Experiment adds sense of touch to artificial hand
Friday, 14 February 2014, 15:48
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
To feel what you touch — that's the holy grail for artificial limbs. In a step toward that goal, European researchers created a robotic hand that let an amputee feel differences between a...
NY Fashion Week, Day 4: Blahnik and Beckham
Friday, 14 February 2014, 15:17
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
York Fashion Week entered its fourth day Sunday with some big-name shows on the calendar ranging from Manolo Blahnik, known for his sexy high-end shoes, to Victoria Beckham, the British...
Doctor diagnoses man with help from TV's 'House'
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 15:42
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
If you're unlucky enough to be stricken with a rare medicalcondition, you'd better hope your doctor watches the right television show. That was the lesson for one German man...
NY Fashion Week: Carrie Underwood, fur, feathers
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 15:15
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Singer Carrie Underwood and "Pitch Perfect" star Anna Kendrick were among a slew of young celebrities who popped up at Rebecca Minkoff's show Friday during...
Childhood cancer cases up, but deaths down
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 15:40
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
In its most comprehensive look at the cancers that most commonly affect U.S. youths, the American Cancer Society said in a report Friday that childhood cases continues to increase, but death rates...
Models in Spanx kick off New York Fashion Week
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 15:14
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Even models love their Spanx. The global retailer GS Shop, based in Seoul, South Korea, sent the skinny ones down a runway Tuesday in teensy boy shorts, Wonderbras and stretchy shapewear...
2 out of 3 adults in England overweight or obese
Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 15:39
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
More than 60 percent of adults in England are overweight or obese, according to new figures by the national public health agency. The figures were released Tuesday. Experts have previously...
Cider and homemade doughnuts at Rag & Bone
Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 15:12
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Designers Marcus Wainwright and David Neville certainly know how to warm up an audience: With hot cider, hot chocolate, and mini-cinnamon doughnuts, fried up on the spot. That's what...
The FMVA Vintage Motors Festival 2014
Monday, 10 February 2014, 13:07
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Rabat Malta to Rabat Gozo The Federazzjoni Maltija Vetturi Antiki will be organizing the 6th Vintage Motors Festival in Malta and Gozo this year on Saturday and Sunday the 15th and 16th of...