into orbit and the fourth Mercury astronaut to travel into space, Carpenter is also remembered for his contributions to oceanography.  <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/scott-carpenter-obituary/29370/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28685"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/easton-lachappelle-3d-printed-prosthetic/28685/">Teen's inexpensive 3D-printed prosthetic could aid amputees in the third world</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jason-falconer/">Jason Falconer</a></div> <div class="date">August 13, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/easton-lachappelle-3d-printed-prosthetic/28685/#comments">11 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/easton-lachappelle-3d-printed-prosthetic/28685/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/easton-lachappelle-3d-printed-prosthetic/28685/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140827122654im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/lachappelle-prosthetic.jpg" title="Easton LaChappelle demonstrates his prosthetic arm to President Barack Obama at the third ..." alt="Easton LaChappelle demonstrates his prosthetic arm to President Barack Obama at the third ..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Advanced prosthetics have come a long way in the last few years, but the costs have also skyrocketed. A cheaper alternative may be on its way thanks to Easton LaChappelle, a 17-year old high school student from Colorado, who is using free online resources and the boom in inexpensive 3D printers to develop a functional prosthetic arm and hand. His projects have already earned him an invitation to the White House, and he's now working at NASA on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/iss-robonaut-handshake/21514/" target="_blank">Robonaut</a> team.  <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/easton-lachappelle-3d-printed-prosthetic/28685/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28339"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="article_label" href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/features/">FEATURE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/ian-fleming-cia-gadgets/28339/">"For Special Services" – on James Bond's creator, his closeness to the CIA, and the real spy gadgets he inspired</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">July 17, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/ian-fleming-cia-gadgets/28339/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20140827122654/http://www.gizmag.com/ian-fleming-cia-gadgets/28339/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140827122654im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bond-gadgets.jpg" title="Bond is well known for his Walther PPK, but a particular .45 Colt revolver reveals more ab..." alt="Bond is well known for his Walther PPK, but a particular .45 Colt revolver reveals more ab..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> It's one of the most memorable moments in perhaps the best James Bond film, <em>From Russia with Love</em>: SPECTRE agent Rosa Klebb, posing as a hotel maid, drops her gun, and appears to be at a disadvantage as she goes toe to toe with Sean Connery's imposing Bond. That is until she deploys her iconic poison-tipped dagger shoes, which have gone on to be copied in other notable action films … and <em>Wild Wild West</em>. But as kitsch as Klebb's cleaver clogs might seem, the CIA attempted to replicate them, and another classic Bond gadget, in real life, according to research by Dr. Christopher Moran of Warwick University. At the heart of the story is the close friendship of Bond author and Ian Fleming and former CIA Director Allen Dulles. 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