Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and French colleagues from Grenoble and Strasbourg have found a way to combine carbon nanotubes and magnetic molecules on the atomic level in order to build a quantum mechanical system with novel properties. This vibrating system offers new opportunities in quantum computing by adding a vibration variable to spin… »

In Europe, strokes are the most common cause of physical disability among the elderly. Researchers in six European countries are currently developing a robotic system designed to help stroke patients re-train their bodies. Gathered in the CORBYS project, the researchers have a goal to create a system that can help stroke patients with training, motivation… »

Celiac disease occurs due to intolerance to gluten protein and it affects between 1 in 1,750 and 1 in 105 people depending on the part of the world. The only treatment for celiac disease at the moment is lifelong avoidance of foods containing wheat, barley, spelt, rye and some oats. Many gluten-free products available on… »

While seaweed has many uses, ranging from direct use in dishes or as food supplements, fertilizer or biodiesel resource, most of us find washed-up seaweed nothing more than nuisance on the beach. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute found a way to utilize specie of seaweed common in the Mediterranean Sea by using it as insulation… »

An international group of researchers from Europe is working on the Mind-controlled orthosis and VR-training environment for walk empowering (Mindwalker) project – a project where they devise a system that could help individuals with spinal cord injury. Aside helping people with spinal cord injury, this combination of an exoskeleton and a brain-machine interface could also… »

As a part of marketing for the application period for 2013 enrollment in the University of Engineering and Technology of Peru (UTEC), the researchers developed a potable water generating system and integrated it into a roadside billboard. The billboard promotes the ‘Ingenuity in Action’ campaign from the university and converts air humidity into drinkable water…. »

While many research groups throughout the world seek for better ways to fight bacteria, an international research group of researchers Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology and Spain’s Universitat Rovira i Virgili investigated cicada insect and came up with a discovery that may lead to a surface able to destroy bacteria solely through its physical structure…. »

A spin-off company of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) named Nanoscribe GmbH recently presented their 3D printer able to print microstructures. Based on a laser lithography method, the 3D printer can create minute 3D objects that are smaller than the diameter of a human hair. What’s great about this 3D printer is its ability to… »