UMass Amherst scientists use graphene in new energy conversion architecture Using a bio-mimicking analog of one of nature’s most efficient light-harvesting structures, blades of grass, an in... Read more
Researchers from the Department of Chemistry at York University have discovered a way of breaking down potential sources of energy from plant stems, wood chips and cardboard waste. Academics... Read more
Scientists have moved closer to developing a universal flu vaccine by using the 2009 pandemic to study why some people seem to resist severe illness. Researchers at Imperial College London a... Read more
University researchers have taken an important step forward on cloud security by proving it’s possible for a server to process encrypted data and to send back a still-encrypted result.... Read more
Researcher warns cutting funding for basic research endangers America’s energy future University of Missouri engineer Randy Curry and his team have developed a method of creating and control... Read more
Stanford University scientists have discovered a single drug that has killed or shrunk every kind of cancer tumor it has been used against — a new anti-cancer weapon that some have described... Read more
A holy grail in robotics Sooner than later, robots may have the ability to “feel.” In a paper published online March 26 in Advanced Functional Materials, a team of researchers fr... Read more
Algal Protein Gives Boost to Electrochemical Water Splitting Photosynthesis is considered the “Holy Grail” in the field of sustainable energy generation because it directl... Read more
“The century’s biggest and most difficult scientific undertaking,” While laser fusion has been touted as the Holy Grail of sustainable energy, set to free the world from the en... Read more
Cellceutix believes it has found the Holy Grail in cancer research . . . a compound that activates a tumor suppressor protein known as p53, long regarded as possibly holding the key t... Read more
Last week, the science community was set a-buzz with a new study that showcased the unique relationship between salamanders and algae. The research, done by Ryan Kerney at Dalhousie Universi... Read more
Researchers from the University of Michigan have created what they claim is the world’s first millimeter-scale complete computing system, designed as an implantable eye pressure monito... Read more
Reliable, affordable fuel cells have come not one but three steps closer to reality this week, with announcements from two research institutions regarding advances in the field. If the repor... Read more
Ready for a bit of a mental mechanical challenge? Try your hand at understanding how the D-Drive works. Steve Durnin’s ingenious new gearbox design is infinitely variable – that... Read more
Zero-carbon, renewable energy which is cost-competitive with fossil fuel generated sources is surely the Holy Grail of the engineering world. Now, a new spin-off company from The University... Read more
