Using a machine-learning algorithm, MIT researchers have identified a powerful new antibiotic compound. In laboratory tests, the drug killed many of the world’s most problematic disease-causing bacteria, including some strains that are…
Pill-sized Lithium Heater for DIY Diagnostic kits
Researchers at the University of Toronto Engineering have developed a ‘heater’ — about the size of a pill tablet — that regulates the temperature of biological samples through the different stages of…
Scientists develop safer lead-based perovskite solar cell
Researchers at Northern Illinois University have reported in the journal Nature on a potential breakthrough in the development of hybrid perovskite solar cells. Considered rising stars in the field of solar energy,…
Terahertz camera uses laser light patterns to ‘see inside’ objects
A team of physicists at the University of Sussex has successfully developed the first nonlinear camera capable of capturing high-resolution images of the interior of solid objects using terahertz (THz) radiation. The…
New Green Technology Generates Electricity ‘Out of Thin Air’
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air. This new technology could have significant implications for…