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DIY bio community lab opens in NYC
The Genspace lab members are part of a growing movement of do-it-yourself amateur biologists, commonly called DIY bio community lab.
December 17, 2010
Monitor your heart rate at home via webcam
In the future, monitor your vital statistics at home via webcam. The Cardiocam measures your heart rate as you gaze into a camera - or a mirror.
December 16, 2010
BEAR robot might save your life
This BEAR robot might save your life, according to VECNA Robotics, which designed the robot to locate, lift, and rescue people injured on the battlefield, a mine shaft, or a toxic spill.
December 13, 2010
The end of cheap coal
The end of cheap coal worldwide might be less than ten years away, according to a comment article published in the U.K. science journal Nature.
December 13, 2010
Antimatter created and trapped for the first time
Antimatter has been created and contained for the first time by scientists at the European nuclear research organization CERN.
December 13, 2010
Oil and gas industry life-saving safety rules
Van Dijk is Vice President of Safety for Shell discusses life-saving rules for oil and gas. It’s his job to keep over 100,000 employees and many more contractors safe.
December 13, 2010
Your stomach growls when you’re hungry. Why?
When you are hungry, your brain signals your digestive organs to prepare for a meal. The result? Your stomach growls.
December 7, 2010
A flu vaccine that lasts decades possible
A flu vaccine that lasts decades is possible to make and could offer protection from many different flu virus strains.
December 7, 2010
Outbreaks of cholera frequently come prior to epidemics
A mathematical biologist examined past cholera epidemics in London and discovered a trend in how cholera epidemics strike.
December 7, 2010
Hans Rosling, statistics expert, on numbers and hope
Hans Rosling says that while some numbers about Earth today reflect an overwhelming reality, some reveal a hopeful future.
December 7, 2010
