Researchers at the Duke University managed to electronically link the brains of pairs of rats, thus enabling them to communicate directly in order to solve simple behavioral puzzles. Their new test of brain-to-brain interface is even more astounding because they succeeded to link the brains of two animals that were in different parts of the… »

Computer scientists at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) developed a technology which enables “airwriting” – a technology which might change the way we input data while on the go while by writing data in air. Since it can be worn like clothes, which can be integrated seamlessly into the everyday life of the user, the… »

In Nicaragua, a relatively low number of health centers which serve six million people are currently backed up by around 1,300 “health posts” that provide emergency care, obstetric services and the occasional baby delivery. Most of these posts either lack equipment to sterilize surgical tools and bandages or have kerosene-powered autoclaves, but a team of… »

A student at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich developed an algorithm which enables two quadrotors to balance an inverted pendulum and juggle it among each other. In order to achieve this stunt, the researchers had to set theoretical models of the process, and engineer the complete system of balancing, throwing, catching, and… »

Thalmic Labs has launched MYO – an armband which relies on a combination of myoelectric technology and motion sensing. The interest of Apple to develop a wristwatch with similar features confirms that this technology could be the next step in our interaction with augmented reality and other gadgets around us. Anyone able to use their… »

Two researchers in France, affiliated with Inserm U846 Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute and Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, used iCub humanoid robot as a platform to develop a simplified artificial brain system which enables the robot to learn and understand sentences containing a new grammatical structure, as well as to predict the end… »

Cornell bioengineers and physicians have used 3D printing and injectable gels made of living cells to create an artificial ear that looks and acts as a natural human ear. The method could be very useful for reconstructive surgery, and the particular case where an ear is created could give new hope to thousands of children… »

Farmers and seed suppliers chemically treat seeds in order to improve their viability and health by eliminating pest infestation. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (Fraunhofer FEP) in Dresden, Germany have developed a different method which kills pathogens without harming the environment. Aside being more environmentally friendly, it also means… »