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New smart textile is the muscle behind next generation devices
Oct 13, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers have for the first time, developed a smart textile from carbon nanotube and spandex fibres that can both sense and move in response to a stimulus li...
Sensor material could enable more sensitive readings of biological signals
Oct 10, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists have created a material that could make reading biological signals, from heartbeats to brainwaves, much more sensitive. Organic electrochemical trans...
Samsung's bio-drug unit to raise $2 bn in upcoming IPO
Oct 05, 2016 (AFP)
Samsung's drug-manufacturing unit plans to raise as much as $2.0 billion in November with what looks set to be South Korea's third-largest initial public offeri...
Deakin builds world-first robotic surgical system with sense of touch
Sep 30, 2016 (SPX)
A world-first Deakin University innovation will give surgeons the sense of touch while they drive a robot to conduct keyhole surgery via a computer. The HeroSur...
One Billion Base Pairs Sequenced on the Space Station
Sep 22, 2016 (SPX)
Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins checks a sample for air bubbles prior to loading it in the biomolecule sequencer. When Rubins...
New Research Collaboration Explores Microbiome of the Space Station
Sep 22, 2016 (SPX)
More than 200 people have crossed the airlock threshold to the International Space Station to conduct research that benefits people on Earth and the agency's Jo...
Brain-sensing technology enables typing at 12 words per minute
Sep 15, 2016 (SPX)
It does not take an infinite number of monkeys to type a passage of Shakespeare. Instead, it takes a single monkey equipped with brain-sensing technology - and ...
Cold plasma will heal non-healing wounds
Sep 15, 2016 (SPX)
Russian scientists at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences (JIHT ...
Antarctica Provides ICE to Study Behavior Effects in Astronauts
Sep 15, 2016 (SPX)
A trip to the Red Planet begins long in advance of liftoff. NASA's journey to Mars includes preparing astronauts to cope with several months of isolation, confi...
Life-altering science moves fast, sparking debate
Sep 06, 2016 (AFP)
Scientific techniques that can wipe out invasive species or alter mosquitoes' ability to carry disease are pushing ahead, raising concerns about the ethics of p...
First DNA Sequencing in Space a Game Changer
Aug 31, 2016 (SPX)
For the first time ever, DNA was successfully sequenced in microgravity as part of the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment performed by NASA astronaut Kate Rubins ...
Legions of nanorobots target cancerous tumors with precision
Aug 17, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers from Polytechnique Montreal, Universite de Montreal and McGill University have just achieved a spectacular breakthrough in cancer research. They hav...
Brain-machine interfaces trigger partial neurological recovery in chronic paraplegics
Aug 15, 2016 (SPX)
On June 12th 2014, the Walk Again Project (WAP), a non-profit international research consortium, performed a unique scientific demonstration, during the opening...
Using plasma technology to improve bone healing
Aug 15, 2016 (SPX)
Cold plasma looks like the glow from the "Star Wars" blue light saber but this beam of energy, made of electrons that change polarity at micro-second or nanosec...
NASA releases 'Omics: Advancing personalized medicine from space to Earth'
Aug 09, 2016 (SPX)
NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) is releasing the video "Omics: Advancing Personalized Medicine from Space to Earth", to highlight its Twins Study, coincidin...
From Sci Fi to reality: Unlocking the secret to growing new limbs
Aug 08, 2016 (SPX)
Many lower organisms retain the miraculous ability to regenerate form and function of almost any tissue after injury. Humans share many of our genes with these ...
NASA releases Twins Study video update ahead of National Twins Days
Aug 04, 2016 (UPI)
NASA has a set of twins among its astronauts, and is using the opportunity to learn more about exposure to the stresses of spaceflight and how those lessons can...
Avoiding stumbles, from spacewalks to sidewalks
Jul 29, 2016 (SPX)
Video of astronauts tripping over moon rocks can make for entertaining Internet viewing, but falls in space can jeopardize astronauts' missions and even their l...
Mitigating health risks of long duration spaceflight
Jul 29, 2016 (SPX)
NASA closely monitors astronaut health during missions and throughout their lifetime. These medical monitoring programs, as well as prospective studies and medi...
Apollo astronauts experiencing higher rates of cardiovascular-related deaths
Jul 29, 2016 (SPX)
Members of the successful Apollo space program are experiencing higher rates of cardiovascular problems that are thought to be caused by their exposure to deep ...
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