Tag: Stanford University

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How Wearables Will Improve Healthcare

– Millions of wearable devices for tracking activity and fitness levels have been sold in the...
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The Fall of Theranos: What Destroyed the $9 Billion Dollar Blood-Testing Startup?

– Elizabeth Holmes, 32, was the youngest self-made billionaire in the world, before her world came...
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The Next Generation Computer: Bio-computers – Computers Inside Living Cells

– Imagine if you could control the metabolism of cells or organs in your body to...
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The New Herbalism: Synthetic Biology Provides Alternative Sources for Herbal Extracts

– Throughout human history, there has been an extensive reliance on herbs (and their extracts) as...
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Using Trees in Creating 3D, Soft, High Capacity and Elastic Batteries

– KTH ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN AND STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA, USA. A foam-like, elastic...
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New Antibiotics Prevent Hearing Loss

– By: Ayanna Flegler, PreScouter Global Scholar Bacterial infections remain a constant threat to human health....
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Breadth Of A Human Hair Equals The World’s Thinnest Endoscope

– STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA. An endoscope that has a width of a human hair has...
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Immune System Remembers Viruses It Has Never Been Exposed To

– STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA. A group of researchers were able to discover in a recent...
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Stanford Engineers Create World’s First Solar Cell Stickers

– STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA. Engineers have successfully created flexible and lightweight solar cells which may...
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Self-Healing Synthetic Skin Can Also Conduct Electricity

– STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA. Researchers have developed a material that is closely similar to the...
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New Battery To Last For 1,000 Charge Cycles Without Degrading

– STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA. Researchers and engineers have recently developed a grid-scale battery that can...
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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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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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Nanocones: Solution To Affordable Solar Cells

– STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORIA, USA. Nanocones are hybrid solar cells that can minimize the required amount...
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A Cheaper Way to Diagnose Cancer: Unleashing the Potential of Photo-Acoustic Imaging

– STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA. Researchers have found a way to detect cancer without the high...
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Light Up Your Brain Cells, Literally!

– MCGOVERN INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH. A significant milestone in the field of neuroscience was recently...
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Lytro: Photography’s giant leap forward

– STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA. A still camera technology that generates an image that can be refocused...

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