BEIJING, Feb 10– Researchers in China have developed improved at-home test strips that can quickly and accurately detect feline and canine parvoviruses, potentially helping pet owners identify life-threatening infections earlier, according to a study published…
Knee Sound Based Detector for Osteoarthritis Prediction
The system is based on sound recordings on the subject’s knee. [caption id="attachment_4607" align="alignright" width="225"] Jerry Choon Cheah Wee with his awards at i-ENVEX 2015[/caption] Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease, which is commonly…
College Board and NSF expand partnership to bring…
[caption id="attachment_4599" align="alignright" width="300"] A student works in the Choreographe visual programming environment used to program humanoid robots.[/caption] The College Board and the National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced an extension of their partnership to…
Researcher’s quest for an artificial heart
Image by Ociacia/ Shutterstock The need to mend broken hearts has never been greater. In the USA alone, around 610,000 people die of heart disease each year. A significant number of those deaths could potentially…
Chasing polar winds with laser
[caption id="attachment_4583" align="alignright" width="305"] Measuring cyclones[/caption] Preparing for the launch of ESA’s Aeolus wind satellite next year, scientists from Europe and the US recently teamed up in Iceland to measure the wind over the North…





