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more about #hair ripfire: Sorry blondes. Brunettes only. more » anon: I was waffling on whether or not this was a hoax, so I did some Googling. I found this article entitled "Semiconductor Properties of Natural Melanins... more » acuraboytl: Interesting to note, conductivity has only been attained in subjects with high concentrations of Eumelanin (Black and Brown), so this would only work ... more » CaesarDia: I am horrified that Gizmodo has published this article verbatim, without even questioning the basic science behind this "invention". If hair were a go... more » theimmc: Erm.. Solar Green is People? more » anon: Wow! Next thing you know, they'll be generating heat from regular old wood. more » Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: Hw Sn Frncsc wll srvv th pcl more » maztec: What is the efficiency? Four times cheaper, but just how much energy is put out by it? more » appletoad: is running iPhone OS 4.0 beta: I just realised that this kid is recycling Edison's discovery that led him to use hair in his first working light bulb. more » Mason Ice: We will all be bald but we will have cheap energy. I guess that is why so many people in futuristic movies have no hair. more » Weihovah: hair is not a renewable resource for everyone more » appletoad: is running iPhone OS 4.0 beta: Rosa, maybe you can use this tech to charge your laptop battery, you might be able to completely avoid plugging into the mains! [I mean this in the ni... more » Walljasper: The next time I get my belly/back wax or have other manscaping performed around gooch gulch, I shall put aside the hairs for this worthy cause. Pounds. more » chuuchdizzle: too bad geeks can only grow neckbeards. neckbeards being as appealing as genocide more » Geisrud: I had a nice goatee until I became a firefighter. Now that I'm doing a bit of coding instead of just working hardware, I might have to resign from th... more » strider_mt2k: Acute nostril agony! more » Curves: @Ibelieveinsandwitches - There is an easy way to distinguish between a serial killer and a programmer: Look for the orange cheese dust in the 'stache ... more » wolfenstein-3d: I'm Ron Burgundy? more » Curves: A moustache is sexy on a guy 90% of the time but only about 10% for beards Beards are ok if they are well trimmed, but the the ZZ Topp/Amish/Ultra Ort... more » OMG! Ponies!: Balding angry hobbit here. My maternal grandfather was a cue-ball by 35 and my mother's brother suffered the same fate. So male pattern baldness is i... more » -
#solarenergy
Forget Silicon, This Teenager's Solar Panel Uses Human Hair as a Conductor
If eighteen-year-old Milan Karki doesn't turn out to be the next Tesla or Edison, then I'll chop off my locks. This kid invented a solar panel which uses human hair as a conductor and could solve an energy crisis. More » -
#miracles
Japanese Shower Cap Claims to Regrow Hair at the Cost of Dignity
Laugh all you want. But there's a balding guy reading this right now who can't help but to hear the whole pitch. (I'm with you, buddy! Let's do this!) More » -
#bulletproofhair
Woman's Hair Weave May Have Stopped Bullet
Say what? A Kansas City woman with a tight weave gets shot at by her boyfriend through a car window. Later, the cops find a spent bullet in her hair. Did the hair stop it? More » -
#hairremoval
How to Turn Your Body Into a Hairless Wonderland With Gadgets: Part 2
In our first hairless wonderland feature, we took a look at how you could rid your entire body of hair using three simple gadgets. The Mangroomer, the Flowbee and the Philips Bodygroom allow you to make sure your back, head and crotchular regions are free of any unslightly plumage. But what about the most important part of your body; the part that everyone looks at during a conversation (no, not your jiblets—and the Bodygroom has that covered)? Yes, we're talking about the face. And with the Braun Pulsonic or the Gillette Fusion Power Phantom, you can be sure your mug is as glossy as the top of Patrick Stewart's head. More » -
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#japan
Japanese Hair Growth Gadget Looks Like Electrical Torture
These may look like regular headphones, but the spikes on the top are designed to shock your hair into behaving. And by behaving, we mean grow again. The KeUpper, made in Japan, is supposed to make you slightly less bald in just tens of weeks. Sounds just as good as that Hairmax Laser we tested. [Kilian Nakamura]
