Aug 05 2011
Suitcase-Sized Device Detects Anthrax
Tests that normally require a full-sized lab and days to complete can now be performed in real-time on a computer chip.
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Aug 01 2011
Genetically Modified Beagle Glows
"Tegon" glows bright green under ultraviolet light in a feat that could eventually help scientists track diseases.
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Jul 27 2011
Test Tube DNA Brain Gets Quiz Questions Right
Caltech researchers created a neural network consisting of four artificial neurons made from DNA strands.
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Jul 01 2011
Fluorescent Nanotubes Image Internal Organs
A dye composed of carbon nanotubes minimizes light scatter and produces clearer images.
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Jun 29 2011
Electrode Wristband Stimulates Guitar-Picking
A band 28 electrode pads strapped to the forearm stimulates muscles and flexes joints in the hand and fingers.
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Jun 14 2011
Heart Without Beat or Pulse Could Save Lives
A new kind of artificial heart uses whirling motors to 'spin' blood -- rather than pump it -- through the body.
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Jun 14 2011
First Laser Made of Living Cells Has Arrived
Scientists have engineered cells to produce fluorescent proteins, and then use those cells as lasers.
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Jun 08 2011
Human Skin Cells Turned Into Neurons
By manipulating four genes scientists have turned in skin cells into electrically active neurons.
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Jun 08 2011
Shark-Repellent Hooks Reduce Accidental Catches
SMART Hooks use magnetism to interfere with the electrical sense in the nose of sharks, turning them away.
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Jun 02 2011
Petri Dish Brain Has ‘Short-term Memory’
Microbrain composed of embryonic rat neurons has 12 seconds of memory.
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