Leap Motion is on its way. With the clock ticking down to the PC gesture controller’s July 22 launch, Leap has a brand new teaser video that showcases the device’s interaction with Windows. If you’d forgotten [...]
Compressing air for renewable energy storage
Enough Northwest wind energy to power about 85,000 homes each month could be stored in porous rocks deep underground for later use, according to a new, comprehensive study. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National [...]
Predicting infectious influenza
Computer model predicts when viruses become infectious A new computer model could help scientists predict when a particular strain of avian influenza might become infectious from bird to human, according to a report to be [...]
Discovery of a novel medicine for the treatment of chronic wounds
Every 20 seconds, a limb is lost as a consequence of diabetic foot ulcer that does not heal. To date, medical solutions that can change this situation are very limited. In his doctoral thesis Yue [...]
Artificial Forest for Solar Water-Splitting – Artificial Photosynthesis
Berkeley Lab Researchers Report First Fully Integrated Artificial Photosynthesis Nanosystem In the wake of the sobering news that atmospheric carbon dioxide is now at its highest level in at least three million years, an important [...]
Promising treatment for progeria within reach
“This study is a breakthrough for our research group after years of work.” When we reduce the production of the enzyme in mice, the development of all the clinical symptoms of progeria is reduced or [...]
Student’s self-driving car tech wins Intel science fair
When self-driving cars reach the masses, thanks may be due to a 19-year-old high-school student from Romania who developed an artificial intelligence that slashes the cost of the technology. He took top prize — a [...]
‘Revolutionary’ biodegradable packaging developed for fish
The packaging can be recycled after use The company Criimpla from Valencia is coordinating a European project that investigates the development of innovative packaging made from wheat starch, recyclable and biodegradable material. This packaging is [...]
Opening Doors to Foldable Electronics with Inkjet-Printed Graphene
Imagine a bendable tablet computer or an electronic newspaper that could fold to fit in a pocket. The technology for these devices may not be so far off. Northwestern University researchers have recently developed a [...]
Helper Robots Are Steered, Tentatively, to Care for the Aging
“Giving old people robots to talk to is a dystopian view that is being classified as utopian.” In the opening scene of the movie “Robot & Frank,” which takes place in the near future, Frank, [...]
SKWID harnesses the power of both the wind and the tide
The soon-to-be-tested SKWID system will be the first one to do both There are already a wide variety of renewable energy systems that harness the power of the wind, along with some that generate power [...]
New Technology Inspires a Rethinking of Light
Color, control and function are all being reassessed, and new players have emerged like a wave of Silicon Valley start-ups. AFTER the joy of the birth itself, parenthood sometimes brings the unwelcome news that a [...]












