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
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Drones Break the Ice on Antarctic Deep-Freeze Mission [Video]
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter for the first time used unmanned aircraft to help it navigate the frozen continent’s icy inlet during a crucial summertime mission
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Miniature camera could be self-sustaining in smartphones and for surveillance
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Careful study of desert-dwelling snake mobility sheds light on the physics of crossing sandy surfaces
“Glass Brain” Offers Tours of the Space between Your Ears
3-D visualizations combine EEG and MRI data to illustrate how brain signals propagate and could be used to study neural disorders
Marvel Comics Gets Inside the Heads of the Avengers
The neuroscience behind the Hulk, Captain America and Iron Man, explained in a Times Square exhibit. Excelsior!
“Neuro Scout” Gets into Batters’ Heads to Rate Hitters
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Iron Man-Like Exosuit to Expand Ocean Exploration [Video]
If a July mission to test the pressurized aluminum dive suit goes well, the technology will allow scientists to immerse themselves in deep-sea luminescent life
Robotic Surgery Opens Up
If the open-source approach to building robot surgeons can cut costs and improve performance, patients will increasingly find them at the other end of the scalpel
