Wouldn’t it be convenient if you could reverse the rusting of your car by shining a bright light on it? It turns out that this concept works for undoing oxidation on copper nanoparticl... Read more
Maybe his millimeter-wave radar system could flag weapons on their way in to busy places where they’re not allowed. In the weeks after the Connecticut school shooting, as the nation pu... Read more
New systems could improve the vision of micro aerial vehicles Aerial robotics research has brought us flapping hummingbirds, seagulls,bumblebees, and dragonflies. But if these robots are to... Read more
“We believe it will make a huge difference in organic electronics,” Researchers in the field of materials science are using a new technique to create “paint-on” plastic electronics tha... Read more
Sea surface temperatures in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean can be used to accurately forecast, by up to four months, malaria epidemics thousands of miles away in northwestern India, a Uni... Read more
“If localized drug delivery is an important goal, then nanospheres will fail” Many medically minded researchers are in hot pursuit of designs that will allow drug-carrying nanopa... Read more
The coating could lead to breathable garments to protect soldiers and scientists from chemicals, and advanced waterproof paints that dramatically reduce drag on ships. A nanoscale coating th... Read more
A new way to test anti-hearing-loss drugs in people could help land those medicines on pharmacy shelves sooner. University of Floridaresearchers have figured out the longstanding problem of... Read more
Could lead to an invisible knife for noninvasive surgery A carbon-nanotube-coated lens that converts light to sound can focus high-pressure sound waves to finer points than ever before. The... Read more
Tumors were reduced on bone scans, bone pain decreased after patients received cabozantinib A new drug demonstrated dramatic and rapid effects on prostate cancer that had spread to th... Read more
“Many of the patients are children who live with pacemakers for many years” An experimental device converted energy from a beating heart to provide enough electricity to power a pacemaker ,... Read more
Once producing biofuel from algae is economical, researchers estimate that an area the size of New Mexico could provide enough oil to match current U.S. petroleum consumption It looks like M... Read more
A new study offers proof that stem cells can reconnect the inner ear to the brain More than 275 million people have moderate-to-profound hearing loss, and many of those cases are caused by a... Read more
V2V technology could be deployed on a wide scale before the end of the decade. Hot on the heels of Daimler announcing the largest ever field-test of its car-to-X vehicle communications syste... Read more
No More Boring Resumes: Seelio Lets College Students Showcase Their Work & Helps Employers Find Them
Looking to rethink the resume, a startup calledSeelio is opening its doors today to anyone with a .edu email address. The company, which spun out of an existing service called TruApp, wants... Read more
