via The Verge

early eight years ago, DARPA, the US Defense Department’s advanced research agency, set out to find a better solution for amputees than the metal hooks still widely used today. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its approval to one of the projects that came from that effort: a mind-controlled prosthetic limb called the DEKA Arm. A number of other scientists and engineers around the world are working on similar devices, but this is the first such prosthetic to get FDA approval. The prosthetic device comes from a company founded by Segway inventor Dean Kamen, and it is roughly the size and weight of an adult arm.

Awesome collection of photos by Michael Wolf a German Photographer shooting Hong Kong. You can find his book here on Amazon, though looks like a pretty pricey buy. Check out more images over at Messynessy.

Ok, I lost that practice of putting  a selfie in the post for the historical record. Here’s one from this morning at the office. Makes it look a bit like i’m in prison, but really it’s a lot cooler than that. Just rolling with that cinderblock aesthetic. So on to the post:

As the populations swell and return to urban centers, the sprawl begins. Some cities go out, some go up.

photo: Christoph Gielen

Check this article + Pictorial at Fast Company

EQUATEUR // THE LAVA from Kadavre Exquis on Vimeo.

this is a photo of Makola Market, Accra, Ghana

via @BAM_S from flickr

Awesome blog about:

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Check out this video:

Australian based artist and the psychedelic genius behind the artwork for the first Gatecrashers graphic novel, Sutu, is heading to Greenland for his next big project.

On the heels of the success with a socio-cultural-educational-multi-media-comic-based project Neomad, Sutu is headed north to take his winning model to Greenland.

We can’t wait to see what he has in store.

Read a quick article here: ABC News

Awesome TED talk on modern bionics and where the world is heading.

This is an awesome talk on the early stages of designing wetware.

Check out this non-fiction graphic novel about Nikola Tesla.