HEADLINES ARCHIVE
U.S. No Longer Among the Top 10 in Innovation Ranking
In terms of innovation, the United States is slipping, according to the Bloomberg Innovation Index.
Higher Temps May Cause Birds to Shrink
It has long been understood by biologists that animals residing in colder climates are typically larger in size than animals that do not reside in colder climates, evidently as an adaptation to reduce heat loss.
A Piece of America Discovered in Northern Australia
Detailing their findings in Geology, researchers have concluded that the rocks, which were found in Georgetown (412 kilometers west of Cairns), bear signatures that are unknown in Australia, but that resemble rocks found in Canada today.
College Explores Drone Use in Agriculture
Experts believe that drones will have a significant impact on the future of agriculture in terms of helping farmers locate injured or distressed animals and to simply check on the status of the entire farm.
Robots Appointed to Teaching Assistants
“The two robots provide new avenues for studying human interaction with artificial intelligence, and they allow us to see how robots respond to, for example, an environment with both humans and other robots.”
Teaching Mosquitoes to Stop Biting People
Because many mosquitoes bite people to feed on blood they are a vehicle for spreading deadly diseases. Now, scientists are exploring how the genes of a mosquito might be altered to stop mosquitoes from biting.
Watch: Doctors View the Entire Eye with New Optical Device
Researchers used a tunable lens to develop the first instrument that can provide a detailed image of the entire eye.
New Propulsion Technology for Nanorobots in 'Nanofactories'
A novel electric propulsion technology for nanorobots allows molecular machines to move a hundred thousand times faster than with the biochemical processes used to date -- fast enough to do assembly line work in molecular factories.
Bone Repair Triggered by 'Flexoelectric' Effect
Researchers have discovered that bending bones produces electricity that appears to play a role in the repair of microfractures.
Algorithm Can Accurately Predict When Patients Are Going to Die
The great mystery of life is…well…death. That being said, researchers may have uncovered a component of that great mystery thanks to artificial intelligence.
McDonald's Vows to Use Renewable, Recycled Packaging by 2025
The familiar burger wrappers and red french fry containers long-associated with the McDonald’s brand are about to get an eco-friendly makeover.
Breakthrough Technique for Building Optical Metamaterials
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a technique for creating entirely new classes of optical materials that could lead to "Star Trek"-esque technologies, such as light bending and cloaking devices.
Drone Makes First At-Sea Rescue in Australia
Australia was the site of what is being described as the world's first at-sea drone rescue on Thursday as a drone dropped a safety device to a pair of distressed swimmers caught in 10-feet swells.
Online Database Pinpoints Riches Hidden in Europes's Landfills, Scrapyards
The project, called ProSum, identifies where the billions of euros worth of aluminum, copper and gold might be mined annually.
Entrepreneur Corner: A Portable Device to Generate Corrective Lens Prescriptions in the Developing World
MIT’s spinoff company PlenOptika introduced a portable autorefractor that measures refractive errors of the eye and produces estimated prescriptions in 10 seconds.
Newly Developed Method Allows Researchers to Screen Millions of Human Antibodies
Researchers have developed a new method for screening a person’s set of antibodies for rapid therapeutic discovery.
SurgiBox: A Portable Operating Room
Designed for procedures performed in the field or resource-limited areas, the SurgiBox wraps around the patient and isolates the surgical area with adhesive drapes.
Carnivorous Plant Inspires Nanostructure Coating
The carnivorous pitcher plant is the inspiration for a new nanostructure surface coating developed to fight biofouling in Australia.
3D Printing for Tissue Repair
Researchers have shown that a thin optical fiber can be used to 3D print microstructures, which could enable new ways to repair tissue inside the body.
For the First Time, AI Beats Humans at Reading Comprehension
For decades, researchers have dreamed of training computer systems in language comprehension. Now, that dream could be one step closer to reality thanks to the efforts of Chinese tech company Alibaba and Microsoft.