Columbia computer scientists invent FontCode, a way to embed hidden information in ordinary text by imperceptibly changing the shapes of fonts in text. Method could prevent document tamperin... Read more
Technique would allow addition of optical communication components to existing chips with little modification of their designs. Two and a half years ago, a team of researchers led by groups... Read more
With at least two in three Australians diagnosed with skin cancer before the age of 70, monitoring moles and skin is vital in detecting skin cancer early for a generation of people who spent... Read more
Researchers have designed a “fire alarm wallpaper” made of environmentally friendly, nonflammable materials—including some of the materials found in bone, teeth, and hormones—tha... Read more
Engineered bacterial enzymes provide easy access to strained molecular structures rarely seen in nature. Caltech scientists have created a strain of bacteria that can make small but energy-p... Read more
Electrodes on the face and jaw pick up otherwise undetectable neuromuscular signals triggered by internal verbalizations. MIT researchers have developed a computer interface that can transcr... Read more
Scientists develop method to repair damaged structures deep inside the ear Researchers have developed a new approach to repair cells deep inside the ear — a potential remedy that could resto... Read more
Optoelectronic engineers in China and Hong Kong have manufactured a special type of liquid crystal display (LCD) that is paper-thin, flexible, light and tough. With this, a daily newspaper c... Read more
Developing atomically thin ‘drumheads’ for ultra-low power communications and sensory devices Case Western Reserve University researchers achieve cat-like ‘hearing’ w... Read more
Bacterial infections that target the intestine can cause conditions that range from uncomfortable to deadly. While it’s easy to blame the bacteria, it’s actually the toxins the bacteria prod... Read more
Engineers at the University of Maryland have created a new material that’s as insulating as Styrofoam, but stronger and much more environmentally friendly. “This can insulate better than mos... Read more
In a breakthrough that could lead to a new class of materials with functions found only in living systems, scientists at the UC Berkeley have figured out a way to keep certain proteins activ... Read more
Someday your self-driving car could react to hazards before you even see them, thanks to a laser-based imaging technology being developed by Stanford researchers that can peek around corners... Read more
An international research team led by the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and IBM Research developed a synthe... Read more
New process could make wood as strong as titanium alloys but lighter and cheaper Engineers at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) have found a way to make wood more than 10 times... Read more
