Funded by private investors and governments, cancer tests of blood and urine are coming to market. How much does it cost to bring to market a diagnostic test that’s able to measure cancer wi... Read more
Mathematical modeling enables $100 depth sensor to approximate the measurements of a $100,000 piece of lab equipment MIT researchers have developed a biomedical imaging system that could ult... Read more
A common criticism of a total transition to wind, water and solar power is that the U.S. electrical grid can’t affordably store enough standby electricity to keep the system stable. St... Read more
Graphene, a carbon allotrope which is one million times thinner than paper may now be able to be produced cheaply thanks to scientists in Glasgow. Graphene was first isolated from graphite i... Read more
The project was recognized as one of the 10 most outstanding creations among innovators under 35 delivered by the MIT Tech Review. Two young technologists from the Technological Institute of... Read more
Related research shows blood or urine sample can be used UC Irvine Health researchers have developed a cost-effective one-step test that screens, detects and confirms hepatitis C virus (HCV)... Read more
The cost of adding this type of wiring to a house being built is only about $200 Electric cars continue to gain ground on those powered by petrol, but a lack of publicly available charging s... Read more
Funding agencies allocate funds for scientific research mainly based on peer-review of research proposals. In 2010, more than 15,000 researchers peer-reviewed more than 55,000 proposals. I... Read more
Could make their manufacture thousands of times quicker, allowing for cheaper semiconductors A completely new method of manufacturing the smallest structures in electronics could make their... Read more
New computer method called “Train-Match-Fit-Streamline” (TMFS) that uses 11 factors to quickly pair likely drugs and diseases. With the cost of putting a single new drug on the pharmacy shel... Read more
The news we’ve been waiting for—key decisions that will affect the cost of the Internet—will come this fall. Whether it’s the threat of rising Internet fees on your monthly bill, or the gove... Read more
The cost of patents is going up, and that is not a good thing. After all, Google is paying $12.5 billion for Motorola largely for its huge mobile patent portfolio. In July, an anti-Google co... Read more
There’s no doubt that residents of developing nations can benefit hugely from having mobile phones. This particularly applies to the field of medicine, as the phones allow people livin... Read more