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…
Study shows stem cells fiercely abide by innate…
[caption id="attachment_11651" align="alignright" width="199"] James Thomson[/caption] The mystery of what controls the range of developmental clocks in mammals — from 22 months for an elephant to 12 days for an opossum — may lie in the…
Science checkout continues for ExoMars orbiter
[caption id="attachment_11647" align="alignnone" width="625"] ExoMars science orbit 5–6 March[/caption] Next week, the ExoMars orbiter will devote two days to making important calibration measurements at the Red Planet, which are needed for the science phase of…
Improving DNA-detecting transistors
Graphene-based transistors could soon help diagnose genetic diseases. [caption id="attachment_11644" align="alignnone" width="891"] Figure: Schematic of a graphene-based field-effect transistor (left) and an atomic force microscopy image of graphene covered with single-stranded probe DNA (right).[/caption] Researchers…
New “tougher-than-metal” fiber-reinforced hydrogels
A team of Hokkaido University scientists has succeeded in creating “fiber-reinforced soft composites,” or tough hydrogels combined with woven fiber fabric. These fabrics are highly flexible, tougher than metals, and have a wide range of…