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News The operator has turned on its second low-power wide area network designed for IoT, with its narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network officially going live nationwide on Monday. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher To...

(Hong Kong Baptist University) Novel method developed by HKBU scholars could help produce purer, safer drugs

News Enthusiasm for VR has cooled somewhat after years of hype, but China's leaders are trying to drum up excitement, hoping to take the lead in a technology they expect will eventually gain wide use. Contributed Author:...

News As U.S. regulatory agencies continue to consider potential impacts of the proposed $26 billion merger between Sprint and T-Mobile, DOJ antitrust head Makan Delrahim told CNBC he is remains undecided on whether the d...

Article Lisa Marks and her Algorithmic Lace project won the Grand Prix at the Lexus Design Award Event at Design Week. Marks' inventive design is a post-mastectomy, custom-crafted bra designed to avoid common bra discomf...

Videos In a first-ever advancement in human medicine and aviation technology, an unmanned aircraft has delivered a donor kidney to surgeons for successful transplantation into a patient with kidney failure... Contributed...

News What is the most effective way for parents to soothe their crying babies? A combination of sensory stimuli - by way of swaddling, sound and movement - can help, according to a new study by SEIN, the expertise center...

News A review in CMAJ challenges historical surgical practices that are not research-based, outlining a multidisciplinary approach called enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) that will help patients recover more quickl...

News Researchers at Okayama University report that terahertz radiation can be used to rapidly detect makers for breast-cancer cells. The scientists present a technique that makes use of the binding properties of aptamers...

News A wristwatch-like motion-tracking device can detect movement problems in children whose impairments may be overlooked by doctors and parents, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in...

News Although many of our homes and buildings are constructed from wood, wood is not immune to catching on fire, but that may be changing with a spray-applied retardant coating... Staff Author: Tierney King Topics: Produ...

News A special manufacturing technique usually reserved for supercars has found its way into the all-new 2019 Nissan Altima 2.5-liter engine... Contributed Author: Nissan Topics: Automotive

News In enabling the surgeon to fully control and maintain knee joint distraction during surgery, Innovative Medical Products' De Mayo Universal Distractor lets the surgeon see just how much the joint is being distracted...

Videos A new class of coatings that sheds ice effortlessly from even large surfaces has moved researchers closer to their decades-long goal of ice-proofing cargo ships, airplanes, power lines and other large structures.....

Blog Superpowers may not be too far behind. Undoubtedly, humanity has begun to enter the age of wearable exoskeletons and exosuits that offer support and strength to people's bodies may be the next supersuit... Contribut...

Videos An implant could now help individuals who are unable to communicate by interpreting signals in their brain and converting them to understandable speech... Staff Author: Tierney King Topics: Implantables

News Scraping an icy windshield can be a seasonal struggle for those that live in colder climates. But engineers are aiming to ease that winter frustration with a new surface coating that can shed ice from large areas us...

News About ten percent of all cancer patients suffer from lymphoedema, which produces swelling in the legs, arms and breasts. The ETH start-up Dicronis has developed an instrument for simple and early diagnosis of this m...

Videos Ford has developed a prototype shopping cart that brakes all on its own, called the "Self-Braking Trolley," which takes a page from vehicle technology that helps drivers avoid obstacles. In particular, the company...

Blog Whether residing inside buildings or braving the conditions of outdoor life, electronic instrumentation with its delicate components needs protection. Electronic enclosures serve as the fortified strongholds to... S...

News A simple injection that can help regrow damaged tissue has long been the dream of physicians and patients alike. A new study from researchers at UBC Okanagan moves that dream closer to reality with a device that mak...

News A research cooperation between the University of Hamburg and DESY has developed a process suitable for 3D printing that can be used to produce transparent and mechanically flexible electronic circuits... Contributed...