A pimple killer does the job in a day
Posted 11.08.2005 at 3:00 am
0 Comments
phealthzeno_485.jpg
If there's a kryptonite for acne, it's heat. So scientists at Tyrell, Inc., invented the Zeno, a handheld rechargeable device that gives your pimples heat stroke. Hold the tip of the cellphone-size device to your zit for two and a half minutes, and a 16-bit microprocessor emits mea-sured pulses of 119
Want to learn more about breakthroughs in electronics, medicine, nanotech, and more?
Subscribe to Popular Science today, for less than $1 per issue!
Subscribe to Popular Science today, for less than $1 per issue!
0 Comments
To comment, please Login.
|
|
|
|
|
|
July 2013: The Future Of Flight
The incredible innovations, like drone swarms and perpetual flight, bringing aviation into the world of tomorrow. Plus: today's greatest sci-fi writers predict the future, the science behind the summer's biggest blockbusters, a Doctor Who-themed DIY 'bot, the organs you can do without, and much more.
.jpg)
Popular on Popsci
Most Commented
Science
- What Happens To Women When They're Denied Abortions?
- How I Survived A Week Without Food
- Infographic: This Is What's Causing Climate Change
- Same-Sex Marriage Doesn't Affect Opposite-Sex Marriage Rates, Study Finds
- The Energy Fix: Engineering Triumphs Over Wave And Tidal Forces
- 8 Awesome Things We Learned About Bill Nye From His Reddit AMA
- How Not To Be A Dad: The Latest Science Of Male Birth Control
- In Ancient Ice, Clues That Scientists Are Underestimating Future Sea Levels
- Only 5 Percent Of People Wash Their Hands Correctly
- Bike Shares Make Cities Safer For Bikers
Most Emailed
Science
- The Popular Science Guide To DNA
- Study: People Are Mean To Their Unattractive Co-Workers
- Bacteria Live At 33,000 Feet
- Megapixels: A Mars Simulation In The Sahara
- Retractions Won't Help If Nobody Reads Them
- The Greatest Heists In History [Infographic]
- A Cocktail Scientist Debunks Myths About Ice Cubes
- What Makes You Want To Click This?
- 10 Spectacular Bees Native To The U.S.
- 10 Spectacular Bees Native To The U.S.
Most Viewed
Science
- The Popular Science Guide To DNA
- Study: People Are Mean To Their Unattractive Co-Workers
- Bacteria Live At 33,000 Feet
- Megapixels: A Mars Simulation In The Sahara
- Retractions Won't Help If Nobody Reads Them
- The Greatest Heists In History [Infographic]
- A Cocktail Scientist Debunks Myths About Ice Cubes
- What Makes You Want To Click This?
- 10 Spectacular Bees Native To The U.S.
- 10 Spectacular Bees Native To The U.S.
Online Content Director: Suzanne LaBarre | Email
Senior Editor: Paul Adams | Email
Associate Editor: Dan Nosowitz | Email
Assistant Editor: Colin Lecher | Email
Assistant Editor: Rose Pastore | Email
Contributing Writers:
Kelsey D. Atherton | Email
Francie Diep | Email
Shaunacy Ferro | Email
Today on PopSci.com
.JPG)
Copyright © 2012 Popular Science
A Bonnier Corporation Company. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
