HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Privacy Concerns Rise Amid Increase in Consumer DNA Kit Availability
Thinking of trying out one of the many DNA kits being endlessly advertised in recent weeks? According to some experts, you might want to reconsider.
How Does Reverse Engineering Work?
Reverse engineering is a process that takes an existing product and examines it to determine detailed information and specifications in order to learn how it was made and how it works.
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.
World’s Tiniest Interlinking Chains Developed
University of Chicago researchers have managed to develop a method to create the first tiny molecular chain.
Don’t Drink This: Beer Becomes Fuel
Chemists at the University of Bristol have made the first steps toward making sustainable petrol using beer as a key ingredient.
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.
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.
First Mobile Hyperspectral Camera Developed
Specim Spectral Imaging Ltd. Oy has announced the release of the first mobile hyperspectral camera, SPECIM IQ.
Watch: Beating Heart Patch Promises Cardiac Tissue Repair
The heart patch is as strong and electrically active as a healthy adult heart.
Beer in Space: Budweiser Aims to be the First Beer on Mars
Budweiser is committed to making their beer the first beer on Mars. The brewery has confirmed upcoming experiments on the International Space Station with plants to send and study barley—the key ingredient in their beer—into space in early December.
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.
'Metasurfaces' Can Bend Light, Produce Invisibility
A new 2D material can effectively control and bend the electric and magnetic components of electromagnetic waves such as light. Potential applications are numerous, and even include an invisibility cloak.
Researchers Develop New Way to Do Metabolic Engineering
A new method developed by a group of researchers at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) at the University of Illinois could change the way metabolic engineering is done.
Researchers Develop a Way to Turn Emissions into Fuel
MIT researchers have developed a new system that could potentially be used for converting power plant emissions of carbon dioxide into useful fuels for cars, trucks and planes, as well as into chemical feedstocks for a wide variety of products.
Budweiser Lauching Barley into Space
Budweiser will be launching barley into space to be tested at the International Space Station (ISS) in early December.
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.
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.