R&D Digest
May 15, 2012
The incidence of type 1 diabetes is surging worldwide. As Scientific American reported in January, the incidence of the disease has been growing...
Apr 11, 2012
“You can't do R&D offshore from a distance,” writes Venkatesh Narayanamurti, founding dean of Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied...
Mar 16, 2012
Wake Forest graduate student Corey Hewitt holds a piece of Power Felt. A low-cost felt from Wake Forrest University (Winston-Salem, NC) converts heat...
Mar 09, 2012
A new electronic device mimics the function of the eye’s photoreceptor cells, converting light into electrical impulses. The user of the device wears a...
Jan 25, 2012
According to data from the World Health Organization, an estimated 15 million people suffer strokes worldwide annually. Up to 80% stroke survivors have...
Dec 19, 2011
Researchers at Purdue University are exploring the use of ultrafast laser pulses that could be used for new applications in biosensors, diagnostics, and...
Apr 18, 2011
Cevira delivers treatment for 10 hours. Photodynamic therapy has been available for years but generally as two separate components—the drug and...
Feb 24, 2011
Researchers are finding more uses for hydrogels due to the polymer’s versatility. In the latest work at the University of Florida (Gainesville),...
Feb 17, 2011
  Industrial engineering graduate student Mithun Jacob works with a prototype of a robotic scrub nurse that can understand hand gestures. ...
Jan 21, 2011
  Masoud Agah's team at Virginia Tech hopes to be on its way to developing new tools to detect and treat cancer. Detecting cancer early is one...