Cancer Treatment Efficacy: Japanese Startup Introduces Device to Promote Spread of Proton Therapy

Medicine & Technology Jun 28, 2021

Japan-based B dot Medical Inc. has recently introduced a new device for more effective cancer treatment through proton beam therapy.

TikTok Trick to Eliminate Gag Reflex True? Studies Show Effectiveness of Applying Pressure Point

Jun 10, 2021

Another medical story has gone viral, specifically the new TikTok trick that lets one stop his gag reflex. People on the popular social media site are sharing a hack that apparently stops their gag reflex

Generating Electricity: MIT Engineers Discover New Using Tiny Carbon Particles

Jun 07, 2021

MIT engineers recently discovered a new material made from carbon nanotubes that can be used for generating electricity.

Brain Training App: This Mobile Game Can Help You Eat Less, Lose Weight Without Dieting

Jun 01, 2021

Researchers have recently developed a brain training app featuring a junk food game that they claim, can help one eat less and lose weight even without dieting.

Cellular Fingertips May Help in Wound Closure and Heal Other Illnesses, Researchers Say

Mar 23, 2021

Study investigators at Nara Institute of Science Technology or NAIST recently reported in a new study, an approach by which cells may use fingers to communicate instructions for wound closure.

Scientists Develop AI Tool to Detect Deepfakes

Mar 11, 2021

Researchers from the University of Buffalo developed an AI tool that can detect deepfakes based on the light reflection on the image's cornea. Despite the restrictions of the developed technology, researchers are continuing to expand the effectiveness of the tool.

Scientists Uncover Magnetic Spray that Transforms Non-Living Things into Tiny Robots

Nov 27, 2020

"An agglutinate magnetic spray transforms inanimate objects into millirobots for biomedical applications."

5 Famous Things Accidentally Discovered or Invented

Nov 26, 2020

Not all things were invented or discovered by purpose -- many, by accident.

How Good Are You at Recognizing Faces? Here’s a New Face Test Scientists Want You To Try

Nov 22, 2020

The UNSW Face Test has an estimated 15-minute duration and is extremely difficult.

First Time in the World: Demonstration of Ultra Pressure Sensor Attached to the Fingertips

Nov 21, 2020

Researchers have recently devised an ultrathin pressure sensor that can be attached directly to the skin.

Morphing Building Blocks To Build Uncrashable Car’

Nov 19, 2020

MIT Scientists have devised tiny building blocks that show a variety of distinctive mechanical properties like the ability to generate a twisting motion when squeezed.

Smart Fabric Can Suggest What Meal To Cook Based on What's On the Table

Oct 26, 2020

Microsoft and other universities have developed a smart fabric that can tell what is on top of the table and can also suggest a meal to cook.

Technological Breakthrough Could Make Holograms Touchable

Oct 10, 2020

Researchers from the University of Bringham is looking into Rayleigh waves in hopes of making holograms in virtual reality touchable.

Scientists Develop New 'Cyborg-Like' Technology to Monitor Health and Tumors

Aug 17, 2020

Researchers have created a new polymer coating to cover cyborg-like technology, improving the machine's energy efficiency and to better monitor health and track tumors.

Apple to Release Special iPhones for Hackers Soon

Jul 23, 2020

Apple has announced last August that it will offer a phone with fewer constraints to allow researchers to identify security defenses without having to go through iOS standard defenses.