A new research center based at the University of Glasgow is setting out to develop the ‘cognitive’ cities of the future which will revolutionize urban life. The Centre for Integrated Sensing and Communication Enabling Cognitive…
Graphene sheets capture cells efficiently
New method could enable pinpoint diagnostics on individual blood cells. [caption id="attachment_11702" align="alignnone" width="639"] Mild heating of graphene oxide sheets makes it possible to bond particular compounds to the sheets’ surface, a new study shows.…
A simple nose for noxious gases
Tunable porous MOF materials interface with electrodes to sound the alarm at the first sniff of hydrogen sulfide. [caption id="attachment_11697" align="alignnone" width="645"] A carefully tuned MOF can detect the presence of hydrogen sulfide gas with…
3-D printing with plants
World’s most abundant polymer could rival petroleum-based plastics as source of printing feedstock. [caption id="attachment_11693" align="alignnone" width="639"] This image from a scanning electron microscope shows a cross section of an object printed using cellulose. The…
Volkswagen’s excess emissions will lead to 1,200 premature…
Countries hit hardest by automaker’s emissions scandal include Germany, Poland, France, and Czech Republic. [caption id="attachment_11689" align="alignnone" width="639"] A production line in a Volkswagen factory in Poland. Scientists at MIT and elsewhere report that the…