Carlos Arturo Torres Tovar, of Umeå University in Sweden, has designed a prosthetic arm that is compatible with Lego to help improve the confidence of children living with artificial limbs. The idea is that children can change the gripping attachment with their own custom-built Lego designs. By making children view their prosthetic as one of their toys, it could help them overcome uncomfortable feelings when interacting with other children, Carlos said.
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Pluto's craggy face reveals more secrets: New Horizons lays the distant world's cliffs and craters bare as it prepares for flyby
The Nasa spacecraft is sending back its last batch of data and images before its close encounter with Pluto. During the fly past the probe will fall silent for 22 hours, leaving scientists with a tense wait. Already features on the surface that look like cliffs and craters are becoming clearer (as shown in the image above), but scientists hope they will get an even clearer view when New Horizons makes its fly past at a distance of 7,750 miles in the early hours of Tuesday morning. They are also hoping to look at craters and chasms that have started to emerge on Pluto's largest moon Charon.
The United States of Beer: Map reveals the most likely brew to be served in each state
The state you live in could determine whether you like to sip on a Bud light or prefer a bottle of craft beer. This is according to a new map of America, which has revealed how certain local and national beers are much more likely to be served in some states than others. In New York, for instance, bars will most likely have Stella Artois on tap, whereas in Baltimore, Miller Lite appears to be the brew of choice.
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Giant Llamas and flames found among 24 new images among Peru's Nazca Lines
Japanese archaeologists have discovered 24 new geoglyphs on the Nazca Plateau in Peru that were created two centuries earlier that the giant images that the region is famous for. The shapes are mostly geometrical, including a figure resembling a flame and other less recognizable representations, along with what appears to be a llama.
Ancient MONSTER graveyard unearthed: Celts created hideous beasts using dead animal parts as offerings to the gods
Archaeologists have unearthed numerous hybrid animals dating back 2,000 years from the site dubbed Duropolis near Winterborne Kingston in Dorset, which were carefully created by the ancient people and buried in store pits beneath their houses. The 'monsters' include sheep with cows' heads (remains pictured left and mock-up on top right) and a cow with a horse's legs (pictured bottom right), which were probably made to placate the gods.
Watch the Mona Lisa come to life: Interactive version of masterpiece sees her frown, turn her head, and even breathe
A digital version of the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci can change facial expressions, alter her mouth shape and even cause her chest to rise and fall like she is breathing. The team of artists and computer scientists behind the Living Mona Lisa project say they have even given the painting her own personality. Motion sensors can detect if someone in the room is looking at the painting, allowing it to react by turning the Mona Lisa's head (shown in the image above), frowning or smiling at them.
Mystery of Siberia's 200ft-deep craters solved: Enormous holes were formed by methane eruptions triggered by melting permafrost
Russian scientists have spent months studying the huge holes that have appeared, almost overnight in some cases, on the Yamal Peninsula in Russian Siberia. The researchers (shown on the edge of one of the largest craters on the left) have spent months studying the craters in an attempt to understand what is causing them. They found that years of warming have caused ice beneath the surface to melt, causing natural gas to accumulate in the underground pocket left by the ice. As temperatures have warmed, this has increased the pressure until the gas has burst from the ground to leave holes up to 60 metres deep, like the images on the right.
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Riddle of the 2,000 gold spirals: Bronze Age 'springs' are unearthed in Denmark that may have been part of a priest king's costume
Archaeologists from the National Museum of Denmark and Museum Vestsjælland uncovered the unusual gold spirals (pictured left) at Boeslunde in Denmark. The discovery has baffled archaeologists who have never seen anything like them before and are not sure what they would have been used for. They surmise that the fine gold spirals (shown top right and at the site, bottom right), date to the Bronze Age between 900 and 700BC. They may have been part of a priest king's costume.
Boing! Hopping robot can bounce SIX times its body height - and could one day help scout out disaster zones
A hopping robot (pictured) with a soft body that can bounce to safety has been developed by Harvard researchers. The prototype combines the speed of metal robots with the resilience of softer designs. Its body has been 3D printed with a gradient of rigidity, meaning it is hard on the inside but soft on the outside. The robot's jumping ability and soft body would come in handy in harsh and unpredictable environments or disaster situations, according to researchers, allowing it to survive large falls and other unexpected developments.
Solar Impulse 2 grounded in Hawaii: 'Irreversible' battery damage sustained during Pacific flight may mean the plane will miss the window for its Atlantic leg
The Solar Impulse 2 (pictured main) suffered 'irreversible' damage to its batteries during its five-day flight from Japan to Hawaii and parts now need to be repaired and replaced, which could take 'several weeks to work through.' It is the latest delay to the round-the-world trip and the hold-up may also cause the plane to miss its weather window for the next leg of its journey, throwing the mission's plans into disarray. The plane coming in to land in Hawaii at the start of July is pictured inset.
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