An implantable, microchip-based device may soon replace the injections and pills now needed to treat chronic diseases: Earlier this month, MIT spinout Microchips Biotech partnered with a pharmaceutical giant to commercialize its wirelessly controlled, implantable, microchip-based devices that store and release drugs inside the body over many years.
Jun 29th, 2015
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Swarms of microscopic, magnetic, robotic beads could be scrubbing in next to the world's top vascular surgeons - all taking aim at blocked arteries.
Jun 29th, 2015
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Elucidating flagellar motor ion transfer process.
Jun 29th, 2015
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A new route to ultrahigh density, ultracompact integrated photonic circuitry has been discovered. Researchers have developed a technique for effectively controlling pulses of light in closely packed nanoscale waveguides, an essential requirement for high-performance optical communications and chip-scale quantum computing.
Jun 29th, 2015
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Researchers ave developed a new method to manipulate a wide range of materials and their behavior using only a handful of helium ions. The technique advances the understanding and use of complex oxide materials that boast unusual properties such as superconductivity and colossal magnetoresistance but are notoriously difficult to control.
Jun 26th, 2015
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This research focuses on the current state of wearables in relation to environmental and physiological sensing.
Jun 26th, 2015
Read moreNew research results show that the worst case graphene scenarios roughly match a silicon reference. In the best case scenario, the result is a huge improvement over silicon, with much lower source current and power requirements for a given Hall sensitivity.
Jun 26th, 2015
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The transportation of certain molecules into and out of the cell nucleus takes place via nuclear pores. For some time, detailed research has been conducted into how these pores embedded in the nuclear envelope are structured. Now, for the first time, biochemists have succeeded in elucidating the structure of the transportation channel inside the nuclear pores in high resolution using high-performance electron microscopes.
Jun 26th, 2015
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Two interfering planar waves of light can exert a surprising perpendicular force and torque on small particles.
Jun 26th, 2015
Read moreIn a paper that crystalizes knowledge from a variety of experiments and theoretical developments, scientists have demonstrated that the quantum spin Hall effect - an effect known to take place in solid state physics - is also an intrinsic property of light.
Jun 26th, 2015
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A pioneering new technique to produce high-quality, low cost graphene could pave the way for the development of the first truly flexible 'electronic skin', that could be used in robots.
Jun 25th, 2015
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Disposable lab-on-a-chip chemical assay unit with cell phone camera readout for autonomous use.
Jun 25th, 2015
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Like spies, these nanodiamonds will be on a mission to reveal the secrets of the cell.
Jun 25th, 2015
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Researchers have developed a new ink that can be printed on textiles in a single step to form highly conductive and stretchable connections. This new functional ink will enable electronic apparel such as sportswear and underwear incorporating sensing devices for measuring a range of biological indicators such as heart rate and muscle contraction.
Jun 25th, 2015
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Engineered particles are capable of producing toxins that are deadly to targeted bacteria.
Jun 25th, 2015
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The results of a new study to understand the interactions of various metal alloys at the nanometer and atomic scales are likely to aid advances in methods of preventing the failure of systems critical to public and industrial infrastructure.
Jun 25th, 2015
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