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VIDEO - Robot climbs your wrinkled clothes
"Clothbot" is able to navigate around your clothing by climbing the wrinkles.
Bluetooth for your unborn baby
An inexpensive and accurate Bluetooth fetal heart rate monitoring system has been developed by researchers in India.
VIDEO - NASA holds on for dear life
NASA's jet Propulsion Lab researchers demonstrate a novel method for grabbing and holding the porous surfaces of asteroids and other rock formations in space.
VIDEO - Wrestling crocs to develop gene therapies
A multidisciplinary research group from several universities is mapping crocodile, alligator and bat genomes, making sample collection a tricky business.
OLED TV is a race between countries
Samsung and LG have a head start in the race to bring OLED televisions to market, but by combining forces Sony and Panasonic may not be far behind.
Artificial organ bioreactor stops out-of-control inflammation
Inflammation helps the body heal. But, it can also cause cellular damage. Researchers are now countering this with an incredible external bioreactor.
High-speed DNA decoding predicts cancer relapse
High-throughput sequencing detects the earliest signs of relapse in nearly twice as many patients as flow cytometry, the current standard for relapse detection.
FCC says "small cells" are solution to the spectrum shortage
At the recent CTIA Wireless conference in New Orleans, the hot topic of discussion was how to best resolve the "spectrum crisis" facing wireless providers.
VIDEO -Paralyzed people control robotic arms directly with brain activity
A new study in Nature reports that two paralyzed people were able to grasp objects using robotic arms that they controlled with a brain-computer interface.
Nanotechnology sheds light on cancer stem cell therapy
This discovery allows the once unthinkable: move an entire lab onto a microscale chip. Cancer research that would have taken years will now take weeks.
The Memory Market, Short and Long Term
In the developing battle for memory market dominance, who will emerge as the top players?
iPhone maps: Google is out, Apple is in
Apple has been voraciously acquiring mapping technologies to replace Google Maps. Will the result be interesting technological innovation or an old reiteration in a new package?
VIDEO - Surgeons restore hand function to quadriplegic patient
By rerouting nerves around the injury site, surgeons have restored some hand function in a patient with a spinal cord injury in the neck.
Seeing the light: Light-based approaches to control genes
In surprising research, a handful of teams have created light-sensitive methods for controlling gene expression and, thus, protein production.
VIDEO - PoP Video projector with QuickLogic Visual Enhancement Engine
Review of Micron's latest PoP Video projector module, with video technology from QuickLogic.
Microchips, lollipops and echolocation: New ways to help the blind see
Multiple innovations are bringing science closer to viable solutions for the vision impaired, presenting exciting possibilities for the future of sight.
Restoring hearing with gene therapy
Introducing a gene called Atoh1 into the cochleae of young mice can induce the formation of extra sensory hair cells in the ear.
VIDEO - Italian quadriped robot goes for its first walk
Walking outside for the first time, HyQ demonstrates its ability to navigate simple obstacles.
Stem cell monopoly: The debate over Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s stem cell patents
Just a few patents give the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation control over virtually all primate embryonic stem cell research in the US.
Is the age of ReRAM upon us?
DRAM and flash memory have brought computers a long way. Brian Hall explains why its days are numbered.
Technology Weeky: Top stories for 5/7-5/11
Microchip makers struggle to shrink, Microsoft and Motorola fight for their right to infringe, and nanotech helps us go green and live to tell the tales.
Medical Weekly: Top trends for 5/7-5/11
Roundup of this week's top trending stories.
Global cancer prevention made possible by collaborative research
Collaborative research efforts which are advancing cancer research on a global scale.
Microsoft v. Motorola: using or abusing the legal system?
The two consumer technology powerhouses are embroiled in a spectrum of legal debate over decade-old patents.
Artificial leaves for hydrogen power
MIT researchers have produced an artificial leaf that mimics photosynthesis and produces hydrogen gas.
Roche gives up on cholesterol drug trial, prompting questions about others in CETP class
This marks the end of the story for a drug once touted as a potential blockbuster and casts doubts on the two remaining CETP inhibitors currently in clinical trials.
Doped graphene solar cells set new efficiency record
Researchers demonstrate that adding boron to the graphene latice can increase its effciency to 8.6%.
3-D image guided treatment helps avoid hysterectomies for cervical cancer patients
Delivering radiotherapy directly to cervical cancer using 3-D imaging techniques is effective at controlling the disease and often avoids the need for a hysterectomy.
VIDEO - Testing cognitive function on Mt. Everest
Mayo Clinic recently launched an expedition to Mt. Everest, conducting a variety of high-altitude tests, including an exploration of how altitude affects cognition.
VIDEO - Samsung memory ad campaign personifies tech troubles
Today Samsung released advertisements touting the advantages of memory chips in mobile devices to consumers.
Stem cells protect from side effects of chemotherapy
Scientists have transplanted brain cancer patients own gene-modified blood stem cells to protect their bone marrow against chemotherapy's toxic side effects.
Harvard and MIT team over online courses
Will Ivy-League-led initiatives change the face of online education?
VIDEO - Helping patients breathe easier during surgery
A team of students have built a prototype device to lift the abdominal weight of obese patients who might otherwise have trouble breathing under sedation.
Applying nanotechnology to advance medical science
Nanomedicine is a burgeoning branch of nanotechnology that focuses on advancing medicine and health care, particularly drug delivery.
VIDEO: Power generation from piezoelectric nanocomposite materials
Korean researchers demonstrate simple fabrication and testing of new nanocomposite generator.
Researchers realize new class of metamaterial
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology create example of new metamaterial that behaves almost like a fluid.
Why promising new HIV treatments give hope for eventual cure
With two exiting studies released in the past week, could we be looking at the inception of a medical miracle, thirty years in the making?
VIDEO - New focused radiation treatment effective for gynecologic cancers
This treatment was successful in 80 percent of women and years of monitoring have now found that it also prevented recurrence or cured the women altogether.
Smaller materials could have a big impact
Nanotechnology stands to revolutionize the way we look at technology on a small scale, but have we fully considered the impact of these tiny devices?
Microchip Technology Inc. acquires Standard Microsystems and Roving Networks
Microchip Technology Inc. makes moves to get ahead in wireless semiconductor technology.
VIDEO - SoundWave detects basic gestures
Developers at the University of Washington explain and demonstrate their novel technology for implementing gesture-based computer control..
Glasses-free 3D on the way?
3D glasses are a required inconvenience of 3D cinema, but soon the same capability could be available on smartphones -- no glasses required.
Beyond mammograms: Improving breast cancer screening
The first step to a cure is early diagnosis. Several new methods may soon improve our ability to detect breast cancer.
Embryonic stem cell research around the globe
Embryonic stem cell research is highly controversial in the United States. How have other nations responded to this necessary, but possibly contentious, research?
Is Google the new Microsoft?
Google's latest "innovation" bears a striking similarity to products already on the market -- have we seen this happen before?
Nokia Lawsuits and the Fall of RIM
Action, intrigue, and out of control patent litigation in the lower ranks of the smartphone patent wars.
MEM implants could replace hearing aids
University of Utah researchers are implementing MEM-based microphones to improve and miniaturize hearing aid technology.
VIDEO - Touché: a new way of looking at touch input
Disney Reseach lab develops input that understands the complexity of a simple touch.
Medical Nova Weekly: Top trends for 4/30-5/4
Here's your weekly roundup of medical news.
VIDEO - Nanotech gives glass fog-free surface
MIT mechanical engineers developed a glass with a nanotextured surface that prevents fogging and minimizes glare.
Collaborative innovation attracts academic and industry leaders alike
For years, research and development has been driven by small groups of experts working together, as a team. Well, the team just got larger, much larger.
