TechnologyJune 20, 2013
Pin-Size Battery Printed in 3-D
A miniature lithium ion device could power medical devices or miniature robots
Medical Technology
June 12, 2013
Making Babies after Death: It's Possible, but Is It Ethical?
Experts are calling for a consensus on laws concerning postmortem sperm retrieval
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June 12, 2013
First Bioengineered Blood Vessel Successfully Implanted
A blood vessel grown in a laboratory was implanted into a patient last week, marking a breakthrough in bioengineered human tissues
June 12, 2013
FDA Comes to Grips with Fecal Transplants
Efforts are under way to standardize fecal transplants, which helps re-establish healthy microbe populations in the guts of patients
June 1, 2013
“Plasma Scalpels” May Make Surgery More Precise and Less Bloody
Plasma cutters could make surgery less bloody
TechnologyMay 30, 2013
Safe Water? Ask the Smartphone
Researchers combine an iPhone with optical filters to create a handheld analyzer for toxins, bacteria and other items of public health importance. Larry Greenemeier reports
HealthMay 24, 2013
3-D Printed Windpipe Gives Infant Breath of Life
A flexible, absorbable tube helps a baby boy breathe, and heralds a future of body parts printed on command
EnvironmentMay 20, 2013
June 2013 Briefing Memo
May 17, 2013
Physicists Find Way to Measure Earth's Rarest Element
Using a machine that creates beams of radioactive atomic nuclei, CERN physicists found the ionization potential of astatine
May 15, 2013
Patient-Specific Human Embryonic Stem Cells Created by Cloning
The breakthrough might set up another showdown about cloning for therapeutic purposes
May 13, 2013
White House Limits on Plan B Put Science in Backseat
The Obama administration’s compromise ignores scientific studies confirming the safety of the emergency contraceptive drug for women of all ages
Medical TechnologyMay 6, 2013
Medical Equipment Donated to Developing Nations Usually Ends Up on the Junk Heap
Despite good intentions, life-saving medical donations often end up discarded or broken. New training programs aim to change all that