Innovative ‘Smart Scar-Care’ pad to create a ‘scar-less’ world

An innovative "Smart Scar-Care" pad which serves the dual functions of reinforcing pressure and occlusion has…

Compact fiber optic apparatus shines light on breath analysis in real-time

An affordable gas sensor monitors trace levels of health-indicating chemicals, paving the way for future non-invasive…

Controlling proton conduction with light

Adding photoacid to a special kind of melted polymeric crystal allows better and switchable proton conductivity.…

Purifying cells to treat disease

Refining the purification process of therapeutic cells could improve their use for treating cancer and other…

The key to private and efficient data storage

Cloud storage services, like Dropbox and Gmail, may soon be able to better manage your content,…

Intervention reduced suicide attempts among at-risk emergency department patients

Among suicidal patients, an intervention that included brief post-discharge phone calls significantly reduced the likelihood of…

Are yearly body exams an answer to rising skin cancer rates?

As summer nears and more people prepare to go out in the sun, a dermatologist and…

PowerPoint, LED projector enable new technique for self-folding origami

A new use for the ubiquitous PowerPoint slide has now been discovered: Producing self-folding three-dimensional origami…

Researchers track impact of Brazil’s ‘Soy Moratorium’ on an advancing agricultural frontier

The 2006 Soy Moratorium had a larger effect in reducing deforestation in the Amazon than has…

Discovery of a facile process for hydrogen production using ammonia as a carrier

Researchers have created a new process for producing hydrogen from ammonia with rapid initiation that requires…