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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 9th, 2015
Cutting-Edge Space Technology Could Help Diagnose Skin Cancer

Cutting-Edge Space Technology Could Help Diagnose Skin Cancer

Scientists want to use high-tech camera developed to monitor vegetation from space to identify changes in skin cells

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 5th, 2015
High-Tech Clothes Harvest Energy from Movement, Power Wearables

High-Tech Clothes Harvest Energy from Movement, Power Wearables

The scientists working on developing such clothes expect their work will forever transform the world of wearables

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 2nd, 2015
Robot Legs That Literally See the Road Ahead Will Soon Walk Among Us

Robot Legs That Literally See the Road Ahead Will Soon Walk Among Us

Researchers are working on developing a robotic ankle that can see where it's going and improve the wearer's gait

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 20th, 2015
How Surgical Gloves Can Help Fight Pollution from Cars and Coal Plants

How Surgical Gloves Can Help Fight Pollution from Cars and Coal Plants

Researchers find the material usually used to make surgical gloves can also remove pollutants from the air we breathe

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 28th, 2015
Tiny Motors Powered by Stomach Acid Go for a Spin Inside Lab Mice

Tiny Motors Powered by Stomach Acid Go for a Spin Inside Lab Mice

The researchers who developed the motors hope their microscopic devices will one day serve to deliver drugs

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  • By Silviu Stahie
  • December 24th, 2014
World's Smallest Christmas Tree Is Made from 42 Atoms – Video

World's Smallest Christmas Tree Is Made from 42 Atoms – Video

Building the tree is not all that difficult

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 1st, 2014
The Science of Using Red Algae to Make Clothes That Don't Stink

The Science of Using Red Algae to Make Clothes That Don't Stink

Researchers announce the development of antibacterial fibers impregnated with a compound extracted from red algae

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 27th, 2014
Smart Skin Could One Day Allow Planes to Keep Tabs on Their Own Health

Smart Skin Could One Day Allow Planes to Keep Tabs on Their Own Health

The skin would sense changes in temperature, wind speed, movement, outside forces

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 11th, 2014
Cyborg Technology Expected to Treat Parkinson’s, Other Similar Disorders

Cyborg Technology Expected to Treat Parkinson’s, Other Similar Disorders

A team of scientists are now busy testing this type of technology on laboratory rats

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 29th, 2014
Novel Materials Built with Light Could Pave the Way to Invisibility Cloaks

Novel Materials Built with Light Could Pave the Way to Invisibility Cloaks

The materials are the brainchild of researchers with the University of Cambridge in the UK

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 21st, 2014
Sensor Sniffs Out Explosives at Concentrations Below One Part per Billion

Sensor Sniffs Out Explosives at Concentrations Below One Part per Billion

The sensor is bound to give bomb-sniffing dogs a run for their money, scientists say

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 1st, 2014
3D-Printed Teeny Tiny Robots Are Powered by Actual Muscle Cells

3D-Printed Teeny Tiny Robots Are Powered by Actual Muscle Cells

These so-called bio-bots measure just 6 millimeters (roughly 0.2 inches) in length

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 21st, 2014
Really Tiny Motor Can Easily Fit Inside a Human Cell

Really Tiny Motor Can Easily Fit Inside a Human Cell

The motor can spin at 18,000 revolutions per minute for 15 continuous hours

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 22nd, 2014
Graphene Synthesized in a Blender for the First Time

Graphene Synthesized in a Blender for the First Time

The advanced material can finally be manufactured in bulk

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 18th, 2014
New Nanoparticles Can Carry Three Chemotherapy Drugs Simultaneously

New Nanoparticles Can Carry Three Chemotherapy Drugs Simultaneously

This new capability will allow for more effective cancer treatments

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 2nd, 2014
Stem Cell Breakthrough Proven False by RIKEN Panel

Stem Cell Breakthrough Proven False by RIKEN Panel

If verified, this study would have revolutionized the field

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 27th, 2014
New Device Can Study Nanostructures Just 10 Nanometers Wide

New Device Can Study Nanostructures Just 10 Nanometers Wide

The work was carried out by engineers at NIST's PML facility

 
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