Posts Tagged ‘tiny’
Tiny implant sends seizure alert
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — A small device implanted in the brain accurately predicts epilepsy seizures in humans, a new study shows. Continue…
Friday, May 3, 2013 9:25 - 1 Comment
Top Stories - May 1, 2013 6:47 - 1 Comment
Keyboards shrink for extra tiny devices
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — A new iterative zooming technique could make it possible to enter text on ultra-small computers, like smartwatches. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 25, 2013 16:13 - 0 Comments
Tiny tools get a grip for better biopsies
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Magnetic stars—each the size of a speck of dust—can get to the body’s tightest spaces and collect tissue samples to screen for disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 2, 2013 12:14 - 0 Comments
Cold prompts ‘power stroke’ in tiny swimmers
U. TEXAS – AUSTIN (US) — To escape from predators in cold, viscous water, marine copepods switch up their swimming method, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2013 11:33 - 0 Comments
Lego-style templates build complex tissue
COLUMBIA U. (US) — A new way to fabricate tissue—such as heart, skeleton, or vasculature—uses tiny shapes to organize cells on a hydrogel template. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 29, 2013 9:42 - 0 Comments
Even graphene has weak spots
RICE (US) — Even the Superman of materials has its kryptonite—defects in polycrystalline graphene will sap its strength. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 25, 2013 14:55 - 1 Comment
Hybrid ribbons give batteries oomph
RICE (US) — Hybrid ribbons thousands of times thinner than a sheet of paper could speed the development of powerful lithium-ion batteries, researchers report. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 14, 2013 8:15 - 2 Comments
‘Ultimate’ endoscope as thin as a human hair
STANFORD (US) — A new prototype, single-fiber endoscope has a resolution four times better than previous devices of similar design. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 12, 2013 16:28 - 0 Comments
Teeny ‘cryptic’ clams hide in plain sight
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Marine biologists have identified three cryptic species of tiny clams, long believed to be members of the same species, which have been hiding in plain view along the rocky shores of southern Australia for millions of years. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 8, 2013 12:19 - 5 Comments
Dust mites show evolution in reverse
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A genetic study of tiny dust mites appears to offer evidence supporting the controversial idea of reversible evolution. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 26, 2013 12:30 - 0 Comments
Left in fridge, tiny tubes self-assemble
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — By leaving a dish for a different experiment in the refrigerator, scientists accidentally discovered that single molecules spontaneously grow into centimeter-long microtubes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 25, 2013 18:26 - 0 Comments
Smallest space telescope will look for ‘starquakes’
U. TORONTO (CAN) — The smallest astronomical satellite ever built, weighing less than 7 kilograms (15.5 pounds), launched Monday, February 25. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 21, 2013 16:49 - 4 Comments
These are life’s tiniest architects
YALE (US) — Researchers have pinpointed the tiny slices of genetic material that orchestrate how we are assembled and function. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 20, 2013 16:20 - 1 Comment
Tiny planet is a bit bigger than Earth’s moon
IOWA STATE (US) — A planet discovered outside our solar system is smaller than Mercury, the smallest planet orbiting our sun. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 18, 2013 15:32 - 0 Comments
Tiny probe beams light into single cell
STANFORD (US) — Very small, sophisticated devices known as light resonators can be inserted inside cells without damaging them, a new study proves. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 5, 2013 9:36 - 1 Comment
Tiny particles swarm when blue light flashes
NYU (US) — With a flash of blue light, physicists can make suspended microscopic particles assemble and move together like a school of fish. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 4, 2013 10:30 - 0 Comments
Nanotech wear and tear, atom by atom
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — Scientists now have a clearer picture of how materials wear out at the nanoscale, which could help them design better parts for very tiny machines. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 28, 2013 17:00 - 0 Comments
Graphene combo could shrink electronics
RICE (US) — Scientists have taken an important step toward the creation of two-dimensional electronics with a process to make patterns in atom-thick layers that combine a conductor and an insulator. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 25, 2013 15:08 - 0 Comments
Tiny cookiecutter sharks snack on great whites
U. FLORIDA (US) — The great white shark occasionally becomes prey for a lone predator one-tenth its size. (more…)
