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Blogs were once the outlet of choice for people who wanted to express themselves online. Like any aspiring filmmaker, Michael McDonald, a high school senior, used a blog to show off his videos. But discouraged by how few people bothered to visit, he instead started posting his clips on Facebook, where his friends were sure to

A study by researchers at the MRC Toxicology Unit has provided strong evidence that certain carbon nanotubes used in manufacturing could pose the same cancer risk as asbestos. As well as highlighting potential risks to those exposed to carbon nanotubes, their findings, published today in Current Biologyopens in new window, have also given new insights into how the disease develops.

Jet-injected drugs could improve patient compliance, reduce accidental needle sticks.   Getting a shot at the doctor’s office may become less painful in the not-too-distant future. MIT researchers have engineered a device that delivers a tiny, high-pressure jet of medicine through the skin without the use of a hypodermic needle. The device can be programmed

New effort aims for fully implantable devices able to connect with up to one million neurons A new DARPA program aims to develop an implantable neural interface able to provide unprecedented signal resolution and data-transfer bandwidth between the human brain and the digital world. The interface would serve as a translator, converting between the electrochemical

“We have developed a new important tool for microscopy analysis of nanostructures.” A revolutionary tool created by scientists at the University of Sheffield has enabled researchers to analyse nanometer-sized devices without destroying them for the first time, opening the door to a new wave of technologies The nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus – developed by the

Inspired by wounded warriors, new paint-on, see-through bandage not only protects wounds and severe burns but enables direct measurement of tissue oxygenation Inspired by a desire to help wounded soldiers, an international, multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Assistant Professor Conor L. Evans at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and

The maximum award for each mini-grant is $2,500. NASA will accept proposals until June 29 for the mini-grants component of the 2012 Summer of Innovation (SoI) project, a program geared toward middle school children. Proposals will need to be submitted through the National Space Grant Foundation which administrates the grant progam for NASA. View slideshow:

A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer. The probe, which is around 20 cm long and 1 cm wide at its tip, could be used by doctors to diagnose oral cancer in real-time or as a surgical guidance tool;

Scientists say amending an EU directive on GMOs could help stimulate innovation in making cheaper vaccines, pharmaceuticals and organic plastics using plants. In a paper to be published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, six scientists from the US and Europe, including Dr Penny Sparrow from the John Innes Centre, compare risk assessment and regulation between the two