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Possible roadblocks getting automated cars on the road. Source: newScientist: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530082.100-the-four-...

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a technique to use magnetically controlled nanoparticles to force tumor cells to “s...

One of the most promising technologies for the treatment of various cancers is nanotechnology, creating drugs that directly attack the cance...

Cancer "monorails" can be used to kill tumours by luring them into toxic pits or areas of the body that are safer to operate on, s...

Surgeons in Oxford have used a gene therapy technique to improve the vision of six patients who would otherwise have gone blind. The operati...

Built from molecules, this “DNA Nanocage” (sounds cool because it is) was designed by researchers, but self-assembled from the human “body’s...

Jeff Bezos: These generations of vehicles, it could be a 10-mile radius from a fulfillment center. So, in urban areas, you could actually co...

In conjunction with Swedish officials, Volvo plans to send 100 autonomous cars out on to the streets of Gothenburg. The Swedish automak...

Finding blood clots before they wreak havoc. Simple urine test developed by MIT engineers uses nanotechnology to detect dangerous blood clot...

World’s largest smartphone chipmaker offers to custom-build very efficient neuro-inspired chips for phones, robots, and vision systems. ...

The discovery of the first chemical to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease has been hailed as the "turning...

Today, JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, published a new technique for breast cancer treatment and prevention—injection of therap...

Mercedes-Benz heeft een nieuwe Mercedes in de S-klasse een autonome rit tussen twee Duitse steden laten maken, een afstand van 100km. De S...

Discussion on Reddit on a driverless city. Background Idea | Plan/Outline. We have chosen New York City as the target for our project....

The Lisa/S chip, perched on the front of an aerial drone. Photo: 1bitsquared The Lisa/S chip is 4 square-centimeters — about the same s...

Miniature "human brains" have been grown in a lab in a feat scientists hope will transform the understanding of neurological disor...

Nissan just got serious about autonomous cars. The automaker is promising to deliver the first “commercially-viable” self-driving system ...

One of the most promising types of solar cells has a few drawbacks. A scientist at Michigan Technological University may have overcome one...

Researchers at the University of Georgia are developing a new treatment technique that uses nanoparticles to reprogram immune cells so they...

MIT researchers have engineered a new rechargeable flow battery that doesn’t rely on expensive membranes to generate and store electricity...

Cancer metastasis requires tumor cells to acquire properties that allow them to escape from the primary tumor site, travel to a distant plac...

Building a $325,000 Burger MAASTRICHT, the Netherlands — As a gastronomic delicacy, the five-ounce hamburger that Mark Post has painsta...

The National Association for Proton Therapy (NAPT) is a non-profit organization supported by proton center members and is the Voice of the P...

Pancreatic cancer 's high death rate is partly blamed on the difficulty of early detection. Teenage scientist Jack Andraka has come up w...