Feb 20 2011

Inkjet Printers Inspire Scientists to Make Skin

Tag: Humans,Materials,Medical Treatment,Printers and Scanners,SkinDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 10:27 pm
Donor cells could be cultured and then sprayed layer-by-layer to print "skin."

Nov 11 2010

Cancer Breakthrough in New Blood Cell Source?

Tag: Cancer,Leukemia,SkinEric Bland @ 12:00 pm
This neat bit of cellular alchemy could herald a major breakthrough in the treatment of diseases like leukemia and lymphoma.

Nov 09 2010

Whales Suffering From Sunburn

Tag: Animals,Skin,Skin Cancer,The Sun,Whales,ZoologyJennifer Viegas @ 11:59 pm
Whales are continuously exposed to the sun and are now suffering from sunburns and skin cancer as ultraviolet radiation increases.

Sep 29 2010

Morphing, Stretchable Phones Are Being Tested

Nokia is working on thin, flexible phones that conform to any shape.

Sep 13 2010

Artificial Skin Offers Robots, Amputees Sense of Touch

Biotech wizards have engineered electronic skin that can sense touch, in a major step towards next-generation robotics and prosthetic limbs.

Sep 12 2010

Chlorinated Pools May Increase Cancer Risk

Tag: Cancer,Epidemiology,Skin,Water SportsEmily Sohn @ 10:00 pm
A new collection of studies show a rise in blood markers associated with cancer in swimmers using chlorinated pools.

Sep 08 2010

Flying in Sunshine

This plane runs on sun.

Aug 05 2010

U.S. Bats Flying Toward Extinction

Tag: Bats,Immune System,Mammals,North America,Skin,Wild AnimalsJennifer Viegas @ 6:00 pm
At least one species of bat could go extinct in the United States within the next 20 years as white-nose syndrome spreads.

Jul 29 2010

Physicists Tackle Wrinkles

Tag: Laboratories,Materials,Polymers,Scientists,SkinDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 2:59 pm
Researchers study how folds and other creases disappear in studies that could shed light on how human tissue folds and grows.

Jul 19 2010

‘Ouchless’ Microneedles Deliver Pain-Free Vaccines

Tag: Flu,Medicine,Skin,Technology,VaccineDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 9:48 am
A Band-Aid-like patch does away with the big, scary needle and could be available over-the-counter.

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