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Scientists report that they have developed a novel compound that appears to protect mice against developing movement problems associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The research, which could one day in the future translate into a therapy that could halt the progression of PD and thereby prevent the symptoms of the disease, appears in ACS’ Journal of

Now, with his latest start-up, Medium, he is trying to figure out how we will write in the future. As a founder of both Blogger and Twitter, Evan Williams helped change the way people write online. Now, with his latest start-up, Medium, he is trying to figure out how we will write in the future. Mr. Williams

The Oscars of social impact at MIT The world may be complicated and full of problems — but the 37 teams of students in this year’s MIT IDEAS Global Challenge each envisioned a way to make it better. Now in its 11th year, the IDEAS Global Challenge recognized 13 of those teams at its annual

IN the 1960s, mainframe computers posed a significant technological challenge to common notions of privacy. That’s when the federal government started putting tax returns into those giant machines, and consumer credit bureaus began building databases containing the personal financial information of millions of Americans. Many people feared that the new computerized databanks would be put

With a microfabricated ion pump built from organic electronic components, ions can be sent to nerve or muscle cells at the speed of the nervous system and with a precision of a single cell. “Now we can start to develop components that speak the body’s own language,” says Daniel Simon, head of bioelectronics research at

With the damaged Deepwater Horizon oil well continuing to spew oil into the Gulf of Mexico there’s no shortage of suggestions coming from those concerned about the environmental disaster. We’ve already looked at a number of clean-up options, and now a University of Pittsburgh engineering professor has developed a technique that looks very promising. His

Vstone, an Osaka-based technology firm, is organizing the world’s first marathon for robots. As many of you will already know, a marathon is 42 kilometers (or about 26 miles), and these little mechanical men are ready to run the whole thing. The miniature bipedal robots (some autonomous, some remote-controlled) possess a far shorter stride than the

Thermal energy could hold the key to cheaper, more sustainable electricity; with South Australian company CCT Energy Storage unveiling the world’s first working thermal battery today. Known as TED (Thermal Energy Device), the battery accepts any form of electrical input to convert and store energy as latent heat – making it versatile, affordable and long lasting.

For the BionicANTs, Festo has not only taken the delicate anatomy of the natural ant as a role model. For the first time, the cooperative behaviour of the creatures is also transferred to the world of technology using complex control algorithms. https://www.festo.com/group/en/repo/assets/media/bionicants-en-SD.mp4 Highly integrated individual systems to solve a common task Like their natural role

A 4-year-old girl has beaten the odds and no longer needs a heart transplant thanks to something called the Berlin Heart. It is a device that sits outside the patient’s chest with small tubes implanted into the body to pump the heart. “The Berlin Heart helped my heart to get stronger,” said 4-year-old Sophie Upton.