A team of researchers from the University of South Carolina received two patents for a new method to rid carpets, mattresses and other furniture of harmful allergens and pests that cause ast... Read more
“That’s a serious threat.” Research by Associate Professor Romit Roy Choudhury and graduate students Sanorita Dey and Nirupam Roy have demonstrated that the accelerometers used... Read more
“It’s a really, really big problem, not only for individual patients, but also for society.” Penicillin, one of the scientific marvels of the 20th century, is currently losing a lot of battl... Read more
“This experiment with ferroelectric domains demonstrates the possibility of memcomputing.” Unexpected behavior in ferroelectric materials explored by researchers at the Department of Energy’... Read more
An anonymous stranger you encounter on websites like Yelp or Amazon may seem to be just like you, and a potential friend. But a stranger on a site like eBay is a whole different story. A new... Read more
Plastic bags are a bane of nature. And not just bags – just about all plastics, really. Most are made out of petroleum, and a piece of plastic, if it misses the recycling bin and ends up in... Read more
In what could be called a breakthrough in the world for the betterment of children with special needs, Charlie could be the latest name. Charlie is a robot designed by University of South Ca... Read more
The old adage says “a picture is worth a thousand words,” but just exactly which words is the question. While facial recognition and GPS-enabled cameras have made tagging digital... Read more