ComputingMay 31, 2016
Tech Turns to Biology as Data Storage Needs Explode
Interest by Microsoft and others in DNA–based storage could deliver post-silicon electronic memory within a decade
Stories by Prachi Patel
Prachi Patel is a freelance journalist based in Pittsburgh. She writes about energy, materials science, nanotechnology, biotechnology and computing.
BiotechApril 12, 2016
Autism Glass Takes Top Student Health Tech Prize [Slide Show]
A Stanford grad student's invention uses Google Glass to help autistic children recognize facial and social cues in real time
BiotechMarch 25, 2016
Paper Diagnostic Tests Could Save Thousands of Lives
The technology for simple and inexpensive diagnostic medical tools is available. Here’s how to get it from the labs to the front lines
HealthJanuary 29, 2016
Magnetically Guided Gene Therapy Heals Blood Vessels
An external magnet guided cells to repair arteries in mice
The SciencesDecember 23, 2015
New Ink, and Regular Pen, Draw Working Electrical Circuits
Silver-based ink, flowing from a ballpoint pen, write circuits that power lights
TechnologyMay 1, 2015
Good-Bye to Curved Lens: New Lens Is Flat
It could one day be printed on flexible plastic for thin, bendable gadgets
TechnologyJanuary 1, 2015
Pacemaker Powered by Heartbeats Has Watch Parts
An automatic wristwatch mechanism harnesses heartbeats