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New High-Tech Tool Could Feed and Fuel the Planet With Algae
Vast quantities of medicines and renewable fuels could be produced by algae using a new gene-editing technique.
Uncooked Flour May Have E. Coli
As the holidays approach and cookie-making is in high gear, we are bombarded with reminders to not consume raw cookie dough — or flour?
DNA Origami Surpasses Important Steps to Success
A research team has not only broken out of the nanometer realm to build larger objects but also cut the production costs a thousand-fold. These innovations open a whole new frontier for the technology.
Indian Cataract Surgery Center is Model of Environmental Sustainability
The healthcare center in India offers lessons for high-income countries on how to make a common surgery environmentally sustainable.
The Future of Spacesuits: A Take-Me-Home Button?
Although astronauts tend to be securely tethered any time they venture outside the spacecraft, industrial design start-up Draper has invented an insurance policy against astronauts floating away.
Air Pollution Negates Health Benefits of a Long Walk
A study conducted by researchers from Duke University and Imperial College London found that people age 60 and older walking on polluted main streets saw fewer, if any, of the benefits walking would have on the heart and lungs.
Seaweed May Be Key to Environmentally-friendly Sunscreen
In the lab, scientists determined that MAAs — like the MAAs produced by organisms dwelling in sunny, shallow waters — effectively absorbed damaging rays from the sun and protected the skin cells against UVR damage.
Dutch Designer Creates Font for Dyslexic Readers
A Dutch group has developed Dyslexie font, a typeface designed to make reading easier for people suffering from dyslexia.
Watch: Synthesizing Silk for Medical Use
A new synthesis technique eliminates the need for harsh chemicals that ruin the bioactive properties of silk proteins.
Doctor-Created, 3D-Printed Euthanasia Machine
Philip Nitschke, better known as Australia's “Dr. Death,” has created a machine meant to help suicidal persons achieve a painless death.
Instagram Will Hide Selfies with Animals for Fear of Contributing to Animal Abuse
Popular photo-sharing platform Instagram will be hiding pictures that travelers take posing with animals such as sloths and koala bears from its site in an effort to combat animal abuse.
Healthy Eating Better for the Environment, Study
The incentive to eat healthy is now two-fold thanks to a recent study determining that healthy eating is also linked to reducing one’s environmental impact.
Designing for Automation Offers Springs a Bounce in Quality and Productivity
Designing for automation helps companies increase automation speeds, minimize downtime and be more efficient than their competitors. And that results in less fallout and improved margins.
Nanoscale Swimming Bots Based on Bacteria
Biotemplated nanoswimmers spin their flagella when exposed to rotating magnetic fields and can perform nearly as well as living bacteria.
Uptown Rats Slightly Different from Downtown Rats, Study Says
Rats residing in uptown Manhattan show slight genetic differences from rats residing in downtown Manhattan, according to researchers from Fordham University and Providence College.
Campaign to Ban Glitter Gains Momentum in the UK
UK scientists are gaining an unexpected ally in their quest to ban glitter -- a network of daycare providers.
Watch: Beating Heart Patch Promises Cardiac Tissue Repair
The heart patch is as strong and electrically active as a healthy adult heart.
Medical Camera Sees Through The Body
Scientists have developed a new medical camera that can see through the human body. The camera was designed to help doctors track medical tools known as endoscopes.
Eye Implant Delivers Glaucoma Medication
A tiny implant that delivers medication directly to the inside of the eye, simplifying the administration of glaucoma drugs.
ITUS Receives Notice of Allowance for Second Key Cancer Technology Patent
The company is developing a platform called Cchek™ from which it expects to launch a series of non-invasive, inexpensive diagnostic blood tests for early cancer detection.