14-year-old Indian boy tells US how to save $400 mn by changing font

New York: A 14-year-old Indian-origin boy has come up with an unique plan that could help the US save nearly $400 million a year by merely changing the font used on official documents. Suvir Mirchandani, a student in a Pittsburgh-area middle school, claimed that if the federal government used the Garamond font exclusively it could save about $136 million per year, nearly 30 per cent less than the estimated $467 million it spends annually on...

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A Mind-Controlled Robotic Hand With A Sense Of Touch

A team of Italian and Swiss researchers have developed the LifeHand 2, the first artificial hand that restores a sense of touch to patients with a missing limb. The limb is wired up to electrodes implanted into the nerves at the point of amputation to allow easy control with no more than a thought. While still in the experimental stages, this new type of prosthetic could allow amputees to more easily lift and manipulate objects without having...

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Ford Gyron Concept Car

The Ford Gyron was a two-wheeled gyrocar first shown in 1961 as a concept car. One wheel was at the front and the other at the rear like a motorcycle and the car was stabilized by gyroscopes. When the vehicle was stationary, two small legs appeared from the sides to support it. ...

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