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Sensor system can detect a senior citizen’s fall three weeks in advance
Everyone falls from time to time, but falls are very common among the elderly — those 65 and older — and can have…
These 3D printed objects immediately revert to original position after…
With the help of some light, engineers from MIT and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have…
Vehicle dynamics simulation software tests emissions
The software, developed by rFpro for DIL (Driver In the Loop) simulators, creates such a high level of realism…
NASA uses test dummies to understand landings
A mockup of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft awaits its encounter with a pad full of dirt, hoisted about 30ft.…
Conversational chatbot to help you learn a new language
Mondly, a popular free language-learning app with over 10 million downloads worldwide, has released a new…
The science of self-consciousness
Bodily self-consciousness allows us to be instinctively aware of where we are and how we move, and is an integral…
Ultraviolet light shines on target cells for gene editing
CRISPR, the genome-editing system, allows scientists to delete or replace any target gene in a living cell. MIT…
Blood barcodes enable stem cell research
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have made it possible to monitor large blood cell populations as well as…
Validated research on nanoparticles to aim blood clots
Saving lives often comes down to stopping the bleeding as quickly as possible. Many methods for controlling…
Hydrogel materials eliminate need for open-chest surgery
Clots or narrowed arteries block blood flow during a heart attack, harming or killing cells within the tissue. But…