Carbon nanotube thread turns regular shirts into heart rate monitors

Over the years, we’ve seen many examples of smart garments packed with technology to monitor different aspects of a wearer’s physical wellbeing, but lately we’re seeing how very fine, conductive fibers could make for a more seamless experience. Rice Un… Continue reading Carbon nanotube thread turns regular shirts into heart rate monitors

Long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome share striking similarities

A new review article, spearheaded by researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, asserts the increasingly prominent condition known as long COVID shares significant physiological similarities to chronic fatigue syndrome. The researche… Continue reading Long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome share striking similarities

Cargo-dropping delivery system integrated into purpose-built drone

It was just last year that we heard about A2Z Drone Delivery’s RDS1 system, which lets third-party delivery drones drop cargo to customers on a long tether. Well, the technology has now been incorporated into a custom-designed multicopter drone.Continu… Continue reading Cargo-dropping delivery system integrated into purpose-built drone

NASA-inspired Honu backpack keeps you cool for up to 12 hours

Ordinarily, a backpack is something that you take off if you’re getting too hot. The NASA-inspired Honu, however, is claimed to actually make its user feel up to a total of 20º F (11º C) cooler than if they weren’t wearing a pack at all.Continue Readin… Continue reading NASA-inspired Honu backpack keeps you cool for up to 12 hours

Lubricated coating could keep brain implants working longer

While brain-implanted electrodes do show promise for applications such as restoring capabilities to the disabled, they tend to lose their functionality over time. A new coating, however, could allow them to work much longer once implanted.Continue Read… Continue reading Lubricated coating could keep brain implants working longer

Wireless charging room takes plugs out of the picture

Plugging a phone in at night could one day seem quaint – eventually widespread wireless charging could keep our devices juiced up indefinitely. A new breakthrough has been made in that direction, as researchers in Japan have developed a system that can… Continue reading Wireless charging room takes plugs out of the picture

World’s first mobile MRI machine detects strokes that require surgery

Last year we learned of an interesting medical device that could play a significant role in expanding access to MRI imaging, by literally placing the technology on wheels. This world-first portable MRI machine proved its potential in early trials, and … Continue reading World’s first mobile MRI machine detects strokes that require surgery

Multicolored radio rules out more suspects in fast radio burst mystery

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are among the most intriguing cosmic mysteries of our time, and now we might be one step closer to an answer for what creates them. By examining multiple “radio colors” simultaneously in a batch of repeating signals, astronomer… Continue reading Multicolored radio rules out more suspects in fast radio burst mystery

Peptides fashioned into world’s smallest biomechanically linked structure

Tiny structures made of mechanically interlocked molecules can act as “molecular machines,” and this hugely exciting area of chemistry research that stretches back decades has seen some particularly significant developments in recent years. Princeton U… Continue reading Peptides fashioned into world’s smallest biomechanically linked structure

Modeling estimates over 100 million Americans had COVID-19 in 2020

According to a new model produced by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health researchers, around one in three Americans had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 by the end of 2020. Simulating viral transmission across the whole country, the resear… Continue reading Modeling estimates over 100 million Americans had COVID-19 in 2020