Multifunctional Smart E-Glasses Monitor Health, Protect Eyes, Control Video Games
Fitness tracker bracelets and watches provide useful information, such as step count and heart rate, but they usually can’t provide more detailed data about the…
Fitness tracker bracelets and watches provide useful information, such as step count and heart rate, but they usually can’t provide more detailed data about the…
Sensitive Strain Sensor Created That Can Detect the Weight of a Feather The sensor, developed by the Materials Physics Group at the University of Sussex,…
Scientists have found a new method to strategically add deuterium to benzene, an aromatic compound commonly found in crude oil. When applied to the active…
Plants need nitrogen in the form of ammonium if they are to grow. In the case of a great many cultivated plants, farmers are obliged…
Using skin cells from human volunteers, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have created fully functional mini livers, which they then transplanted…
Customizable magnetic iron nanowires pinpoint and track the movements of target cells. Living cells inside the body could be placed under surveillance—their location and migration…
For the first time, scientists have added microscopic tracking devices into the interior of cells, giving a peek into how development starts. For the first…
Researchers at Caltech and Stanford use microelectronics to enhance jellyfish swimming. Engineers at Caltech and Stanford University have developed a tiny prosthetic that enables jellyfish…
Researchers have succeeded in detecting anti-avian influenza virus antibody in blood serum within 20 minutes, using a portable analyzer they have developed to conduct rapid…
How an atomically thin device could become a biotech breakthrough. A technology spun from carbon nanotube sensors discovered 20 years ago by Lawrence Berkeley National…
Vaccines are one of the most effective interventions to prevent the spreading of infectious diseases. They trigger the immune system to produce antibodies that protect…
Marine organism’s bioluminescence could inspire new eco-friendly, long-lasting light sources. When threatened, the marine parchment tube worm secretes a sticky slime that emits a unique…
To better understand and mitigate the health risks faced by astronauts from exposure to space radiation, we ideally need to be able to test the…
Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed an affordable, easy to use system to track the location of flexible surgical robots inside…
University of Massachusetts Amherst team introduces high-performing ‘green’ electronic sensor. Writing in the journal NanoResearch, a team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst reports this…
Researchers develop a new way to create 3D scaffolds for biomedical applications. In the movie “Transformers,” cars morph into robots, jets, or a variety of…
Scientists uncover how oral secretions of the cotton leaf worm trigger defense responses in a plant. In nature, every species must be equipped with a…
Hydrogen is an essential commodity with over 60 million tons produced globally every year. However over 95 percent of it is made by steam reformation…