Tag: physical sciences
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Fuel Cell Vehicles Reach Market, Seek Critical Mass
As the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicles go on sale, a group of companies and government agencies are seeking ways to encourage sales to help meet national goals for reducing greenhouse gases.
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Deep Sequencing Reveals 150M Rare, Unknown Variations
A company formed to solve age-related medical problems performed an in-depth sequencing of more than 10,000 human genomes, revealing 150 million new or uncommon genetic variations.
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Material Developed for 3-D Printed Bone
A synthetic material called hyperelastic bone is shown to produce replacement bone with a 3-D printer and in lab animals supports the growth of new bone without causing an immune response.
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Harvard Spin-Off to Sequence, Visualize RNA in Tissue
A new spin-off enterprise from Harvard University is commercializing technology that enables sequencing and imaging of genetic transcriptions of cells in their original tissue.
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Spinal Cord Injury Rehab Device in Development
A robotic device to improve the balance of people going through rehabilitation after spinal cord injury is being developed by an engineering-medical team from Columbia University and University of Louisville.
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Computational Drug Discovery Company Launches
A new enterprise, Relay Therapeutics, is being formed for computer-driven discovery of new drugs based on the movements and interactions of protein molecules.
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Brain Signals Drive Computer Cursor for Faster Typing
A system capturing motor signals in the brain is shown in tests with monkeys to direct a cursor to type text on a keyboard display at rates as high as 12 words per minute.
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Ordinary Smartphones Able to Hack 3-D Printers
A hacker with an everyday smartphone can steal design data from three-dimensional printers, according to a new paper from a university computer science group.
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$1.2M Challenge Seeking More Accurate Mammograms
A new challenge is seeking better computer models that interpret mammograms with fewer erroneous results, resulting in fewer unneeded medical tests.
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Chip Device Speeds Single Cell Analysis
A microfluidic, or lab-on-a-chip, device speeds the analysis of individual cells, which its developers show can be applied immediately to testing antibiotics.