The partnership between the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a team at the University of Tennessee is what led the recent NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Rover “Curiosity” complete its mission. The team designed a tiny microchip, as light as small as a paperclip, to help control the motors on the rover.... Read More

A wristwatch-like device that measures a person’s “bioimpedance” helps nurses and doctors keep patient’s identity straight. Developed by Cory Cornelius, a computer scientist at Dartmouth College, the biometric bracelet measures person’s unique response to a weak electric signal. This could let medical devices such as blood-pressure cuffs automatically identify the... Read More

Recent research at Clemson University helpes to understand the biological and ecological implications of nanotechnology on the environment. The research provided proof that soft nanomaterial dendrimers can be used to rid the environment of toxic nanomaterials. Dendrimers are polymers that belong to a special class of macromolecules. A specific fullerenol-a... Read More

Research scientists at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies have invented a new technology that will allow virtually created humans to interact with therapists via a computer screen. This technology will have a significant impact on how clinical training is conducted in the field of psychology and medicine. Highly artificially... Read More

Michael Crommie, a physicist of Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences and Physics Department, led a study of how electrons and holes respond to a charged impurity. These results support the theory that interactions between electrons are critical to graphene’s extraordinary properties. Strength, flexibility and charge-transmission speed is what makes graphene a... Read More