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Scientists have described a new ultra-rapid acting mealtime insulin (AFREZZA™) that is orally inhaled for absorption via the lung. Because the insulin is absorbed so rapidly, AFREZZA’s profile closely mimics the normal early insulin response seen in healthy individuals. AFREZZA is awaiting approval by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This presentation took

Early influenza detection and the ability to predict outbreaks are critical to public health. Reliable estimates of when influenza will peak can help drive proper timing of flu shots and prevent health systems from being blindsided by unexpected surges, as happened in the 2012-2013 flu season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collects accurate

Researchers have developed a new kind of anti-theft system, based on a woven fabric that triggers an alarm when penetrated by intruders. The smart fabric enables the exact location of the break-in to be identified, and is significantly cheaper than other burglary detection systems. It is also suitable as an invisible means of protecting entire

The latest flat-panel TVs and computer screens produce images by an array of electronic pixels connected by a transparent conductive layer made from indium tin oxide (ITO). ITO is also used as a transparent electrode in thin-film solar cells. But ITO has drawbacks: it is brittle; its production process is inefficient; and it is expensive

Image by gmeurope via Flickr I’ve been fascinated by the Chevy Volt since the day I heard about the concept. Which is this: it’s an electric car without the short range of electric cars. Usually, when your electric car’s battery dies, you’re dead on the road. You have no choice but to tow it, or

But how would you regulate a system where files are shared via Pirate Bay that simply let you print out a “Porsche-esque” plastic object?   The Pirate Bay loves to be controversial–how could it not be, with its very existence an affront to much of the political mechanisms of American government? And now the organization

Injecting DNA into injured horse tendons and ligaments can cure lameness, new research involving scientists at Kazan Federal University, Moscow State Academy and The University of Nottingham has found. The gene therapy technology was used in horses that had gone lame due to injury and within two to three weeks the horses were able to walk and trot.

The more expensive option billed as a fully fledged “multi-touch game machine.”   Founded upon open source plans for optical touch tables, the designers of the Playsurface hope to develop a versatile touchscreen table-top suitable for a variety of “blazingly fast” applications (yes, including gaming) supporting multpiple users. Though purely an input and display device,

New era exposes obscured gaps in our genetic maps critical to human health It’s been nearly two decades since a UC Santa Cruz research team announced that they had assembled and posted the first human genome sequence on the internet. Despite the passage of time, enormous gaps remain in our genomic reference map. These gaps