Cardio Prosthetics Get Additive Makeover Mon, June 17, 2019 Heart valves damaged by disease or bacterial infection could ultimately be replaced with 3D printed prosthetic devices, thanks to UK research. Read More
Student Creates Portable Wallet to Keep Medication Cool Fri, June 14, 2019 A student from Loughborough University has designed a portable wallet to keep medication cool after being inspired by his girlfriend who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Read More
Expansion Microscopy and VR Illuminate New Ways to Prevent and Treat Disease Thu, June 13, 2019 A combined research team from Carnegie Mellon University and Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason is pairing a nanoscale imaging technique with virtual reality (VR) technology to create a method that allows researchers to "step inside" their biological data. Read More
Soon, Air Pollution Could Be Measured on Every Street Corner Wed, June 12, 2019 The technology is already in use in western Sweden, and researchers and other interested parties hope that the sensor could soon be used in many broad contexts. A collaboration with the University of Sheffield is also underway. Read More
Stanford Scientists Build AI Tool to Help Detect Aneurysms Tue, June 11, 2019 Researchers at Stanford University have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can help detect brain aneurysms. The tool works by pinpointing areas of a brain scan that may contain an aneurysm. Read More
German Circus Replaces Animals with Stunning Holograms Mon, June 10, 2019 A circus in Germany is fighting against animal cruelty by ditching flesh and blood animal performers for holographic ones. Read More
These Colorful Stickers Are Helping Blind People Find Their Way Around Fri, June 07, 2019 Using a smartphone camera and a free app, visually impaired people can scan the codes on a sticker and hear what information is stored within them. Read More
First-of-its-Kind Platform Aims to Rapidly Advance Prosthetics Thu, June 06, 2019 A new open-source, artificially intelligent prosthetic leg designed by researchers at the University of Michigan and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is now available to the scientific community. Read More
It's Alive! Researchers Create Innovative 'Living' Bridge Wed, June 05, 2019 Engineers at the University of New Hampshire have designed a unique living laboratory on a heavily traveled iconic bridge which could change the way infrastructure is viewed. Read More
China Has Released a Computer Chip That 'Talks' to Your Brain Tue, June 04, 2019 The state-owned China Electronics Corporation and Tianjin University recently revealed the fruits of a science fiction-style collaboration; the "Brain Talker", a computer chip designed to be used in brain computer interfaces (BCIs). Read More
Cybersecurity Flaws in Chips Are Still Taking Too Long to Fix Mon, June 03, 2019 Delays in plugging security holes in semiconductor chips put everything from servers to phones at risk. Here are some suggestions for speeding things up Read More
Rats Play VR Game to Explain How Human Brain Works Fri, May 31, 2019 Rats running laps in augmented reality help scientists understand how human brain determines location. Read More
Robot Team Set Sail for Offshore Wind Farm Inspection Thu, May 30, 2019 Human offshore wind farm inspection and repair crews could soon be replaced with the world’s first fully robotic team, thanks to a UK project. Read More
'Neural Lander' Uses AI to Land Drones Smoothly Wed, May 29, 2019 Control engineers and AI experts team up to make drones that fly more smoothly close to the ground. Read More
AI Project Aims to Mimic Processes of the Human Brain Tue, May 28, 2019 Loughborough University is leading an international effort to create artificial intelligence (AI) that mimics the neural processes of the human brain. Read More
3D Printed Artificial Corneas Similar to Human Ones Fri, May 24, 2019 Professor Dong-Woo Cho and his research team replicated human corneal structure and fabricated a transparent cornea with the lattice pattern. Read More
Drug Development Boost from Microscopy Project Thu, May 23, 2019 Approximately 80 per cent of new drugs fail when they reach clinical trials, as researchers are unable to fully investigate their effects within living organisms before this stage. Read More
Google's Medical AI Detects Lung Cancer With 94% Accuracy Wed, May 22, 2019 Google's sharp-eyed, deep-learning medical AI was as good as or better than trained radiologists. Read More
AI Google "Brain Implants" Could Make Learning Obsolete in 20 Years, Says AI Expert Tue, May 21, 2019 Top artificial intelligence (AI) expert and founder and CEO of Fountech.ai Nikolas Kairinos said in a Daily Star interview that within 20 years we could have implants put into our heads that will allow us to learn everything. Read More
Interactive Quantum Chemistry in Virtual Reality Mon, May 20, 2019 Scientists from the University of Bristol's Intangible Realities Laboratory (IRL) and ETH Zurich have used virtual reality and artificial intelligence algorithms to learn the details of chemical change. Read More