Engineers at Saarland University have taken a leaf out of nature’s book by equipping an artificial hand with muscles made from shape-memory wire. The new technology enables the fabrication o... Read more
To stick with a new challenge and really change your life, you’re going to need more than cold data of a fitness tracker or smartphone app If you buy a shiny new fitness tracker, there... Read more
For spintronics applications at room temperature Physicists of Utrecht University and their French colleagues have theoretically designed the ‘holy grail’ of material science. This material... Read more
Whether it’s crossing disciplines, breaking down silos, or thinking outside the box, everyone’s talking about boundary spanning as the key to solving the world’s toughest problems. So why is... Read more
A team of researchers has developed a revolutionary material that has superior anti-penetration properties while remaining flexible. Inspired by the way nature designed fish scales, the mate... Read more
A new gene sequencing technology known as ‘Capture Sequencing’ (CaptureSeq) allows us to explore the human genome at a much higher resolution than ever before, with revolutionary implication... Read more
Hui Hu picked up a 3-D printed model of a typical wind turbine and began explaining two problems with the big, tall, three-bladed machines. First, said the Iowa State University professor of... Read more
The Laboratory of Advanced Materials, belonging to the University of Alicante‘s department of Inorganic Chemistry, has developed a technology that allows the preparation of artificial... Read more
Regulating comfort in small commercial buildings could become more efficient and less expensive thanks to an innovative low-cost wireless sensor technology being developed by researchers at... Read more
A team of University of Rhode Island engineers led by Professor Mohammad Faghri has created a new paper-based platform for conducting a wide range of complex medical diagnostics. The key dev... Read more
A new provisionally patented technology from a New Mexico State University researcher could revolutionize carbon dioxide capture and have a significant impact on reducing pollution worldwide... Read more
Solution enables a battery with both high efficiency & current density Dendrites — the microscopic, pin-like fibers that cause rechargeable batteries to short circuit — create fire hazar... Read more
UC Riverside researchers have developed a novel technology that cuts the amount of enzymes needed to produce biofuels by 90 percent or more Researchers at the University of California, River... Read more
Students learn to interview real patients, ask right questions Jack has a backache. He’s nervous, sitting there in the doctor’s exam room, and his eyes quickly dart back and forth. He carefu... Read more
Liquid water is a requirement for life on Earth. But in other, much colder worlds, life might exist beyond the bounds of water-based chemistry. Taking a simultaneously imaginative and rigidl... Read more
