HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Researchers create self-healing, "living" building material
A team of researchers from the University of Colorado is using bacteria to create “living” building materials to help lower the construction industry’s carbon footprint.
The new iATL helps smart cars connect to smart infrastructure
The 4,400-sq ft facility includes electronic devices that control a number of safety features such as traffic signals, school zone safety beacons and electronic crosswalks, and is surrounded by 125 connected intersections.
US Army developing glove-less device for cold hands
Researchers from the U.S. Army are attempting to develop a glove-less device for heating cold hands.
The ElectroPen, a lab device based on the humble household lighter
The common appliance inspired the design of a simple, inexpensive electroporator, a device used in laboratory experiments to open cell walls with controlled jolts of electricity.
Video: Living robots could unlock new drug delivery or toxic waste cleanup
Xenobots were formed from supercomputer designs and formed from stem cells of African frogs.
Liquid metals battle superbugs without drugs
Researchers have used liquid metals to develop new bacteria-destroying technology that could be the answer to the problem of antibiotic resistance.
Modeling corneal tissue repair with microfluidics
University of Texas researchers tapped microfluidics technology to examine the role of threadlike fibrils in guiding corneal keratocytes to areas of the eye requiring repair and healing.
Startup 3D printing slabs of plant-based beef
A Barcelona-based startup has developed a 3D printed plant-based meat that simulates the look, feel and taste of actual steak.
Microfluidics and smartphone dial up fast diagnosis for urinary tract infection
The diagnostic engineered at University of Bath, U.K., returns results in 25 minutes and offers a portable, accurate assay for deployment in resource-limited areas.
DARPA seeks proposals for tech that extracts drinking water from the atmosphere
The Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA) is seeking out devices that will enable deployed U.S. military troops to collect potable water directly from the atmosphere.
Forensic chemist develops marijuana-detecting test strip for law enforcement
A forensic chemist from the University at Albany (UAlbany) in New York has developed technology for detecting marijuana use based on small skin secretions.
MIT researchers propose injecting patients with medical records in vanishing ink
A team of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are proposing a method for embedding vaccination records directly into the skin of patients using vanishing ink.
Quick ID of viruses with portable platform
Its small size and low cost would render the device of value for rapid virus discovery and diagnosis in clinics as well as in the field when disease outbreaks occur.
Get physical to reduce risk for certain cancers
Recommended physical activity levels are associated with a range of potential benefits, from a 6-10% lower risk of breast cancer to an 18-27% lower risk of liver cancer.
Tooth-on-a-chip is new dental development
The microfluidic device is designed to advance the understanding of biomaterial effects on live dental pulp cells.
Lab-grown 'tumor-on-a-chip' improves cancer drug screening
Researchers in Japan have developed a device that may streamline the screening process for cancer drugs.
Quantum material cloaks humans from infrared cameras
A collection of engineers and scientists has devised a way to conceal humans and objects from infrared cameras using quantum material.
Simple sensor detects fluoride levels in drinking water
The method was demonstrated to detect fluoride at levels above 2 parts per million, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s most stringent regulatory standard, in both laboratory and field conditions.
Duke University researchers develop robot tattoo remover
Researchers from Duke University’s Brain Tool Laboratory have developed a way to remove tattoos using robot-guided lasers.
Watch: Safety engineers use high-speed cameras to capture arc fault explosions
Data from the Sandia-led tests will enable development of a computer model that will predict an arc fault’s zone of influence.