Tech : Science World Report

Jul 26, 2013 02:22 PM EDT

Typed Speech Shows Better Communication Via Facebook

Some researchers actually believe Facebook may be taking a more interesting approach to show and create advertisements.

Jul 27, 2013 07:26 AM EDT

Healing Hydrogel May Cause Faster Tissue Regeneration

Want to heal faster? There may be a new material that allows for quicker tissue regeneration. Scientists have developed hydrogels that can promote the proper organization of human cells in order to heal damaged tissue.

Jul 26, 2013 09:47 AM EDT

Power of Ultrasound Binds Nanoparticles: Avoiding the Hazards of Air-Borne Particles

There's a new way to join materials together, and it's all about using the power of ultrasound. The findings could help scientists develop new ways to make environments safer for workers that have to worry about the hazards of nanoparticles in the air.

Jul 25, 2013 06:47 PM EDT

Switching Blood Clotting On and Off With Laser-Controlled Gold Nanoparticles

Engineers design nanoparticles that can turn the blood-clotting cascade on or off.

Jul 25, 2013 05:15 PM EDT

Nano Scientists Reach Holy Grail in Tiny Cancer Marker Detection: Single Molecules

Just months after setting a record for detecting the smallest single virus in solution, researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) have announced a new breakthrough: They used a nano-enhanced version of their patented microcavity biosensor to detect a single cancer ma...

Jul 24, 2013 06:49 PM EDT

Tests of New Biosensor That Warns Before Athletes ‘Hit the Wall’

A new biosensor, applied to the human skin like a temporary tattoo, can alert marathoners, competitive bikers and other "extreme" athletes that they're about to "bonk," or "hit the wall," scientists are reporting. The study, in ACS' journal Analytical Chemistry, describes the first human tests of th...

Jul 24, 2013 08:20 AM EDT

Scientists Control Genes with Light: New Method for Understanding Function

Genes make up the roadmaps of our bodies, revealing exactly how we function. Controlling these genes could allow us to learn more about them, possibly revealing new insight into diseases. Now, researchers may have a way to do so. Scientists have developed a technique that can rapidly or halt the exp...

Jul 24, 2013 06:59 AM EDT

Mussels' Tenacious, Sticky Threads Could Create New Era of Medical Materials

Mussels cling onto hard surfaces, tiny strands grabbing tenaciously onto rough rocks and cement. Now, scientists have uncovered exactly how mussels accomplish this feat. They've revealed the secret behind a mussel's threads, which could allow them to create new medical materials.

Jul 23, 2013 05:18 PM EDT

Milestone in Emerging Super-Black Nanotechnology Achieved by NASA Engineer

A NASA engineer has achieved yet another milestone in his quest to advance an emerging super-black nanotechnology that promises to make spacecraft instruments more sensitive without enlarging their size.

Jul 23, 2013 01:08 PM EDT

Scientists Create Self-Assembling Materials: Dancing Magnetic Water Droplets (Video)

Self-assembling materials could be a huge asset to future technological applications. Now, scientists have created some. They've placed water droplets containing magnetic nanoparticles on strong water repellent structures to make them align in various static and dynamic structures using periodically...

Jul 23, 2013 09:10 AM EDT

New Microchips Mimic Brain's Information Processing in Real Time

Could computer chips mimic the human brain? Apparently they can. Scientists have unveiled new microchips that can imitate the brain's information processing in real time.

Jul 22, 2013 07:22 PM EDT