IN THE LAB
Empathy For Robots: Similar But Not Quite The Same
Can humans empathize with robots? Electroencephalography data from 15 healthy human subjects suggests that we do.
Sequencing The Genomes Of Dandruff & Eczema Microbes
The complete genomes of all 14 Malassezia species could help scientists find new treatments for eczema, dandruff and even skin cancer.
A Blueprint For Quantum Computers In Silicon
Researchers have designed a 3D silicon chip architecture based on single atom quantum bits, providing a blueprint for building a large-scale quantum computer.
Brain Wave Reader Spells 60 Characters A Minute
Researchers have developed a high-speed electroencephalogram reader that can transfer information at 5.32 bits per second.
Diagnosing & Staging Liver Cancer Non-Invasively
Capturing fragments of tumor DNA from the bloodstream allows scientists to diagnose liver cancer without the need for invasive biopsies.
Enabling High Resolution Imaging Over Time
C-Naphox is a newly developed fluorescent dye that outlasts conventional fluorescent dyes in repeated live cell STED imaging.
A Moldy Trick For Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Isolated from the common mold Aspergillus fumigatus, the enzyme FtmOx1 can add two oxygen atoms to molecules efficiently.
Chameleon-Like Material Changes Color With Temperature
Doping hydrogels of silica with small amounts of black carbon gives them temperature-controllable structural colors.
Turning Tomatoes Into Phytochemical Factories
By tweaking a gene called AtMYB12, scientists were able to make tomatoes produce industrial quantities of beneficial phytochemicals.
