Having long been relegated to harsh environments like deserts and nuclear waste dump, robots will not hit the harshest environment of all: your kitchen. Continue reading… “Robot hands to help in the kitchen”
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Magic ‘metamaterials’ taking physics by storm
“Metamaterials” that can be designed to have surprising properties have many physicists abuzz. Continue reading… “Magic ‘metamaterials’ taking physics by storm”
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Thousands of brains going online
NeuroVigil with it’s iBrain portable neural monitor, high resolution and high throughput software algorithms to seek out changes in neurobiological activity from a single sensor, partnered with the American Senior Housing Association (ASHA) to gather tremendous quantities of new and highly useful data. Continue reading… “Thousands of brains going online”
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Scientists could soon be reading your memories
Researchers have successfully mapped rats’ memories, could humans be next? Continue reading… “Scientists could soon be reading your memories”
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Polymer gel that stores light energy
A team led by Nicolas Giuseppone, professor at the Université de Strasbourg, at CNRS’s Institut Charles Sadron, has developed a polymer gel that is able to contract through the action of artificial molecular motors. Continue reading… “Polymer gel that stores light energy”
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Breakthrough in Surgery Imaging
New technique for seeing if all the cancer cells were removed
The problem with cancer surgery, or so we hear, is that it’s difficult for surgeons to know if they’ve removed all of a tumor, especially in late-stage cancers when the edges get indistinct.
Continue reading… “Breakthrough in Surgery Imaging”
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Recreating the Three Little Pigs
In London, Ontario, a team from the University of Western Ontario is bringing a fairy tale to life at the Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes.
Continue reading… “Recreating the Three Little Pigs”
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