Cadrus Therapeutics, Inc of Worcester, Massachusetts is developing a new drug delivery platform that will allow patients to swallow drugs that currently require to be injected for successful use. Such drugs cannot pass through the digestive system and reach the ...
Researchers at the University of Zaragoza in Spain have developed a wheelchair capable of reacting to directional thoughts of its user. The chair uses a laser scanner to generate a three dimensional map of its surroundings. Users concentrate on one ...
Aquamarine Power of Aberdeen, Scotland has invented the Oyster Hydro-Electric Wave Energy Converter, a device that turns ocean waves into usable electricity. Designed for deployment in multi-device arrays capable of powering up to 3000 average homes each, Oyster differs from ...
Scientists from Cardiff University, UK, have discovered that studying the unique way a person’s brain “sings” may provide insight into complex conditions such as schizophrenia and epilepsy. With better understanding it will be possible to develop better treatments and save ...
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Israel have created a method that can eliminate the tumor risk of using stem cells as the cure for various diseases. According to the scientists, this development may revolutionize the field of stem cell ...
Scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), researchers from the Brain Mapping Foundation in West Hollywood, and neurosurgeons from the City of Hope Cancer Center have all teamed together to enhance NASA’s “electronic nose” to explore the function of cellular ...
A group of researchers from Linkoeping University in Linkoeping , Sweden, led by Prof. Gunnar Kratz, has successfully created human bone, cartilage, and other tissue types from human connective tissue stem cells. This breakthrough could be a key turning point ...
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed tiny gold rods capable of singling out tumorous cells and destroying them without damaging nearby healthy tissue. The gold nanorods absorb energy from near infrared light and then focus that ...
Green Ocean Energy, Ltd. of Aberdeen, Scotland has developed a hydro power attachment to offshore wind turbines. The Wave Treader is a set of two floats that connect to the base of a wind turbine. As the floats are raised ...
A research team from Ben Gurion University in Beer-Sheba, Israel, found that talking on a cellular phone harms the mental abilities of the user. This research may serve as a warning against one of the gadgets most of us use ...