Thirteen-year-old Sydney Kendall had one request for the Washington University in St. Louis students building her a robotic prosthetic arm: Make it pink. Kendall Gretsch, Henry Lather and Kr... Read more
Mute the song playing on your smartphone in your pocket by flicking your index finger in the air, or pause your “This American Life” podcast with a small wave of the hand. This kind of gestu... Read more
The device could be used in homes, with a cost similar to that of high efficiency air cleaners A new device called a soft x-ray electrostatic precipitator protected immunocompromised mice fr... Read more
“It’s a huge unmet medical problem and is only increasing in this country and throughout the world.” Respiratory conditions that restrict breathing such as asthma and chronic obstructive pul... Read more
The number of tasks they could undertake is limited only by evolution and human ingenuity. The circuit is designed to act as the controller in synthetic bacteria that monitor and modify thei... Read more
The result was a totally unexpected treatment. Genetics researchers at Washington University, one of the world’s leading centers for work on the human genome, were devastated. Dr. Lukas Wart... Read more