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Spray-on Skin Offers Fast Healing for Burns

Spray-on skin that heals burns in days, not weeks, is set to begin clinical trials as soon as next month. Avita Medical's ReCell technology uses a postage stamp-sized piece of skin from a patient to heal a page's-worth of burned skin. The technology ...

From ERIC BLAND, Discovery Channel,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Food and Drug Administration

Hyperlens Sharpens Sights With Sound

A versatile, new hyperlens developed by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley could soon give expecting parents high-definition baby pictures as well as provide ship captains incredibly accurate maps of the sea floor. "The images you get ...

From ERIC BLAND, Discovery Channel,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: University of California

Radioactive Batteries Keep Going and Going

Minuscule amounts of radioactive elements could safely power handheld electrical devices for months or even years, according to new research from the University of Missouri. Such electronics could help to eliminate mildly radioactive substances while ...

From ERIC BLAND, Discovery Channel,  18 Nov 2009

Bounce-Less Bungee Cord Promises Gentler Jump

The next time you bungee jump off a cliff, new materials developed in the United States and Canada may be able to provide you with a smoother ride. Based on mermaid's necklace, a gooey, stringy material snails use to protect their growing embryos, the ...

From ERIC BLAND, Discovery Channel,  12 Nov 2009

Fool's Gold a Golden Opportunity for Solar

Fool's gold, or pyrite, could be a real gold mine for the solar panel industry. Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley and Switzerland-based NLV Solar are developing solar cells based on one of the most widely available minerals on the ...

From ERIC BLAND, Discovery Channel,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: University of California,  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Maple Seed Microflyer Takes Flight

That innocent-looking maple seed gently floating down to Earth could be a new camera-equipped monocopter developed by scientists from the University of Maryland. Small enough to fit in your hand and cheap enough for mass production, the monocopter ...

From ERIC BLAND, Discovery Channel,  10 Nov 2009

Solar Power Goes Underground

Like the idea of free and clean solar power but hate the thought of ugly, black panels covering the roof of your home? Help is on the way. Scientists in Georgia and New Jersey are taking solar panels off the roofs of homes and cars, and moving them ...

From ERIC BLAND, Discovery Channel,  9 Nov 2009

Cough Into Your Cell Phone, Get Diagnosis

Coughing into your cell phone could soon save you a trip to the doctor's office. New research by American and Australian scientists aims to diagnose cold, flu, pneumonia or other respiratory diseases by analyzing coughs with software. The research ...

From ERIC BLAND, Discovery Channel,  8 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Jaclyn Smith

Spider Silk Used as Artificial Muscle

Spider silk is renowned for its lightweight yet stronger-than-steel fibers, and now scientists are finding a new use for the fine, strong thread: as an artificial muscle. Scientists at the University of Akron have developed two new ways to apply ...

From ERIC BLAND, Discovery Channel,  8 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Virginia Tech,  University of Washington

Bright Bacteria Wins Synthetic Biology Competition

Nov. 6, 2009 -- Bacteria bright enough to see with the naked eye won the coveted BioBrick at this year's International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition. The annual contest brings together teams of undergraduate students from across the ...

From ERIC BLAND, Discovery Channel,  6 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Stanford University,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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