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Magnetic Slime RobotThe insanely rapid growth in scientific developments means that new inventions seem increasingly like something out of science fiction or an April Fool’s joke.When The Chinese University of Hong Kong announced on April 1 that they had developed magnetic slime that can travel inside the human body, everyone thought it was an April’s Fool joke. But it really was not.The gooey material can be used to retrieve accidentally swallowed items, like button batteries. The durable slime can move through complex and narrow passages just millimeters wide, reaching speeds of up to 30 millimeters per second. It could be ideal for making surgery less invasive or for targeted drug delivery.#robot #slime #magnet #MagneticSlimeRobotVia ABC News

Oscillating Magnetic Field Shown to Reduce Glioblastoma Tumor MassGlioblastoma is an aggressive type of cancer that affect the brain and the spinal cord and is almost always fatal. But there may be hope in the future, as there is a new treatment method developed by researchers that could help shrink the tumor.The treatment relies on something you don't normally associate with cancer treatment: magnets.The experimental treatment, using a device called the Oncomagnetic Device is composed of three rotating permanent magnets attached to a helmet and connected to a microprocessor-based electronic controller that is operated by a rechargeable battery. The magnets, which rotate in a specific frequency profile and timing pattern, create a noninvasive oscillating magnetic field.The Oncomagnetic Device was shown to reduce tumor mass by 31% in a  53-year-old glioblastoma patient who suffered from end-stage recurrent glioblastoma, despite surgery, chemo- and radiation therapy and experimental gene therapy. The patient died one month into the treatment due to an unrelated injury, but during that short time it was effective in reducing the tumor mass."Imagine treating brain cancer without radiation therapy or chemotherapy," said David Baskin of Houston Methodist, "our results in the laboratory and with this patient open a new world of non-invasive and nontoxic therapy for brain cancer, with many exciting possibilities for the future."#cancer #braincancer #glioblastoma #magnet #OncomagneticDeviceImage: Houston Methodist

World's First "Breathing" PC Uses No Fans to Cool Its CPULook Ma, no fans! Matt of DIY Perks has built the world's first "breathing" PC that is cooled by a system of lung-like bellows.Instead of loud fans, Matt used magnets and reinforced acrylic panels that glide back and forth to push cool ambient air to cool the PC's CPU while pushing out the heat that's produced by the computer hardware. This has got to be one of the best DIY computer build ever done!#DiyPerks #PC #CustomPC #fan #bellows #breathing #magnetView the full length video on YouTube: