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Repairing Articular Cartilage Defects With an Injectable Gel Engineered With Gene Modified BMSCs
April 23, 2013 Tissue engineering combined with gene therapy technology has the potential to manage the repair of defective articular cartilage. In this study, through minimally invasive injection methods the ... > full story -
Virtual, Squishy Creatures Evolve to Run Using Evolutionary Algorithms
April 23, 2013 Scientists have created a computer algorithm that can be used to witness virtual creatures evolving their squishy, muscle-like features in order to teach themselves to ... > full story -
Anatomy of a Blast: Researchers Develop Sensor System to Assess the Effects of Explosions on Soldiers
April 23, 2013 To study the effects of improvised explosive devices on soldiers and help provide continuing treatment, researchers have developed a sensor system that measures the physical environment of an ... > full story -
Humans Feel Empathy for Robots: fMRI Scans Show Similar Brain Function When Robots Are Treated the Same as Humans
April 23, 2013 How do we really feel about non-sentient objects on a human level? A recent study found that humans have similar brain function when shown images of affection and violence being inflicted on robots ... > full story -
New Fatigue Model Leads to More Durable Ships
April 23, 2013 Scientists have developed a model making it possible to determine how fatigue sets in with various welded steel materials. The model allows for the development of lighter structures, and as a ... > full story -
Physicists Find Right (and Left) Solution for on-Chip Optics: Nanoscale Router Converts and Directs Optical Signals Efficiently
April 22, 2013 Scientists have created a new type of nanoscale device that converts an optical signal into waves that travel along a metal surface. Significantly, the device can recognize specific kinds of ... > full story -
Near-Field Behavior of Semiconductor Plasmonic Microparticles Measured
April 22, 2013 For the first time, researchers have measured nanometer-scale infrared absorption in semiconductor plasmonic microparticles using a technique that combines atomic force microscopy with infrared ... > full story -
Engineer Working to Put More Science Behind Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
April 18, 2013 Scientists are working to put more fluid dynamics behind the bloodstain pattern analysis used at crime scenes. They are developing instruments and methods to produce, study and analyze ... > full story -
Nanoparticles Found in Everyday Items Can Inhibit Fat Storage: Gold Nanoparticles Accelerate Aging
April 18, 2013 An increase in gold nanoparticles can accelerate aging and wrinkling, slow wound healing and cause the onset of ... > full story -
Robot Hands Gain a Gentler Touch: Tactile Sensing Technology Builds on Tiny Barometer Chips
April 18, 2013 What use is a hand without nerves, that can't tell what it's holding? A hand that lifts a can of soda to your lips, but inadvertently tips or crushes it in the process? Scientists have now developed ... > full story
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