Wireless power transmission safely charges devices anywhere within a room
A new method developed by Disney Research for wirelessly transmitting power throughout a room enables users to charge electronic devices as seamlessly as they now...
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Modifying fat content in soybean oil with the molecular scissors Cpf1
Credit: IBS A team from the Center for Genome Engineering, within the Institute for Basic Research (IBS), succeeded in editing two genes that contribute to...
Ötzi the Iceman: Researchers validate the stability of genetic markers
(Saarland University) Biomarkers are biological attributes that can give doctors or researchers clues about the health status or illnesses of a patient. Scientists are placing...
LA BioMed’s 4th Annual Innovation Showcase
The Innovation Showcase will be attended by over 300 entrepreneurs, investors, executives from biotech and pharma medical devices companies, legal experts, service providers, prominent scientists,...
Engage with the world’s brightest mathematicians and computer scientists in Heidelberg!
Lectures, workshops and panel discussions embolden scientifically driven debate, while various social events encourage the participants to pursue their discourse outside the lecture halls and...
Crystal growth, earth science and tech demo research launching to orbiting laboratory
Credit: NASA The tenth SpaceX cargo resupply launch to the International Space Station, targeted for launch Feb. 18, will deliver investigations that study human health,...
Radiotherapy for invasive breast cancer increases the risk of second primary lung cancer
DENVER - East Asian female breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy have a higher risk of developing second primary lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading...
New method uses heat flow to levitate variety of objects
Credit: Chicago Jean Lachat Although scientists have been able to levitate specific types of material, a pair of UChicago undergraduate physics students helped take the...
Students in Ohio’s online charter schools perform worse than peers in traditional schools
Despite dramatic growth in enrollment in online charter schools in Ohio, students are not achieving the same academic success as those in brick-and-mortar charter and...
ESMO supports the 2017 WHO cancer resolution
ESMO, the leading European professional organisation for medical oncology, presented an official statement supporting the 2017 WHO Cancer Resolution that was discussed at the 140th...
Site of care may partly explain survival difference between kids and AYAs with leukemia
Bottom Line: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who were not treated at specialized cancer centers...
Adenoviruses and the immune system join forces against cancer
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers of the Cancer Virotherapy Research Group of Bellvitge Biomedicine Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Ramon Alemany, have developed an oncolytic virus...
Cancer researchers to convene for Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancers Symposium in March
ARLINGTON, Va., February 16, 2017 -- The 2017 Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancers Symposium, co-sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the American Society of...
NTU Singapore invents ultrafast camera for self-driving vehicles and drones
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an ultrafast high-contrast camera that could help self-driving cars and drones see...
Gene therapy treats muscle-wasting disease in dogs
Credit: Martin Childer lab/UW Medicine Work on gene therapy is showing significant progress for restoring muscle strength and prolonging lives in dogs with a previously...
