- Daily gadget
- By Horia Despa
- September 14th, 2015
Nanoscale Solar Cells Are Better than Classic Solar Cells
Energy efficiency matters when cells work in groups
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 19th, 2015
Nearly Complete Human Brain Grown in the Lab from Skin Cells
The organoid replicates the brain of a 5-week-old fetus
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 1st, 2015
Researchers Watch Cancer Tumors Grow in Real Time
Tumor growth is a complex process, they say
- Health
- By Horia Despa
- June 30th, 2015
Single Cells Can Be Made to Levitate with Magnets
Magnetism can help us read a cell's type and life expectancy
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 30th, 2015
Scientists Grow Fully Functional Brain Tissue in the Lab
What they grew were essentially miniature cortices
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 18th, 2015
Electronic Cigarettes Mess With the Lungs Too, Study Finds
Research reveals certain flavorings added to electronic cigarette liquid can affect the cells that comprise the lungs
- Sci Pry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 6th, 2015
Artificial Muscle Made from Onions Can Expand, Contract and Even Bend
New research paper details the use of onion cells to engineer artificial muscle behaving just like the real deal
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 2nd, 2015
This Microscope Stands 3 Meters (10 Feet) Tall, Cost $5M (€4.4M) to Make
The state-of-the-art microscope was unveiled by scientists at Monash University in Australia this February 2
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 28th, 2015
Watch: How Moisturizers Work, as Explained by Science
Moisturizers help make our skin smooth and soft, science video explains what they contain and how they work
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 7th, 2014
Butterfly Wings Grown in the Laboratory in World First
Team of researchers in the UK uses cells taken from a butterfly to grow fully formed insect forewings
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 10th, 2014
Teeny Tiny Pyramids Made of DNA Deliver Drugs to Bacterial Cells
Researchers say the drugs are more efficient when delivered using these pyramids
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 28th, 2014
Innovative Method Prints Living Cells with Near-Perfect Survival Rate
The approach is also considerably cheaper than any other available today
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 12th, 2014
Cellular Biomolecules Can Now Be Imaged in Exquisite Detail
Researchers in the United States develop new imaging method
- 3D Printing
- By Sebastian Pop
- December 30th, 2013
Artificial Cells Made via 3D Printing Process Involving Hydrogel – Video
The method used to make them is called hydrogel stamping
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 14th, 2013
Single-Celled Algae Turn into Multicellular Organisms in New Study
The research provides new insights into the complexity of biology
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 12th, 2013
Cruel Animal Tests Could Become Obsolete in 5 Years' Time
3D-printing technologies are expected to replace animal tests in the not so distant future
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 7th, 2013
Trio of Researchers Wins the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The prize has been awarded to one German and two American researchers