TECH & INNOVATION

Optogenetics in Visual Perception Trickery

TECH & INNOVATION 07.23.2019 09:11 AM

New York City scientists manipulate mice nerve cells to let it see lines that are not actually there.

Artificial Intelligence Connects the Brain to Computers

07.20.2019 08:12 AM

TESLA Giant Elon Musk develops a technology that links the brain to the computer Neuralink, the secretive neurotechnology startup of Elon Musk, revealed threads that can directly link a human brain to a computer.

Knee Vibrations: A Source of Energy

07.19.2019 08:09 AM

Scientists develop a device that can generate energy through the bending of the knee from walking Researchers from the University of Hong Kong have developed a device that can provide energy by walking.

Crop Breeding Speed Heightened To Feed The Future

07.18.2019 08:53 AM

Genetic improvements in plants have always been controversial, but scientists remain stern that it is the only way to feed the future generations to come.

Mars Astronauts May Soon Have Access to 3D Printed Skin and Bones

07.17.2019 09:28 AM

Mars explorers could turn to 3D printers to treat burns and broken bones. What could be more frightening than suffering a serious injury, such as a severe burn or broken bone while in outer space, hundreds of thousands of miles away from any hospital? For most astronauts, probably not very much, but it is a reality that they must plan for.

Desalination Industry Booming As World Loses More Freshwater Resource

07.17.2019 08:36 AM

The industry of desalination of water is at its peak as the world continue to lose more of its freshwater resources.

PhD Student at MIT Hopes to Revolutionize Insulin Administration

07.16.2019 09:11 AM

One in 11 people have diabetes, and so the potential reach of Volpatti’s research is massive. A student who is currently attaining her Ph. D. in chemical engineering, Lisa Volpatti is researching avenues for an automatic, self-administering insulin treatment that individuals with diabetes could take once each day.

Study Identified a Great Way to Know How Much Water Snowpacks Hold

07.16.2019 08:59 AM

With the use of a database of snow pillow measurements, the team was able to validate the model, a snow pillow measures snow-water equivalents through the pressure they exerted by the snow on top of it, and also as a pair of large independent data sets, one from western North America, the other from the northeastern United States

This App Listens In And Fills Out Paperwork So Doctors Can Focus On Patients

07.15.2019 10:46 AM

The Saykara app takes a conversation between patient and doctor and standardizes it for electronic healthcare records

The First Genetic Evidence that Insects Experience Chronic Pain Revealed

07.13.2019 06:42 AM

The new research provides the first genetic evidence of what causes chronic pain in Drosophila, fruit flies, and there is good evidence that the same changes also drive chronic pain in humans

Things We Know About The Upcoming 'Stranger Things' Mobile Game

07.12.2019 11:49 AM

The game based on the hit TV is in the works Big news for fans of Stranger Things, a new Stranger Things mobile game is in development from Finnish studio Next Games, and it looks like it's going to cater to the Pokemon Go fans in the crowd too.

Android Warning: Thousands Of Dangerous Copycat Apps On Google Play, Study Finds

07.12.2019 11:34 AM

The research has unearthed thousands of dangerous apps hiding in plain sight in the online store The research done by the University of Sydney and CSIRO's Data61 has shown thousands of dangerous applications hiding in plain sight in the online store, tricking users by copying popular alternatives.