The Australian National University (ANU) has led an international project to make a diamond that’s predicted to be harder than a jeweller’s diamond and useful for cutting through ultra-solid materials on mining…
Scientists discover ‘off-switches’ for CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing
CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing is quickly revolutionizing biomedical research, but the new technology is not yet exact. The technique can inadvertently make excessive or unwanted changes in the genome and create off-target mutations,…
FENG – Foldable Nanogenerator to operate Keyboard, LCD Touch Screen and LED lights without a Battery
The day of charging cellphones with finger swipes and powering Bluetooth headsets simply by walking is now much closer. Michigan State University engineering researchers have created a new way to harvest energy…
Stanford’s Interactive Biology Cloud Lab allows biological experiments over Internet
Stanford researchers have invented a remote-controlled system called the Biology Cloud Lab that enables teachers and students to design and observe experiments involving single-celled organisms. For as long as biology has been…
Facebook’s Year in Review 2016
Facebook has released a video highlighting the most talked about global topics in Facebook’s 2016 Year in Review. The top 10 moments of this year’s Year in Review were measured by how…