Wireless Micro LEDs Control Mouse Behavior
Mice tap into their own neural reward circuits with the help of a new optogenetics device.
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Microbes Can Mass-Produce Malaria Drug
Thanks to extensive genetic engineering, drugmakers can now brew large vats of the malaria drug artemisinin, stabilizing the world supply.
Facebook’s Real “Home” May Be the Developing World
The new Facebook-centric Android app for smartphones builds on other efforts to court mobile users internationally.
Better Computer Models Needed for Mega Wind Farms
Interactions between hundreds of wind turbines make power output difficult to predict.
Safe Texting While Walking? Soon, There May Be an App for That
CrashAlert, created by University of Manitoba researchers, could make it easier to walk and text without smacking into things.
A Startup’s Nanowire Ink Lifts Solar Cell Efficiency
Sol Voltaics plans to make a nanowire-laden ink to boost solar panel efficiency using a rapid manufacturing process.
Smart Watches
The designers of the Pebble watch realized that a mobile phone is more useful if you don’t have to take it out of your pocket.
The Facebook Phone Is Finally Here, but Who Wants It?
The appeal of Facebook’s new phone software may be limited to hardcore users.
Broadcast Video Will Soon Be Packed into Smartphone Signals
Putting broadcast signals within LTE mobile network technology could open up bandwidth and disrupt business models.
Will Vertical Turbines Make More of the Wind?
A Caltech researcher thinks arrays of tiny wind turbines could produce cheaper power than big ones.
