A bionic prosthetic eye that speaks the language of your brain
On the grand scale of things, we know so very little about the brain. Our thick-headedness isn’t quite cosmological in...
Researchers Turn Viruses Into Molecular Legos
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have turned a benign virus into an engineering tool for assembling structures that...
Bionic Bacteria May Help Make New Drugs, Biofuels
A strain of genetically enhanced bacteria developed by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies may pave the way...
Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Society
Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Society (TBIS) is a charitable organization created to foster, develop and promote all aspects of science...
Scientists unveil tools for rewriting the code of life
New technology from MIT and Harvard can edit DNA at the genome scale, giving cells novel functions. MIT and Harvard...
‘Human Breast Milk’ From Bioengineered Cows
Chinese scientists have produced a herd of bioengineered cows that make milk that could substitute for human breast milk --...
Bionic Legs
The robotic exoskeleton eLegs could be a game changer for spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Chasing Nature
As engineers begin to build tiny aircraft for tasks such as military-related surveillance and post-disaster search, they are turning...
Bacteria can communicate with each other through nanotubes
A pathway whereby bacteria communicate with each other has been discovered by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The...
Sculpture at the Millennium Library Plaza
Chemistry and Statue - Photography by Gabe Daly
Mice That ‘Smell’ Light Could Help Scientist Better Understand Olfaction
Harvard University neurobiologists have created mice that can "smell" light, providing a potent new tool that could help researchers better...
A Bioengineered Future in Deep Space
NASA's Human Research Program is all about risk reduction, finding ways to counter fatigue and mitigate radiation damage, among...
Baby’s genome hidden in mother’s blood
Scientists in Hong Kong and the United States have mapped hundreds of thousands of DNA code variations spread across the...
Engineering students display capstone projects
Evan Hendrick, a mechanical engineering senior, demonstrated a bionic glove during the College of Engineering's Student Design Project Showcase held...
You are so sweet
You are so sweet - Credits: Unknown
A team of bioengineers has developed the SafeSnip device
TULANE (US)—Researchers have designed SafeSnip, an inexpensive device that could prevent millions of infection-related neonatal deaths in developing countries. The...
A ‘Bionic Nose’ That Knows
Researchers have developed device to detect microscopic signs of cancer, bombs and impure water. Both cancer cells and the chemicals...