- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 9th, 2015
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
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 5th, 2015
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
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 2nd, 2015
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
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 20th, 2015
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
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 28th, 2015
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
- By Silviu Stahie
- December 24th, 2014
World's Smallest Christmas Tree Is Made from 42 Atoms – Video
Building the tree is not all that difficult
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 1st, 2014
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
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 27th, 2014
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
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 11th, 2014
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
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 29th, 2014
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
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 21st, 2014
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
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 1st, 2014
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
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 21st, 2014
Really Tiny Motor Can Easily Fit Inside a Human Cell
The motor can spin at 18,000 revolutions per minute for 15 continuous hours
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 22nd, 2014
Graphene Synthesized in a Blender for the First Time
The advanced material can finally be manufactured in bulk
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 18th, 2014
New Nanoparticles Can Carry Three Chemotherapy Drugs Simultaneously
This new capability will allow for more effective cancer treatments
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 2nd, 2014
Stem Cell Breakthrough Proven False by RIKEN Panel
If verified, this study would have revolutionized the field
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 27th, 2014
New Device Can Study Nanostructures Just 10 Nanometers Wide
The work was carried out by engineers at NIST's PML facility