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CRISPR gene editing

14 Jan 2019

Gene-editing tool CRISPR repurposed to develop better antibiotics

The technique, known as Mobile-CRISPRi, allows scientists to screen for antibiotic function in a wide range of pathogenic bacteria.

24 Dec 2018

E-bandage can speed up wound healing: Study

Wounds covered by electric bandage closed within three days, compared with 12 days for a control bandage with no electric field.

21 Feb 2017

Food-borne bacteria up miscarriage risk early in pregnancy

For the study, four pregnant rhesus macaques at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Centre were fed doses of the listeria comparable to what one might encounter in contaminated food.

Novel technique

22 Oct 2016

Scientists come up with novel method to convert footsteps into usable electricity

Researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed an inexpensive, simple method that allows them to convert footsteps into usable electricity.

01 Jul 2016

Bacteria can block transmission of Zika virus, reveals study

Researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-MADISON) in the US have revealed that this bacteria can block the transmission of Zika in Aedes aegypti, the mosquito which is responsible for passing the virus to humans.

Stretchy circuits

30 May 2016

Fast, stretchy circuits could revolutionise Internet of Things!

A team of scientists has created the world's fastest stretchable, wearable integrated circuits, an advance that could drive the Internet of Things and lead to a much more connected, high-speed wireless planet.

10 Apr 2016

Curiosity leads us to seek out unpleasant, painful outcomes

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Chicago hypothesised that curiosity stems from humans' deep-seated desire to resolve uncertainty regardless of the harm it may bring.

12 Feb 2016

Soon, you could charge your smartphone by walking!

Researchers claimed that they have developed a technology that is capable of powering electronic devices as you walk.

Virtual reality

31 Jan 2016

Virtual reality headsets can trigger motion sickness, nausea

The results were published in the journal Entertainment Computing with Green.

19 Dec 2015

Compassion can turn you from `punisher` into `helper`

A compassionate approach can lead to more help and less punishment, according to a new study.

06 Dec 2015

Novel yeast may inspire new beer flavour

In industry, yeasts are used to produce biofuels and to make enzymes, flavours and pigments and even drugs such as human insulin.

Phototransistors

31 Oct 2015

New phototransistor to speed up digital cameras

Like human eyes, phototransistors sense and collect light, then convert that light into an electrical charge proportional to its intensity and wavelength.

15 Oct 2015

The Indians behind Apple's $862 million lawsuit

14 Oct 2015

Apple iPhone, iPad chip violates processor patent; may face up to $862m in damages

Action video games

02 Oct 2015

Action video games improve brain function: Study

Action video games -- which feature quickly moving targets, include large amounts of clutter, and that require the user to make rapid, accurate decisions - have particularly positive cognitive impacts, says a new study.

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