Inspired by a whirligig toy, Stanford bioengineers develop a 20-cent, hand-powered blood centrifuge
Credit: Stanford University
Here's how to build a whirligig: Thread a loop of twine through two holes in a button. Grab the loop ends, then...
New laser based on unusual physics phenomenon could improve telecommunications, computing
Schematic of the BIC laser: a high frequency laser beam (blue) powers the membrane to emit a laser beam at telecommunication frequency (red). Credit:...
Split-second data mapping
MapD is a type of commonly used database-management system modified to run on GPUs instead of CPUs, which power most traditional database-management systems. MapD...
Contrary to decades of hype, curcumin alone is unlikely to boost health
Image Credit: Flickr/Shivaranjan
Curcumin, a compound in turmeric, continues to be hailed as a natural treatment for a wide range of health conditions, including cancer...
“Weak Measurement” with strong results
Schematic illustration of the interferometric setup. Credit: Image courtesy of Vienna University of Technology, TU Vienna
At TU Wien, a new method was developed allowing...
Farthest Stars in Milky Way Might Be Ripped from Another Galaxy
In this computer-generated image, a red oval marks the disk of our Milky Way galaxy and a red dot shows the location of the...
Surprise advance in the treatment of adult cancers
A team of researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has found an epigenetic modification that might be the...
Struggle to escape distant galaxies creates giant halos of scattered photons
This artist's impression shows a Milky Way type galaxy in the local Universe, surrounded by a much larger halo of blue, faint light, made...
Next-generation optics offer the widest real-time views of vast regions of the sun
Recent images taken from Big Bear Solar Observatory of a massive section of the Sun's surface, about 23,000 miles square, showcase the advances in...
Lamprey helps scientists discover how the human brain appeared
Credit: Snezhana Mazhekenova
Researchers at the M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences have collaborated with their...
What does it take for an AIDS virus to infect a person?
HIV infecting a human cell.Credit: NIH Photo Gallery
Upon sexual exposure, the AIDS virus must overcome some mighty barriers to find the right target cell...
