In the future, a delayed flight due to ice will be no cause for a meltdown. A group of researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Kyushu University has developed a way... Read more
Optical fibres are our global nervous system, transporting terabytes of data across the planet in the blink of an eye. As that information travels at the speed of light across the globe, the... Read more
A group of BYU researchers may have found a way to reverse falling crop yields caused by increasingly salty farmlands throughout the world. Led by Brent Nielsen, professor of microbiology an... Read more
Atomically thin materials developed by Stanford researchers could create heat shields for cell phones or laptops that would protect people and temperature-sensitive components and make futur... Read more
Researchers from Tsinghua University and Brown University have discovered a simple way to give a major boost to turbulent heat exchange, a method of heat transport widely used in heating, ve... Read more
Device Also Can Serve as Robotic Skin, Relaying Information Back to the User Wearable human-machine interfaces – devices that can collect and store important health information about the wea... Read more
A team of researchers reports on a dynamically tuneable lens capable of achieving almost any complex optical function. Camera performance on mobile devices has proven to be one of the featur... Read more
Salk team’s finding will advance initiative to reduce atmospheric carbon through plants Hidden underground networks of plant roots snake through the earth foraging for nutrients and water, s... Read more
Injured axons instruct Schwann cells to build specialized actin spheres to break down and remove axon fragments, thereby starting the regeneration process Damaged peripheral nerves can regen... Read more
Close analysis of EEG data reveals that nearly 1 in 7 brain-injured ICU patients shows evidence of hidden consciousness just days after injury. Patients with such signs are more likely to re... Read more
Geospatial scientists have developed a new program to monitor street signs needing replacement or repair by tapping into Google Street View images. The fully-automated system is trained usin... Read more
An international study involving researchers from UBC Okanagan has shown that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, may be a valuable tool for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Publishe... Read more
Organic laser diodes move from dream to reality: Thorough characterization demonstrates lasing by direct electrical stimulation of an organic film is possible, KOALA Tech Inc. founded to fur... Read more
Intelligent pedestrian traffic lights automatically recognises pedestrians’ intent to cross the road
The innovative camera system recognises pedestrians’ intention to cross the road and changes automatically to green. This reduces unpleasant waiting times and allows better flow of motorised... Read more
A team of pain researchers in the Charles Perkins Centre studied the most venomous creature on earth to learn how venom works and what causes pain. Researchers at the University of Sydney h... Read more
