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Decker School of Nursing Gives Telemedicine a Big Boost
The Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University is giving telemedicine a big boost with its new Southern Tier Telemedicine and Mobile Health Research Development and Training Center. Telemedicine brings healthcare to a patient via telecommunication and information technology without the patient having to travel. “With the new Center, we are able to expand simulation… Read More
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Duke’s ‘Laser Evaporation Technology’ Makes ‘Impossible’ Solar Materials Possible
A team of researchers at Duke University has developed an efficient method to create hybrid thin-film materials, which could aid in the development of solar cells, light emitting diodes, photodetectors, and optoelectronic devices. The researchers claim that this method, which uses perovskites, allows for the creation of solar materials “that would otherwise be difficult or… Read More
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edX, GE and Microsoft Team Up to Provide ‘Innovative Pathways’ to Online Education and Career Success
edX, a nonprofit online learning platform founded by Harvard University and MIT in 2012, is partnering with Microsoft and GE to provide Massachusetts residents with online programs and courses that lead directly to employment opportunities. This opportunity could be a game changer for many residents. The partnership arose out of a mutual desire to find… Read More
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University of Twente Develops C02 Capture Device to Advance Sustainability
Researchers at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, have developed a new device for the capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide to stimulate the growth of algae, an important bio-commodity. The technology can also be used to store solar and wind energy. The research is led by Dr. Wim Brilman, associate professor of sustainable process technology… Read More
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Mindfulness Training Can Reduce Student Stress Even During Exams
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have proven mindfulness training as an effective way to limit student stress even during exam time. Stress levels among college students have grown tremendously in recent years. According to a University of Cambridge press release, the number of students engaged in counseling services in the UK grew 50 percent… Read More
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Tweets, Coupled with AI, Make for a Better Flood Early-Warning System
Researchers at the University of Dundee, UK, are bringing Twitter, citizen science and AI techniques together to develop an early-warning system for flood-prone communities. The study was led by Dr. Roger Wang, lecturer of fluid mechanics in civil engineering at the University of Dundee. The research is published in the journal Computers & Geosciences. Rising… Read More
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New Brain Mapping Technique Can Reveal Your IQ
A team of international researchers led by the University of Cambridge and the U.S. National Institutes of Health has used a new technique to map the connectivity of human brains by using brain scans from a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner and found a correlation between the level of brain connectivity and IQ. The study… Read More
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Universities Accepting Bitcoin for Tuition
A handful of universities across the world is currently accepting bitcoin for payments, with Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Switzerland and FPT University in Vietnam being the two most recent additions. They join The King’s College in New York, the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, the University of Cumbria in the UK,… Read More
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Lancaster University Develops App to Tackle Loneliness
A team of researchers from Lancaster University in the UK has developed an app — the “Social Connectedness App” — that can help cure loneliness in older adults. The research to create the “Social Connectedness App” is part of the “Mobile Age” project, and was funded by Horizon 2020 EU. The “Mobile Age” project has… Read More
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OSU’s Fossil Fuel Technology Yields Clean Energy
Engineers at The Ohio State University have developed a technology that can convert fossil fuels and biomass into useful products, such as gasoline and electricity, without emitting carbon dioxide into the air. They believe this will be an important step to allow industries to create clean energy until renewable energy, such as solar and wind… Read More
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Metal Printing Opens Door to Flexible, Self-Healing Electronics
A team of researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State) has developed a method to create flexible, stretchable electronics capable of self-healing by directly printing metal circuits. The technique is applicable with existing manufacturing systems that require direct printing technologies, and can be used with multiple metals and substrates. The paper, “Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) Printing… Read More
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TU Eindhoven Is Turning Smartphones Into Tricorders
Just like the tricorder popularized by Star Trek, smartphones outfitted with a micro-spectometer recently developed by researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands could be used by users to glean crucial information from the environment around them. The new micro-spectrometer is small enough to fit in a cell phone, but precise… Read More
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Duke Researchers Create ‘Superman’ Vision Technology
Researchers at Duke University have invented a device to see through walls constructed from practical building materials by using a narrow band of microwave frequencies. This method could be used for security purposes and for the development of inexpensive devices to help construction workers find conduits, pipes, wires, and other building materials inside of walls.… Read More
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Timely Zap to the Brain Prevents Impulsive Urges
Researchers at Stanford University have identified a particular pattern of an electrical activity in the key brain region that predicts impulsive actions before they occur. They also found that a short electrical pulse delivered to that particular brain region at the right time can prevent these actions. The researchers believe that this biomarker can be… Read More
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Japanese Art of Kirigami Inspires Ultrastretchable Device
A research team from the Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan has developed an ultrastretchable and deformable bioprobe using Kirigami designs. Kirigami, like Origami, is a Japanese form of paper art, but differs from Origami in that it involves cutting of the paper in addition to folding. Credit: Toyohashi University of Technology With this, lead… Read More
