Electric fields can be used to guide neural stem cells transplanted into the brain toward a specific location. The research, published July 11 in the journal Stem Cell Reports, opens possibi... Read more
System has the ability to condition the air and control humidity independently The University of Nottingham is developing a solar air conditioning system that is said to have the capability... Read more
Researchers in China report that air plasma can be used to kill biofilms found on the surfaces of perishable fruits and foods — significantly extending their shelf life, and reducing t... Read more
Efforts to create self-cleaning cotton fabrics are bearing fruit in China. Engineers have created a chemical coating that causes cotton materials to clean themselves of stains and rem... Read more
A fuel cell system that can generate electricity from organic compounds and clean up wastewater at the same time has been developed by scientists in China. Yanbiao Liu from Shanghai Jiao Ton... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Chinese researchers used cells, known as induced pluripotent skin cells (iPS), that have been reprogrammed to look and act like embryonic stem cells. Embryonic stem cells... Read more