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Wisdom teeth seem like a biological mishap. Our third and final set of molars to grow, wisdom teeth don't quite fit in many people's mouths, leading to millions of surgeries per year. But in some people, these "extra" te...

Many facial moisturizers brag about their sun protection abilities. But new research shows that user error is stopping SPF-containing moisturizer from providing much of a defense against the sun's harmful rays. Researche...

Data Focus In order to maintain its leadership position and overtake China in the longer term, the U.S. must still address infrastructure challenges and continue to free up spectrum, according to CTIA. Staff Author: Bevi...

(Institute for In Vitro Sciences) The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) applauds China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for their acceptance of certain non-animal (alternative) test methods for the ...

Blog The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is a competition to create sustainable shelters suitable for the Moon, Mars or beyond using resources available on-site in these locations. The multi-level 3D-Printed Habitat Challen...

Videos Toyota's basketball-playing robot may be making its debut on an NBA team since it hardly ever misses a free throw or a three-pointer. Though, the bot can't dribble or slam dunk, so it may not come in all that hand...

Article Handheld battery-operated devices such as portable medical devices, industrial meters, tablets, or cell phones provide effective tactile user interfaces through LCDs (liquid-crystal displays)... Contributed Autho...

News Drawing inspiration from nature, researchers are making polymers with ever-more precise compositions on demand. Using multistep synthesis tools, a group is reporting that it is developing ultra-high precision synthe...

Videos How do you build a spaceship? It's not easy - because space is hard. It's endless vacuum, hot and cold at the same time, streaked with radiation - and you have to fly at eight kilometres per second just to get the...

Article As the medical device and pharmaceutical worlds continue to converge, extraordinary product designs are becoming reality... Contributed Author: Mark Gordon, product Manager, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Healthcar...

Videos If you've ever dreamed about getting a good night's sleep, your answer may someday lie in data generated by your sleepwear. Researchers have developed pajamas embedded with self-powered sensors that provide contin...

News As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. However, artificial intelligence (AI) may help ease the trials and tribulations of the learning process. Researchers from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in Barcelona.....

News South Australian company CCT Energy Storage has unveiled the Thermal Energy Device (TED), the "world's first" working thermal battery. According to CCT Energy Storage, "the battery accepts any form... Staff Author: ...

News A prototype wearable device, tested in animal models, can continuously collect live cancer cells directly from a patient's blood... Contributed Author: University of Michigan Topics: Oncology

News Testing for tuberculosis is fairly straightforward in most cases, but existing tests don't work for everyone because they require something not everyone, especially kids and people with HIV/AIDS, can do: cough up fl...

News Playing games in virtual reality (VR) could be a key tool in treating people with neurological disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease... Contributed Author: University of Waterloo Topics: Ne...

News There is much ongoing research into autonomous road vehicles and experimental cars and heavy-goods vehicles have already hit the roads. A paper published in the International Journal of Automotive Technology... Cont...

News Japanese scientists have developed a technique to transform a copper-based substance into a material that mimics properties of precious and pricey metals, such as gold and silver. The new medium, made... Contributed...

News On Nov. 13, 1985, the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in the Andes - about 80 miles west of Bogota, Colombia - erupted, sending a pyroclastic flow down its mountainside. The heat melted the snow at an elevation... Contribut...

Videos DARPA is soliciting creative proposals for the fourth swarm sprint in its OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program. OFFSET envisions swarms of 250 collaborative autonomous systems providing... Contributed ...

News Lower operating costs, enhanced performance, flexibility, resilience and interoperability in 5G networks are all available to mobile operators following the recent completion of a major research project. The 4-year....

Blog Industry experts answer the question: With the ever-increasing emphasis on the Internet of Things, what challenges remain for security with embedded devices... Contributed Author: ECN Staff