Swiss Researchers Create Batteries Out of Waste Graphite
A team of Swiss researchers led by Maksym Kovalenko has bought a whole new meaning to the phrase low-cost battery as they set out to develop a…
Getting to Grips with Machine Learning
A new Machine Learning Initiative’s been launched by Dr. Marc Deisenroth from the Department of Computing at Imperial College London this month. It…
How Can We Limit the Harmful Effects of Energy Drinks?
Energy drinks are popular not just in the United States, but all over the world, and while one or two may not do any harm, excessive consumption…
Got a Song Stuck in Your Head? Here’s How to ‘Unstick it’
I’m sure you’ve all experienced the annoyingness of that one song being stuck in your head, going around on a constant loop. What you may not have…
Engineers Develop World’s Most Functional and Flexible Transistor
As well creating the most functional, flexible transistor in the world, the team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has also come up with a new…
Smart Medical Tattoos That Change Color When a Problem is Detected
A new wave of health monitoring is about to hit the market with thanks to Harvard and MIT researchers with their development of ‘smart’ tattoo ink.…
Is There a Way for Type 1 Diabetes Sufferers to Ditch the Needle?
For most of us, the frequency of us having to have an injection is probably less than once a year; maybe even once in every five years. But, for Type…
Researchers Accelerate Infrared Spectra Using Artificial Intelligence
There have been many advances in technology over the past decade with and much of that is down to artificial intelligence (AI). From autonomous cars…
Quantum Technology Takes Another Leap Forward by Bending Photons
We’ve known for quite some time now of the potential for using photon entanglement in quantum computing . But, one of the main problems when applying…
Synthetic Biology Takes Another Leap Forward with the Development of New Circuitry
Synthetic gene circuits have been developed by scientists and engineers that enable them to program the behavior, functionality, and performance of…
New Joint Initiative Between Imperial and Kings College London Boosts Artificial Cell Design
A new research center called FABICELL’s been launched in London that brings together more than 30 different research groups in an attempt to boost…
Hydrogel Casts Could Become the New Way to Control Bleeding Disorders
Researchers from Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Brigham and Women’s Hospital the Mayo Clinic and MIT have come…