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Fans of the film Blade Runner may remember a scene in which the maker of an artificial snake is identified by a microscopic serial number on one of its scales. Well, in a rare case of present-day technology actually surpassing that predicted in a movie, weâve now gone one better â bar codes on embryos. … Continue reading
What newspapers donât say matters as much as what they do IF ALL the stories in the newspapers claiming that a cure for cancer is just around the corner were true, the dread disease would have been history long ago. Sadly, it isnât. But though some publications do have a well-deserved reputation for exaggeration in … Continue reading
A consortium has brokered an agreement with 12 journals to ensure that nearly all particle physics articles are made immediately free on journal Web sites The entire field of particle physics is set to switch to open-access publishing, a milestone in the push to make research results freely available to readers. Particle physics is already … Continue reading
Small, stackable boards which contain modules such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The popular open-source Arduino microcontroller has been implemented in countless projects worldwide, and this very success has led the hacker community to create several smaller and cheaper alternatives to the Arduino, such as the Digispark. TinyDuino continues in this miniaturization trend but, crucially, does … Continue reading
The boundary that divides man from machine continues to dissolve â and in more literal ways than you might imagine. Scientists today announced a new class of electronics that can disappear completely, resorbing into its environment after carrying out a designated task. The potential applications of this technology â dubbed “Transient Electronics” by its creators … Continue reading
“Could significantly enhance the surgical performance of doctors and minimize surgical accidents.” Even the most skilled and steady surgeons experience minute, almost imperceptible hand tremors when performing delicate tasks. Normally, these tiny motions are inconsequential, but for doctors specializing in fine-scale surgery, such as operating inside the human eye or repairing microscopic nerve fibers, freehand … Continue reading
Results came within 5 percent of commercial devices, meaning it already meets the medical communityâs standards for accuracy People suffering from asthma or other chronic lung problems are typically only able to get a measure of their lung function at the doctorâs office a few times a year by blowing into a specialized piece of … Continue reading
Almost all electronics can be integrated into robotics with human-robot interaction (HRI) technologies Since Steve Jobs first unveiled Internet-based smartphones that integrated music, video, a camera, computer, and even GPS navigator, few would deny that the convergence of mobile devices have brought about a paradigm shift in the way we work and live. You may … Continue reading
Image by Acumen Fund via Flickr An old friend of mine here fights terrorists, but not the way youâre thinking. She could barely defeat a truculent child in hand-to-hand combat, and if she ever picked up an AK-47 â well, youâd pray it was unloaded. Roshaneh Zafar is an American- educated banker who fights extremism … Continue reading
The potential payoff is the ability to produce JP-5 fuel stock at sea Refueling U.S. Navy vessels, at sea and underway, is a costly endeavor in terms of logistics, time, fiscal constraints and threats to national security and sailors at sea. In Fiscal Year 2011, the U.S. Navy Military Sea Lift Command, the primary supplier … Continue reading
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