/ en-us Â鶹ÒùÔº internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Â鶹ÒùÔºics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. CRISPR, the gene-editing technology, has been one of the major breakthroughs in biology in the last two decades. And while students learn about the capability to cut, paste, and alter genes, it's rare that they get the chance to understand the technology by using it themselves. /news/2024-09-kit-classroom-crispr-accessible.html Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:53:05 EDT news645875581 Six of our nine planetary boundaries have now been crossed—and industrial agriculture are the main culprit. That is what a team of scientists under Johan Rockström reported in an article published in September.. /news/2024-01-industrial-agriculture-disturbing-nitrogen-undermining.html Ecology Agriculture Thu, 04 Jan 2024 12:28:05 EST news623593681 In a pilot-scale study to find alternative raw materials for rigid plastic packages, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland has obtained unprecedented maximum limits of its highly extensible formable cellulose-based webs used for rigid packaging applications. The results enable the manufacturing of a wide range of sustainable 3D packaging solutions that were previously unattainable. /news/2023-11-formable-cellulose-based-food-packaging-single-use.html Polymers Materials Science Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:31:09 EST news618597067 Materials scientists aim to use bioinspired soft robots to carry out advanced interactions between humans and robots, but the associated technology remains to be developed. For example, soft actuators must perform quickly with force to deliver programmable shape changes and the devices should be easy to fabricate and energy efficient for untethered applications. In a new report on Science Advances, Zoey S. Davidson and an interdisciplinary research team in the departments of Â鶹ÒùÔºical Intelligence, Materials Science and Engineering, and the School of Medicine in Germany, U.S. and Turkey, combined several characteristics of interest using two distinct active materials systems to build soft robots. /news/2019-12-shape-programmable-dielectric-liquid-crystal-elastomer.html General Â鶹ÒùÔºics Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:30:01 EST news495099424 The routine measurement of radiation doses can be clinically challenging due to limitations with conventional dosimeters used to measure the dose uptake of external ionizing radiation. In a new study, Karthik Pushpavanam and an interdisciplinary team of researchers in the departments of Chemical Engineering, Molecular Sciences, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center and Arizona Veterinary Oncology in the U.S. has described a novel gel-based nanosensor. The technology allows colorimetric detection and quantification of topographical radiation dose profiles during radiotherapy. /news/2019-11-topographical-dose-profiles-gel-nanosensors.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Mon, 25 Nov 2019 09:30:07 EST news493630552 Crouching in the boot-sucking mud of the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, Manu Prakash, associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford University, peered through his Foldscope—a $1.75 origami microscope of his own invention—scrutinizing the inhabitants of the marsh's brackish waters. With his eye trained on a large single-cell organism, called Spirostomum, he watched it do something that immediately made it his next research subject. /news/2019-07-ultra-fast-aquatic-cells-toxins-unison.html Cell & Microbiology Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:16:24 EDT news481990574 Previous studies have shown that a lack of resources stifles innovation—that people in the U.S. and around the world who live in resource-scarce environments are unable to be innovative and make an impact. /news/2017-09-necessity-mother-inventionregardless-resources.html Economics & Business Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:43:54 EDT news425821423 Researchers at the University of Waterloo have invented a fast, affordable way for developing communities to test their drinking water for potentially deadly E. coli. /news/2017-09-cheaper-faster-coli.html Analytical Chemistry Thu, 07 Sep 2017 01:49:08 EDT news423967740 Vishnu Kumar had barely reached adulthood when he lost his limbs in a freak electrical accident, seemingly condemning him to the life of penury endured by millions of amputees in India. /news/2017-08-low-cost-prostheses-indian-amputees-chance.html Engineering Mon, 21 Aug 2017 03:08:07 EDT news422503673 Inequality is the defining social, political and economic phenomenon of our time. Just 1% of the world's population now holds over 35% of all private wealth, more than the bottom 95% combined. Bad as this may seem, trends suggest that the situation will only get worse. Addressing it will involve multiple strategies working together, but one which is less well understood is how simple, affordable solutions to people's problems can make a genuine difference from the bottom up. /news/2017-04-frugal-inequality.html Social Sciences Wed, 19 Apr 2017 09:35:31 EDT news411813321 A "gutsy" Indian approach to innovation is being echoed worldwide by multinational companies adopting "frugal" approaches that help them do business faster, better and cheaper. /news/2015-10-frugal-genius.html Economics & Business Thu, 15 Oct 2015 08:10:03 EDT news364114745 (Â鶹ÒùÔº) —Manu Prakash won a contest to develop the 21st-century chemistry set. His version, based on a toy music box, is small, robust, programmable and costs $5. It can inspire young scientists and also address developing-world problems such as water quality and health. /news/2014-04-music-stanford-bioengineer-chemistry-video.html Analytical Chemistry Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:38:42 EDT news316190310 During a crowded reception at Harvard’s Arts @ 29 Garden, Travis K. Bost, M.Des.S. ’12, reached toward a small shelf of books and removed a green volume. /news/2012-08-digital-traditional-event-showcases-metalab.html Other Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:44:27 EDT news264325351 From star-gazing iPad applications to crystal-encrusted iPhone cases, a universe of products spun off of Apple gadgets flourished at Macworld Expo despite the absence of the sun around which they revolve. /news/2011-01-macworld-superstar-apple.html Consumer & Gadgets Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:03:14 EST news215492568 (AP) -- Electronic coupons, arriving by cell phone, Twitter, e-mail and Facebook, are helping generate an old standby's comeback and bringing in new, younger customers. /news/2009-08-coupons-users.html Internet Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:10:01 EDT news170613724 We were told to expect them. Over the last few weeks the Web has been awash with speculation that many handset makers would unveil competitors to the G1, the first mobile phone to operate on Google's Android system, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona recently. /news/2009-04-android.html Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:27:33 EDT news158495231 In some school classrooms, paper is becoming more of a relic than an educational staple. /news/2009-03-teachers-paper-usage-kids.html Hi Tech & Innovation Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:55:56 EDT news157640113