Month: July 2012

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Vein Transplant Made Possible Through Girl’s Stem Cells

– UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN. The world’s first biologically tissue-engineered vein grown from the patient’s...
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Intelligent Cancer-Fighting Skin Lotion

– NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, ILLINOIS, USA. A gene-altering lotion has been developed with the help of nanoparticles....
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Cryptographic Neuroscience: A Game Of Hidden Passwords In Your Mind

– STANDFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA. A game has been developed recently to store intricate information such...
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Microbes That Clean Methane

– PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, PENNSYLVANIA, USA & STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA. Methanogens are microbes that can...
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Chirp Is the Next Twitter

– UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, LONDON, UK. Chirp is an app that enables users to share contents...
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The Store Assistant That Doesn’t Need To Get Paid To Work

– CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, PENNSYLVANIA, USA. AndyVision is a robot that was created to help out...
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Spinal Cord Injury Patients Get A Grip With Wireless Gloves

– THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, GEORGIA, USA. A wireless musical glove has been developed to...
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Waterproof, Antimicrobial And Magnetic Paper

– ITALIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, GENOA, ITALY. The Nanotech paper has nanofiber that makes it waterproof,...
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Parkinson’s And Other Diseases Diagnosed Over The Phone

– MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA. A system using voice algorithms to diagnose Parkinson’s disease...
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A Software That Stops Cyberbullying

– MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA. Anti-bullying software that can easily detect even the most...
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Bacteria-Killing Tooth Fillers That Last Longer

– UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY, MARYLAND, USA. The first-ever bacteria-killing dental fillings have been...
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Stronger & More Flexible Buildings Through Super Concrete

– UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN, USA. Super concrete that can produce stronger buildings. Also, they provide...
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Restoring Eyesight Through Self-Powered Bionic Eyes

– STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA AND UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM. A self-powered bionic eye...
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Breast Milk May Prevent HIV Transmission

– UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, USA. Who would have thought that...
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Signal Jammers For Stubborn Drivers

– ANNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, TAMIL NADU, INDIA. A mobile phone signal jammer for drivers is...
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Sunlight-activated Germ-killing Surface: Not only for Garden Furniture but also for Smart Phones

– FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR INTERFACIAL ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY IGB, STUTTGARD, GERMANY. Titanium dioxide when incorporated furniture...
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Real-World Avatar: Man Controls Robot Thousands of Miles Away

– BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY, ISRAEL. Student Tirosh Shapira controls a robot in France through fMRI (Functional Magnetic...
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The Advance: Flexible Medical Electronic Implants

– NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, ILLINOIS, USA; UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, USA; KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF...
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Breast Tumor Detection Through Wearable Antenna

– INDIANA UNIVERSITY – PURDUE UNIVERSITY, INDIANA, USA. A wearable and flexible antenna that serves as...
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Cost-effective Laundry Through Nanodiamonds

– UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM. Nanodiamonds are added to laundry detergent to improve its...

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