Neural stem cell (NSC) based therapy holds promise for treating numerous neurological disorders. In this treatment, NSCs require scaffolds to provide micro-environments for their growth and differentiation. In 2011, Korean researchers had reported that graphene…
Irish nanoscientist, Prof John Boland, director of the Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN), believes that his research can lead to producing nanowire networks that can mimic aspects of the human brain and eventually lead to a new
Blue Waters of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois, is a petascale supercomputer, one of the fastest in the world. On August 08, 2007, the resolution was passed to fund the acquisition and deployment of the world’s
Swiss team Solar Impulse has announced on March 29, 2013 that they will fly from US west coast to the east coast in May ‘2013 using their solar-powered airplane HB-SIA. It will be a public awareness trip from California to New York ending early July. By 2015, the
The answers to some of the universe’s greatest mysteries are being beamed through the night sky in light we can’t see with human eyes … but it won’t be invisible to us forever. Explore the wonder of infrared astronomy and the promise of the upcoming Webb Space
Researchers at Duke University linked brains of rats across continents via internet in a demonstration of what they call the world’s first ‘organic computer’. Surprisingly, rats were able to share sensory information through interfaces developed by researchers and
A new advanced telescope imaging system is expected to improve detection of exoplanets obscured by exponentially bright stars. Unlike Kepler mission which uses the transit method to find out exoplanets transiting in front of their stars, this one actually blots out
Graphene is a biodegradable substance composed of pure carbon, a honeycomb structured one atom thick sheet packed with stupendous opportunities. Recent studies explored its potential and its amazing properties may soon help revolutionize the day-to-day technology. For
In a major advancement in quantum computing, for the first time researchers successfully demonstrated a quantum algorithm that performs a true calculation. Quantum circuit built for this demonstration didn’t require knowing answer in advance, hence did a true
Researchers are now working on wireless flexible electronics as thin as human hair, that can read brain activity. Such devices, they claim, will enable humans to control machines and communicates just by thoughts. By using award-winning technology epidermal
