Scientists at Hokkaido University have developed a device that employs both magnetic and electronic signals, which could provide twice the storage capacity of conventional memory devices, such as USB flash drives.
Portable test rapidly detects Zika in saliva for $2
Anxiety over the Zika virus is growing as the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro approach. To better diagnose and track the disease, scientists are now reporting in ACS’ journal Analytical Chemistry…
MIT’s new mid-infrared Laser system could detect atmospheric Chemicals
Laser pulses produce glowing plasma filaments in open air, could enable long-distance monitoring. Laser filamentation overcomes diffraction over a highly extended distance, making itself a powerful tool for long-range stand-off detection and…
Huge Helium Discovery ‘a life-saving find’. Oxford’s new Exploration discovered Helium in Tanzania.
Helium doesn’t just make your voice squeaky – it is critical to many things we take for granted, including MRI scanners in medicine, welding, industrial leak detection and nuclear energy. However, known…
Introducing #Stickers on Twitter
Twitter has announced #Stickers, a fun photo-editing tool that allows people to choose from hundreds of accessories, emojis, and props and stick them anywhere on photos they upload to Twitter. Any public…