This research has recently been published in the electronic version of the scientific journal Biofabrication. In this article, the team of researchers has demonstrated, for the first time, t... Read more
Here come futuristic, plant-inspired microrobots that are powered simply through changes in environmental humidity — no batteries or electrical components at all Most efforts to develo... Read more
Flexible sensors have been developed for use in consumer electronics, robotics, health care, and space flight. Future possible applications could include the creation of ‘electronic skin’ an... Read more
A cost-effective alternative lab model for testing drugs and cosmetics An international team led by King’s College London and the San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC)... Read more
Wearing a fitness tracker on your wrist or clipped to your belt is so 2013. Engineers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University have demonstrated thin, so... Read more
It’s a breakthrough in the fight against disease-carrying mosquitoes. Researchers have found a chemical that disables the part of the insect’s brain that smells humans. Future bu... Read more
The technology offers the potential for a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities with little patient discomfort. It is likely that at your next visit to the doctor, a medical... Read more
Taking your temperature can reveal more than a just fever. For instance, analyzing tiny, regular variations in body temperature can provide insight into how blood vessels are constricting an... Read more
If a mosquito can’t sense that dinner is ready, there will be no buzzing, no landing and no bite In an advance toward providing mosquito-plagued people, pets and livestock with an invisibili... Read more
Researchers have worked out how to reprogram cells from human skin into functioning nerve cells. By transforming cells from human skin into working nerve cells, researchers may have come up... Read more