Your eye could someday house its own high-tech information center, tracking important changes and letting you know when it’s time to see an eye doctor. University of Washington engineers hav... Read more
Novel technology could one day help determine optimal window for cancer treatment The interstitial pressure inside a tumor is often remarkably high compared to normal tissues and is thought... Read more
For long-term hospital patients or people who are otherwise bedridden, bedsores can be a major problem. Technically known as decubitus ulcers, they form when one area of the skin is subjecte... Read more
Could Aid in the Design of Pressure Sensors and Artificial Muscles If you squeeze a normal object in all directions, it shrinks in all directions. But a few strange materials will actually g... Read more
They have a more traditional goal: improving your vision. If someone mentions the phrase “high-tech glasses,” you probably assume that person is talking about Google Glass, the smartphone-on... Read more
A study led by Washington State University researchers has turned a fairly common nonmetallic solvent into a superconductor capable of transmitting electrical current with none of the resist... Read more
Measuring and monitoring blood pressure is a tedious business for patients. It usually involves a cuff which is activated every 15 minutes over several hours and compresses the upper arm, a... Read more
A storage power plant on the seabed Norwegian research scientists will contribute to realising the concept of storing electricity at the bottom of the sea. The energy will be stored with the... Read more
A new shower nozzle that uses up to 50 per cent less water while maintaining the sensation of full pressure could provide Australians with guilt-free showers over the hot, dry summer – simpl... Read more
An increase in cerebral pressure may cause dementia and could destroy the brain. Companies have been seeking to find monitoring sensors that can be implanted into the brain, and read from ou... Read more
Would eliminate the need to send samples to central labs and wait for the result In an advance toward analyzing blood and urine instantly at a patient’s bedside instead of waiting for result... Read more
The area of the globe covered by wetlands (swamps, marshes, lakes, etc.) has dropped by 6% in fifteen years. This decline is particularly severe in tropical and subtropical regions, and in a... Read more
“The most promising food-safety innovation in recent years.” In the world of food safety, it’s not just about food poisoning outbreaks and recalls. Sometimes there... Read more
Could lead to new classes of ultradense and strong materials Carbon is the fourth-most-abundant element in the universe and comes in a wide variety of forms, called allotropes, including gra... Read more