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Implantable medical device technologies promise to unlock advanced therapeutic interventions in healthcare, such as insulin release to treat diabetes. Still, patients' reactions to foreign bodies are a significant issue holding back such…

Optical tweezers use light to immobilize microscopic particles as small as a single atom in 3D space. The principle behind the tweezers is the momentum transfer between light and the object held. Light pushes onto objects that make the…

Researchers at Duke University and Purdue University managed the arrangement of multiple inorganic and organic layers in crystals with a novel technique, controlling energy levels of electrons and holes within perovskites. The tuning…

While vision and hearing are already digitized, the sense of smell has proven to be more complex and perplexing. Researchers at Monell Chemical Senses Center and start-up Osmo, which was spun out of machine learning research at Google…

In the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, technological advancements are pivotal in transforming patient care, diagnosis, and treatment. The convergence of various disciplines, such as virtual reality (VR), neurostimulation, smart…

Two studies published in the journal Nature indicate progress in the race to teach computers to translate brain signals into text. The technology is attracting millions in investment, including Elon Musk's brain-implant company, Neuralink…

Battery safety and performance have been the barriers to electrifying aviation so far. However, new battery technology under development by NASA may just break through those barriers. Electrifying flight will mean eliminating CO2 emissions…

"The Jetsons" flying cars are becoming closer to reality based on NASA-proven propulsion system technology. Applied eVTOL Concepts introduced plans for the Epiphany Transporter, a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle capable of a…

Three years ago, Second Sight ran out of money. The blind users, helped by its Argus II retinal implant or its next-generation Orion brain implant for some approximation of vision, were left to wonder about the future. IEEE Spectrum …

High-temperature flames are used to create a wide variety of materials – but once you start a fire, it's not always easy to control how it interacts with the process. Researchers have now developed a technique that utilizes a molecule-thin…