Tag: physical sciences
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AI, Wearables Posing Health Privacy Risks
An analysis shows artificial intelligence algorithms can connect Americans’ activity tracking data to to their individual private medical information.
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Brain Stimulation, Recording Device Advances
An implanted device that both records activity and stimulates precise brain regions is shown to operate in lab monkeys, advancing its potential for neurological diseases.
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Govt. Shutdown Disrupts U.S. Science
Several agencies that run or finance labs are closed, due to the lapse of funding for about a quarter of federal departments that began on 22 December.
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Sustainable Bioplastics Produced from Microbes, Algae
Researchers in Israel showed in lab tests the feasibility of producing biocompatible and degradable plastics from ocean microbes and algae.
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Eye Drops Reverse Infected Eye Scarring
Eye drops containing a therapeutic protein and applied as a gel, are shown in lab mice to remove scar tissue from the surface of infected or damaged corneas.
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Nanoscale Bacteria Particles Deliver Cancer Drugs
An engineering lab developed techniques for delivering cancer drugs into tumors in lab cultures and mice with nanoscale polymer particles, aided by a strain of salmonella bacteria.
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Drug Discovery Start-Up Gains $400M Financing
A 2 year-old company using computational techniques to find protein-targeting drugs raised $400 million in new financing, led by the venture funding arm of Softbank.
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Micro Robots Made to Climb in Curved, Inverted Spaces
A robotics lab at Harvard University created a tiny, 4-legged robot that travels through tight spots, climbing on vertical surfaces and even upside down.
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Chip Device to Test Gut Infections on Space Station
A device with human intestine tissue and cells will be launched into space to test effects of weightlessness on immune functions and bacterial infections in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Virtual Reality Illness Fix in Development
A computer science and engineering team in Texas is developing a technical solution for virtual reality experiences that can make some users physically ill, with symptoms like seasickness.