The ability to shrink laboratory-scale processes to automated chip-sized systems would revolutionize biotechnology and medicine. For example, inexpensive and highly portable devices that pro... Read more
Chemicals block ability of flu virus to replicate in cells; goal is to develop medicines that fight much-feared pandemic influenza outbreaks A new way to attack flu viruses is taking shape i... Read more
Not Quite Yet, but in the Journal “Physics of Plasmas,” Researchers from National Ignition Facility Show Just How Close We’ve Come The dream of igniting a self-sustained fu... Read more
Two researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof. Their research paper is being published today in the journal Nature. The... Read more
A new type of nanoscale engine has been proposed that would use quantum dots to generate electricity from waste heat, potentially making microcircuits more efficient. “The system is re... Read more
An algorithm for speech-based emotion classification If you think having your phone identify the nearest bus stop is cool, wait until it identifies your mood. New research by a team of engin... Read more
Crowdsourcing can create an artificial chat partner that’s smarter than Siri-style personal assistants. Personal assistants such as Apple’s Siri may be useful, but they are still... Read more
It’s too soon to know whether the approach will work in patients. Scientists have reversed symptoms of myotonic muscular dystrophy in mice by eliminating a buildup of toxic RNA in muscle cel... Read more
It would be possible to communicate between any two points on Earth without using satellites or cables A group of scientists led by researchers from the University of Rochester and North Car... Read more