Human Brainwaves Move a Cockroach Leg
Haven't you wished for a little more control over the tiny troublemakers?
Biomedicine
The Latest Wearable Fitness Tracker Is the Size of a Quarter
The sleek device tallies simple movements like running and biking.
Laser-Powered Micro-Sailboats Do the Light Fandango
Fleets of microscopic sailboats propelled by light could help researchers discover a unified theory of flocking behaviour
A Heartbeat-Powered Pacemaker
It could spare patients battery-replacement surgeries.
A Holographic Microscope for Just $250
Holographic microscopes record the 3D shape of tiny objects such as cells in high resolution. Now Japanese researchers reveal how to build one using components that cost just $250
Has Bionic Leg, Will Take the Stairs
An amputee climbed 103 floors on a muscle-controlled prosthetic.
Yahoo Japan to Sell Genetic Test
The Internet company will market a test for disease-associated DNA variants.
EmTech: The Future of Cancer Treatment
Cocktails of targeted cancer therapies could push survival beyond just months of additional life.
Physicists Discover New Way to Spot Malaria Using Light and Magnets
Place an infected sample of blood in a powerful magnetic field and crystals produced by malaria parasites line up like toy soldiers, allowing them to be easily identified
How a Vision Prosthetic Could Bypass the Visual System
Electrical stimulation of the visual cortex may one day give image perception to blind people.
