10 New Discoveries and Experiments With Blood That Will Give You Chills
#1: Your computer will bleed
According to IBM: "The key to making supermachines 10,000 times more efficient is to build bionic computers cooled and powered by electronic blood."This is precisely what they're doing with their prototype system called Aquasar, which uses tubes to deliver liquid coolant to computer circuits.Though decades from implementation, "electronic blood" could help lessen the danger of supercomputers becoming too powerful for humans to power!
#2: Zombie dog experiment
In 1940 Russian scientists tried to reanimate dead dogs by creating an artificial blood circulation system. Why, you ask? The word is this kind of treatment could one day save people from hemorrhaging blood too quickly.
#3: You can become physically addicted to blood consumption
According to doctors at the Denizli Military Hospital in southwestern Turkey, we can add vampirism to that list as well.They said drinking blood became "as urgent as breathing" for the man. The man, whose name and hometown were not revealed in the report, was arrested several times after stabbing and biting others to collect and drink their blood. He apparently even got his father to get him bags of the ghastly drink from blood banks.
#4: Young blood
May extend life. A new study by scientists at Stanford University suggests blood taken from young mice and injected into older mice boosts the brain functions of the older mice.In the study, 18-month-old mice were injected with the blood plasma of three-month-old mice. "The injected mice performed better on memory tests than mice of the same age that had not been given blood plasma," said one scientist.
#5: Rejuvenate your skin with a blood facial
The newest rage in anti-aging facial cosmetics is code-named the "Vampire Facelift."The procedure requires about two to four vials of blood. Doctors separate the platelets and protein, and then re-inject it into the face to build more collagen.
#6: Paint with blood
Artist Vinicius Quesada uses a combination of blood and urine to express his artistic vision. He's not the only painter who has discovered the powerful pigmentation supplied by the human body. Castiglia extracts his blood in his studio and then uses it to paint. He calls it "liquid flesh."
#7: Grow your garden with blood
Blood meal in your soil can supplement nitrogen, which is needed for chlorophyll and promotes healthy root systems and resistance to diseases.Â
#8: Batteries that run on blood
A small piece of paper, powered by sweat and blood. It's a bio-battery. When implanted under the skin it can charge things like LEDs. Maybe someday we'll see cardiovascular bio-batteries that charge entire households.
#9: Tiny robots that will repair your blood cells
Like the robot remake of Fantastic Voyage, nanobots in the near future could journey into our bloodstream and help clean up our blood cells.Â
#10: Secret government database of newborn blood
According to the ACLU: "The DNA of virtually every newborn in the United States is collected, usually via a blood sample taken from a prick to the baby's heel, and tested for certain genetic and other disorders."
