Benchtop Human
Significant progress toward creating "homo minutus" -- a benchtop human -- was reported at the Society of Toxicology meeting on Mar. 26 in Phoenix. The...
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Could a Robot Deliver Motivational Speeches?
Imagine a day when a form of artificial intelligence could deliver a speech as compelling as one given by a human. A nonprofit organization called...
Building heart tissue that beat
When a heart gets damaged, such as during a major heart attack, there’s no easy fix. But scientists working on a way to repair the...
Researchers reconstruct facial images locked in a viewer’s mind
Using only data from an fMRI scan, researchers led by a Yale University undergraduate have accurately reconstructed images of human faces as viewed by other...
Generator uses the human body as an electrode to power portable electronics
It's well-known that the human body is a good conductor of electricity, and now researchers have taken advantage of this fact to create a small...
Bioengineered bacteria produce biofuel alternative for high-energy rocket fuel
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Joint BioEnergy Institute have engineered a bacterium to synthesize pinene, a hydrocarbon produced by trees that...
New technique brings us closer to HIV and hepatitis C vaccines
Plans for a new type of DNA vaccine to protect against the deadly HIV and Hepatitis C viruses have taken an important step forward, with...
Zuckerberg, Musk and Kutcher Invest In Artificial Intelligence Firm
Billionaire tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, along with actor Ashton Kutcher, have joined forces to make a $40 million investment in the artificial...
First stem cell study of bipolar disorder yields promising results
Stem cell model shows nerve cells develop, behave and respond to lithium differently – opening doors to potential new treatments. What makes a person bipolar,...
Lab-on-fiber could shine light on disease
"Imagine turning on your home lab kit, pricking your finger, and blotting the blood on an array of fiber probes. In just a few minutes,...
A first dance, on a next-generation bionic limb
Hugh Herr, director of the Biomechatronics Group at The MIT Media Lab, strolls onto the TED2014 stage in a pair of long, black shorts. Normally,...
New technique sheds light on human neural networks
A new technique, developed by researchers in the Quantitative Light Imaging Laboratory at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois, provides a method to...
A brain connected by Bluetooth to an artificial hand
A 15-year-old high school sophomore from Westford, Nathan has earned international renown — and a nice chunk of money — by designing an artificial arm...
Electric ‘thinking cap’ controls learning speed
Caffeine-fueled cram sessions are routine occurrences on any college campus. But what if there was a better, safer way to learn new or difficult material...
Researcher uses DNA therapy in lab mice to improve cochlear implant functionality
One in a thousand children in the United States is deaf, and one in three adults will experience significant hearing loss after the age of...
