Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) has teamed up with pharma major Pfizer, to identify new therapeutic targets to prevent and treat obesity and diabetes complications. With plans to discover new treatments for ...
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Scientists at GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric, in collaboration with a team based at the University of Washington are currently developing a small, light-weight device that can detect a wide range ...
The Institute of Food Research (IFR) has conducted a research for the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) to establish if the cooking technique sous vide is safe. Sous vide uses lower temperatures to improve food quality. This technique could ...
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Sometime soon you could be drinking your fruit smoothie from a plastic cup that started life as a pile of grass clippings. Moreover, these same kinds of cups also might end up as compost on your lawn. Scientists are working to reduce the ...
Taste testers have sampled the world’s first lab-grown burger in Riverside Studios, West London, where the event marking the launch was held. The tasting event was broadcast online via streaming video. The burger was cooked in the ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supply of GlaxoSmithKline's four-strain (quadrivalent) influenza vaccine, Fluarix Quadrivalent, to CDC distribution centers and healthcare providers in the US. Fluarix ...
A team of Harvard material scientists has engineered a coating for glass that makes it self-cleaning and scratch resistant. It means that not only will you never have to rub down your glasses again, but huge amounts of money and energy ...
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Salutron, a developer of physiological monitoring solutions for wearable devices and exercise equipment, and Azumio, a developer of consumer mobile health applications have announced Azumio's Argus iOS app integration with the new LifeTrak ...
D3O, the British smart materials specialist, has developed a brand new range of cushioning materials specifically for footwear applications including athletic, industrial and military markets launching in July 2013. D3O is a ground ...
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MIT researchers have developed a new 3D colonoscopy technology, known as photometric stereo endoscopy, which helps doctors to easily detect precancerous lesions in the colon. The 3D images produced by the new device could lead to earlier ...
Ethanol processed from corn and other plants could serve as the new sustainable raw material for a huge variety of products, including textiles, which are currently made from petrochemical products. Ethanol which is further processed ...
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have created a robot with six curved legs that can do a hand-stand, jump over gaps and climb over rocks. The robot could one day be used by search-and-rescue teams or by the military in ...
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Researchers in Silicon Valley have managed to observe electrical switching that is thousands of times faster than transistors used in today's computer chips. Their work could lead to a better understanding of how transistors work at the ...
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A talk promising to reveal security shortcomings of modern cars’ electronic network systems will be presented at the DefCon 21 hacking conference in Las Vegas next month. To be presented by Twitter security engineer Charlie Miller ...
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The world’s first lab-grown burger is set to be sold in London, a move which could help meat industry solve issues such as high amount of feed, fuel and water required to produce beef. The burger is being developed by the researcher ...
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