Technology - general

Mineral discovery reels in wild silk harvest

26 May 2011

Does eating give you pleasure, or make you anxious?

By By Debra Kain | 25 May 2011

What makes an image memorable?

By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 24 May 2011

3D scans make Asian helmets fit properly

21 May 2011

Scientists achieve optical invisibility in the visible light spectrum

20 May 2011

Innovative noninvasive baby reflux monitor

20 May 2011

Don’t be dumb: get back-pain treated, says study

19 May 2011

Pain in the lower back or lumbar region doesn’t only impair your ability to work – it also makes you more stupid, according to recent research

Solar cells more efficient than photosynthesis – for now

19 May 2011

In a head-to-head battle of harvesting the sun’s energy, solar cells beat plants, according to a new paper in Science.

ORNL energy harvesters transform waste into electricity

18 May 2011

Researchers have devised an energy converter that transforms waste heat from electronic equipment into electricity.

Hightech headband reads users’ emotions

17 May 2011

Microreactors: small scale chemistry could lead to big improvements for biodegradable polymers

17 May 2011

Plasticity of hormonal response permits rapid gene expression reprogramming

17 May 2011

A gene that fights cancer, but causes it too

By By Scott LaFee | 17 May 2011

Dawn – first visual contact with Vesta

14 May 2011

Moms of twins live longer

14 May 2011

Therapies using induced pluripotent stem cells could encounter immune rejection problems

By By Kim McDonald and Chris Palmer | 14 May 2011

New evidence of natural synthesis of silver nanoparticles

13 May 2011

Chinese scientists restore liver with skin cells

12 May 2011

New blood test for Alzheimer’s aids in early detection

12 May 2011

Glass fibres that speed healing in initial venous stasis wound

12 May 2011

What surprised researchers was that the glass fibres seem to disappear over time, leaving them pondering whether these fibres dissolve or become part of body tissues

Newly discovered gene protects against brain damage

11 May 2011

Combating phobias, psychotic disorders using virtual technology

10 May 2011

Sugarcane cools climate after deforestation

07 May 2011

How shifts in temperature prime immune response

07 May 2011

NASA'S Gravity Probe B confirms two Einstein theories

07 May 2011

After 52 years of conceiving, testing and waiting, marked by scientific advances and disappointments, one of Stanford's and  NASA's longest-running projects comes to a close with a greater understanding of the universe