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11/21/2018 / By D. Samuelson

Wearable technology may be able to detect sickness before symptoms appear

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) has completed a limited study on “wearable biosensors, similar to the Apple Watch or Fitbit.” The NIBIB biosensors tracked respiration, heartbeat, and temperature measurements just like the popular personal fitness devices, but the more powerful NIBIB sensors also had the capacity to record a male participant’s “level of activity, radiation exposure, levels of oxygen-bound hemoglobin […]

11/20/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Japanese researchers find that ultrasound therapy can be used to treat patients with dementia

A new therapy based on ultrasound waves might be able to improve the cognitive powers of patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. According to an article on the Tohoku University news page, the approach improved the condition of mice with symptoms similar to human dementia. In their experiment, the Tohoku University […]

11/13/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists create a material that has near-zero friction at engineering scale

American researchers have improved upon their earlier graphene-based lubricant. Their revised formula can actually generate itself and has a longer useful lifespan compared to other solid lubricants, an article in Nanowerks reported. Superlubricity is a state where there is very little friction. A surface coated by a superlubricant is very slippery and barely gives off […]

10/07/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Electronic tongue can tell if your honey is adulterated

In response to all of the fake honey that have been infiltrating the market for the longest time, Spanish researchers have come up with an electronic tongue that can tell the difference. An article in Alpha Galileo reported that the device is inexpensive, is quick to pick up on the presence of adulterated honey, and can even […]

09/20/2018 / By Jhoanna Robinson

AI robot attends college, including a course about love

BINA48, a robot owned by lawyer, author, and entrepreneur Martine Aliana Rothblatt’s Terrasem Movement Foundation (TMF) is living the life of any normal college student in America: She attends classes at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California, and every once in a while gets excused from those classes when she needs to get […]

09/18/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Researchers have developed a hybrid energy storage device that is safe, environmentally friendly, and can charge in seconds

Being connected is a big part of modern life. Whether you like it or not, missing an important work email or a phone call from your children’s school can have serious consequences. A dead phone battery is enough to invoke severe anxiety in lots of people, and scientists have been working on solutions to meet […]

09/15/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Physicists are one step closer to developing single-atom data storage devices

Swiss researchers recently published the results of their experiments on magnetizing single atoms of holmium, an article on NanoWerk stated. They reported making significant progress towards the creation of single-atom data storage systems, which can store immense amounts of data in very tiny spaces using atoms. Every day, the space needed to store data increases by […]

09/13/2018 / By Edsel Cook

New electronic paper is thin, flexible, and displays the full spectrum of colors like a standard LED

We may be seeing a new energy-efficient type of electronic paper in the near future. An article in Chalmers Chemistry and Chemical Engineering describes how Swedish researchers developed a prototype that possesses all of the vibrant colors of a LED display while requiring only 10 percent of the energy used by a tablet reader. According […]

09/13/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Novel device reflects sound back to its source, rather than deflecting it at an angle

When a wave of light or sound or similar energy hits something, it is usually deflected at an angle off the surface of the object. Rarely does it bounce back right towards its point of origin. North Carolina-based engineers have come up with a device that can reflect sound waves back to their sources, an […]

09/12/2018 / By Edsel Cook

MIT researchers create a new water-repellent coating that can be added to natural fabrics such as cotton and silk

Water-repellent coatings are useful when it comes to keeping things dry, but their fluorinated components are considered toxic to humans and the environment. So Massachusetts-based researchers came up with a new coating that is just as effective, much safer for human health, and can be added to natural fabrics, an article in Nanowerk stated. Massachusetts […]

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