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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.
Airbag Prevents Tanker Truck from Tipping
Hoping to make the transport of bulk liquids much safer, Dr. Erik Eenkhoorn of the University of Twente has developed the "Cairbag."
Soft Robotic Ventricular Assist for Pediatric Patients
The device is designed to assist pediatric patients with one-sided heart failure.
Investigating the Purity of Ground Beef
Using a laser-equipped spectrometer, researchers from the University of British Columbia have developed a method for determining the purity of ground beef.
Slugs Inspire Alternative to Staples, Sutures
Inspired by nature, Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers are looking at the Dusky Arion Slug's defensive and elastic slime as an alternative to the sutures and staples used in surgery.
Bio-Microbots for Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
Remotely operated robots could be designed to diagnose and treat illness in hard-to-reach areas of the human body.
Botanical Sentries: Plants as Security Sensors
Genome modification research is underway to enable plants to signal the presence of chemicals, pathogens or radiation.
Drug-delivering Nanoparticles Can Seek Out Cancer Stem Cells
University of Illinois researchers are sending tiny drug-laden nanoparticles on a mission to seek and destroy cancer stem cells.
Watch the World’s Smallest Data Recorder
A natural bacterial immune system was converted into a microscopic data recorder with applications for everything from disease diagnosis to environmental monitoring.
Fiber-Optic Sensor Advances Brain Cancer Treatment
The 50 micron-thick photonic detection device measures the dosage emitted by each of the micron-thin beams during microbeam radiation therapy.
Watch: Disease Diagnosis with Dipstick Technology
The method promises to bring nucleic acid amplification for molecular diagnostic assays out of the laboratory environment.
Preventing Errors on Food Labels
Food labeling errors have fast become both a costly and brand-damaging issue for food manufacturers. In fact, labeling issues are among the main reasons for food recalls in the first place.
Resonant Microsystems Detect Disease, Brain Injury Biomarkers
Microelectromechanical resonators enable the sensitive, inexpensive detection of protein biomarkers associated with specific diseases and infections.