Scientists program cells to remember and respond to series of stimuli
Synthetic biology allows researchers to program cells to perform novel functions such as fluorescing in response to a particular chemical or producing drugs in response to disease markers. In a step...
View ArticlePatch that delivers drug, gene, and light-based therapy to tumor sites shows...
Approximately one in 20 people will develop colorectal cancer in their lifetime, making it the third-most prevalent form of the disease in the U.S. In Europe, it is the second-most common form of...
View ArticleRise of the Surgical Robot and What Doctors Want
They want robots to provide a way to feel the body’s tissue remotely. Even though many doctors see need for improvement, surgical robots are poised for big gains in operating rooms around the world....
View ArticleHow bionic limbs are being made more affordable, with a hand from Deus Ex
Earlier this year, Eidos Montreal announced a partnership with prosthetics specialist Open Bionics to create bionic arms inspired by the game franchise Deus Ex. The human augmentations of Deus Ex made...
View ArticleBad news for Bob the Builder: Watch Hadrian X the robo-builder create an...
It can build an entire house in just two days - and never takes tea breaks. An Australian firm has revealed the Hadrian X, a giant truck mounted building robot that can lay 1,000 bricks an hour,...
View ArticleSprinkling of neural dust opens door to electroceuticals
University of California, Berkeley engineers have built the first dust-sized, wireless sensors that can be implanted in the body, bringing closer the day when a Fitbit-like device could monitor...
View ArticleHow to Give Fake Hands Real Feeling
In Zhenan Bao’s lab at Stanford, researchers are inventing materials for touch-sensitive prosthetics. The human hand has 17,000 touch sensors that help us pick things up and connect us to the physical...
View ArticleMIT’s DuoSkin turns temporary tattoos into on-skin interfaces
Your next tattoo could be functional as well as aesthetic. A new MIT Media Lab product called DuoSkin created in partnership with Microsoft Research turns temporary tattoos into connected interfaces,...
View ArticleResearchers 'reprogram' network of brain cells in mice with thin beam of light
Neurons that fire together really do wire together, says a new study in Science, suggesting that the three-pound computer in our heads may be more malleable than we think. In the latest issue of...
View ArticlePutting a computer in your brain is no longer science fiction
Like many in Silicon Valley, technology entrepreneur Bryan Johnson sees a future in which intelligent machines can do things like drive cars on their own and anticipate our needs before we ask. What’s...
View ArticleTiny robot caterpillar can move objects ten times its size
Soft robots aren't easy to make, since they require a completely different set of components from their rigid counterparts. It's even tougher to scale down the parts they typically use for locomotion....
View ArticleParalyzed Man Regains Hand Movement, Thanks to First-Ever Nerve-Transfer Surgery
HEADFIRST Tim Raglin regularly dove, headfirst, into the water at his family’s lake house. The 45-year old Canadian man had done so thousands of times without incident. In 2007, though Raglin hit his...
View ArticleMeet DevBot, a self-driving electric racing car
DevBot is a test mule for Roborace, the first driverless racing series. There are less than two months to go until the start of Formula E's third season, which kicks off in Hong Kong on October 9. One...
View ArticleStretchy supercapacitors power wearable electronics
A future of soft robots that wash your dishes or smart T-shirts that power your cell phone may depend on the development of stretchy power sources. But traditional batteries are thick and rigid—not...
View ArticleBot tech controls drug release when needed
(Tech Xplore)—A study shows that that nanobots can release drugs inside your brain. The nanorobots, reported NewScientist on Thursday, are built out of DNA. Drugs can be tethered to their shell-like...
View ArticleTHE HYPE—AND HOPE—OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Earlier this month, on his HBO show “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver skewered media companies’ desperate search for clicks. Like many of his bits, it became a viral phenomenon, clocking in at nearly...
View ArticleHow a small implanted device could help limit metastatic breast cancer
A small device implanted under the skin can improve breast cancer survival by catching cancer cells, slowing the development of metastatic tumors in other organs and allowing time to intervene with...
View ArticleRobotic surrogates help chronically ill kids maintain social, academic ties...
Chronically ill, homebound children who use robotic surrogates to "attend" school feel more socially connected with their peers and more involved academically, according to a first-of-its-kind study by...
View ArticleAnki's Cozmo robot is the new, adorable face of artificial intelligence
Human beings have an uneasy relationship with robots. We’re fascinated by the prospect of intelligent machines. At the same time, we’re wary of the existential threat they pose, one emboldened by...
View ArticleBrain implant provides sense of touch with robotic hand – and that’s just the...
A dozen years ago, an auto accident left Nathan Copeland paralyzed, without any feeling in his fingers. Now that feeling is back, thanks to a robotic hand wired up to a brain implant. “I can feel just...
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