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What is the benefit of open access to academia?   Who will pay for open education resources? These questions and many more are answered by our live chat panel. Matthew Cockerill, managing director of open access publisher BioMed Central When looking at global impact, open access is definitely not just about North – South information

Electronic devices that become soft when implanted inside the body and can deploy to grip 3-D objects, such as large tissues, nerves and blood vessels Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Tokyo have created electronic devices that become soft when implanted inside the body and can deploy to grip

International experts have developed a prosthetic retina A REVOLUTIONARY device that could restore sight to patients with one of the most common causes of blindness has shown “encouraging” results, according to research. A team of Scottish scientists and international experts have developed a prosthetic retina designed to combat the impact of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

You know it when it happens: All of a sudden, everyone on the Internet is talking about the same thing. What does it mean for the future of information? Last month, over a billion people around the world suddenly knew the name and appearance of the very same woman, and simultaneously began exchanging opinions about

Throughout the world, reactive paper-based systems are used to test peoples’ blood, urine and other bodily fluids for biomarkers that indicate everything from diabetes to pregnancy. Such systems are also used to detect pollution in water. However, for many of these tests to be accurate, an exact amount of time must pass between the application

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) possess optical properties that could be used to make computers run a million times faster and store information a million times more energy-efficiently, according to a study led by Georgia State University. Computers operate on the time scale of a fraction of a nanosecond, but the researchers suggest constructing computers on

The waste management industry and robots are getting to know each other better, especially when it comes to the business of recycling. ZenRobotics, a Finnish high-tech company founded in 2007 has released its initial signature product, the ZenRobotics Recycler. According to Zen Robotics, the robot uses a variety of sensors to distinguish and sort recyclable

Image via Wikipedia The USPTO has fast-tracked only one third of requests made to its Green Technology Pilot Program It’s been a slow start for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) pilot program to fast-track the evaluation of patent applications for so-called green technology, with the agency approving about one third of the requests

For almost two years, hackers based in Shanghai went after one foreign defense contractor after another, at least 20 in all. Their target, according to an American cybersecurity company that monitored the attacks, was the technology behind the United States’ clear lead in military drones. “I believe this is the largest campaign we’ve seen that

While 3D printing technology has emerged to serve a wide variety of purposes, few appear more worthwhile than that of US-based company Not Impossible Labs. Through its Daniel Project, the company has not only provided 3D-printed prosthetic arms for amputees in war-torn Sudan, but empowered the local community to continue the initiative in its absence.