Long-distance 3D laser camera unveiled by Edinburgh team
A camera able to create 3D images up to one kilometre (0.62 miles) away has been developed by a team in Edinburgh. Physicists at Heriot-Watt University developed a technique which uses lasers to scan...
View ArticleSee-through brains clarify connections
Technique to make tissue transparent offers three-dimensional view of neural networks. A chemical treatment that turns whole organs transparent offers a big boost to the field of ‘connectomics’ — the...
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Advancing secure communications: A better single-photon emitter for quantum...
In a development that could make the advanced form of secure communications known as quantum cryptography more practical, University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated a simpler, more efficient...
View ArticleHow Artificial Leaf Heals Itself
A new artificial leaf that can produce energy using only water and sunlight is now able to now heal itself. The man-made leaf, created by scientists at MIT led by Daniel Nocera, mimics the ability of...
View ArticleSelf-Propelled Microrockets Use Water As Fuel
The incredible journey through the human body depicted in the 1966 film "Fantastic Voyage" might soon be possible. No, humans will not operate tiny submarines injected into patients. But researchers,...
View ArticleFirst Objective Measure of Pain Discovered in Brain Scan Patterns
For the first time, scientists have been able to predict how much pain people are feeling by looking at images of their brains, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder. The...
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Injectable Optoelectronics for Brain Control
Optogenetics, a recently developed technique that uses light to map and control brain activity, requires the genetic modification of an animal’s brain cells and the insertion of optical fibers and...
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Lab-grown kidneys transplanted into rats
Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have fitted rats with kidneys that were grown in a lab from stripped-down kidney scaffolds. When transplanted, these 'bioengineered' organs...
View ArticleJapanese Robot SCHAFT Shows Off Its Strong Limbs
Despite the popular notion, propagated by Hollywood and the media, that humanity should fear its extermination at the hands of evil humanoid robots with superhuman strength, the reality is that the...
View ArticleBad Decisions Arise from Faulty Information, Not Faulty Brain Circuits
Making decisions involves a gradual accumulation of facts that support one choice or another. A person choosing a college might weigh factors such as course selection, institutional reputation and the...
View ArticleNanosponges Soak Up Toxins Released by Bacterial Infections and Venom
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have invented a "nanosponge" capable of safely removing a broad class of dangerous toxins from the bloodstream -- including toxins produced by MRSA,...
View ArticleOrdinary Skin Cells Morphed Into Functional Brain Cells
Researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered a technique that directly converts skin cells to the type of brain cells destroyed in patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral...
View ArticlePaper-Thin Skin Patch Collects Vitals: E-Health Made Easier and More Comfortable
The future of health care could be found in a tiny, paper-thin skin patch that collects vital information. The Bio-patch sensor developed by researchers at Stockholm's KTH Royal Institute of Technology...
View ArticleRestoring Paretic Hand Function Via an Artificial Neural Connection Bridging...
Functional loss of limb control in individuals with spinal cord injury or stroke can be caused by interruption of the neural pathways between brain and spinal cord, although the neural circuits located...
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Robot snake concept cleans heavy metals from water
Designers Hsiang-Han Hsu, Tzu-I Wen, Jhih-Jie Wang and Yih-Wenn Luo from Fortune Institute of Technology have come up with an interesting robot concept that can remove toxic metals from water. It works...
View ArticleScientists Reverse Memory Loss in Animal Brain Cells
Neuroscientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have taken a major step in their efforts to help people with memory loss tied to brain disorders such as...
View ArticleCould Life Be Older Than Earth Itself?
Applying a maxim from computer science to biology raises the intriguing possibility that life existed before Earth did and may have originated outside our solar system, scientists say. Moore's Law is...
View ArticleTouch Bionics unveils prosthetic hand with mobile app
A Livingston firm has unveiled a new prosthetic hand that can be controlled via a mobile app. Touch Bionics said its "i-limb ultra revolution" product could be controlled by a new "biosim" app. The...
View ArticleNation Must Invest in Brain Research, Gingrich Tells NJ Health Professionals
Former Speaker, Presidential Candidate Addresses Neurosciences ConferenceATLANTIC CITY — April 19, 2013 — The Hon. Newt Gingrich today told neuroscientists and health care professionals that investing...
View ArticleFreedom of Assembly: Scientists See Nanoparticles Form Larger Structures in...
In a new study performed at the Center for Nanoscale Materials at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, researchers have for the first time seen the self-assembly of...
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