Reprogramming cells by computer
Scientists at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg havedeveloped a model that makes predictions that allow for deciding which differentiated cells — for...
View ArticleNew Drugs to Find the Right Target to Fight Alzheimer's Disease
Next-generation drugs designed to fight Alzheimer's disease look very promising. Scientists have unveiled the mechanisms behind two classes of compound currently being tested in clinical trials. They...
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How 3-D Printing Body Parts Will Revolutionize Medicine
A device the size of an espresso machine quietly whirs to life. The contraption isn’t filled with fresh, pungent grounds but, instead, spoonfuls of opaque, sterile goo. Its robotic arm moves briskly:...
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Neuromorphic chips could help reverse-engineer the human brain
Researchers at the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich have designed a sophisticated computer system that is comparable in size, speed and energy consumption to the human brain. Based on the...
View ArticleDNA nanorobots find and tag cellular targets
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center, working with their collaborators at the Hospital for Special Surgery, have created a fleet of molecular "robots" that can home in on specific human...
View ArticleMan with bionic hand talks about new opportunities
And it's man meets machine. Stay tuned, as we get to chat to a bionic man.
View ArticleIBM's Cognitive Computing Software May Serve As Architecture For Brain-Like...
A computer that works like the human brain? It may not be that far off. IBM cognitive computing researchers are one step closer to making a brain-like computer a reality. The team on Thursday unveiled...
View ArticleRobots: How long before they're part of the family?
Photo: Dr Feras Dayoub and his Adept Guiabot - the makings of our home helper of the future - will feature at Robotronica at QUT on August 18. Low-cost, high-performance sensors, such as digital...
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Breakthrough in Decrypting the Wiring of Our Brain, Combining Human and...
The human brain has 100 billion neurons, connected to each other in networks that allow us to interpret the world around us, plan for the future, and control our actions and movements. MIT...
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This Is Elon Musk's Hyperloop
SpaceX/Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk has unveiled details on the Hyperloop, his proposed (and until now mostly mysterious) plan for a railway system that could shoot passengers from Los Angeles to San...
View ArticleWatch A 3-D Printed Robot Slide Under Doors
The Sprawl Tuned Autonomous Robot is also pretty good at pool. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's Biomimetic Millisystems Lab created the Sprawl Tuned Autonomous Robot, a 3-D...
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Robotic plant learns to grow like the real thing
Plants could soon have robotic counterparts. Barbara Mazzolai from the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa and colleagues are creating a system that mimics the behaviour of roots. The team plans...
View ArticleRobot face lets slime mould show its emotional side
Slime mould is clever stuff. It finds the quickest path between food and has even shown signs of having memory – despite not having a brain. Now we know what faces it might pull. A human-like robot...
View ArticleCoding for brain chips gives cognitive computing boost
It's a cognitive leap forward. IBM can now program an experimental chip they unveiled two years ago. The chips, designed to mimic how our brains work, are set to power computers that handle many...
View ArticleElectronic Skin Lights Up When Touched
Supple Skin: Built on plastic the new electronic skin contains arrays of pressure sensors, thin-film transistors, and organic LEDs. A team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has...
View ArticleA ‘molecular flashlight’ that illuminates brain tumors in mice
In a breakthrough that could have wide-ranging applications in molecular medicine, Stanford University researchers have created a bioengineered peptide that enables imaging of medulloblastomas, among...
View ArticleAccidentally cut your ear off? Just 3D print a new one
It's way too late for Vincent van Gogh, but cutting off your ear is a much less impressive gesture now you can get a new one printed. This week, researchers at Hangzhou Dianzi University in China...
View ArticleMicro-printing process enables flexible, energy-efficient, biocompatible MEMS
The miniaturization of electronics continues to revolutionize the medical industry with tiny, swallowable devices and minuscule, implanted sensors. Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have kept...
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Tiny Jumping Robot Finds Room for a Tail
We first met Jianguo Zhao's jumping robot at ICRA 2011. We were impressed because of how tiny it was, but also because it could change direction, self-right, and jump, all using just one single motor...
View ArticleRobot comedian stands up well against human rivals
How funny can a robot be? Our reporter finds a robot stand-up less stressful to watch than human comics – but it would have problems with a rowdy audience "Hello, weak-skinned pathetic perishable...
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