This Is the Smallest Race In the World
A group of crazy and wonderful scientists have organised the World Cell Race. 50 lab teams from all over the world sent their microscopic pilots to race against each other. The winner: a bone marrow...
View ArticlePlayStation 4 “Essentially a PC” Built by AMD
New reports regarding Sony's next PlayStation claim the complex Cell processor series that powered the PS3 could be for the chop, with Sony believed to be looking to simplify its next-gen machine to...
View ArticleSunburn Is Your RNA Crying Out in Pain
Sunburn is painful, dangerous and embarrassing. But despite knowing it’s the body’s protective immune response to high levels of ultraviolet radiation, scientists weren’t exactly sure what the...
View ArticleWorld’s Fastest Camera Catches Cancer at 36.7 Million FPS
There are plenty of insanely fast ways to acquire images, but in a lab in UCLA, engineers have created the world’s fastest 2D camera. It’s so fast, it can image 36.7 million fully-2D frames every...
View ArticleFrequent Mobile Phone Users Slobber More
It’s always funny—if a little gross—when you see a friend launch a spot of spittle across the room as they chat on the phone. But new research suggests that frequent mobile users actually slobber more,...
View ArticleScientists Create Brain Cells Destroyed By Parkinson’s, Out of Skin
Parkinson’s is a horrible degenerative disorder of the central nervous system which is sadly incurable. But now a team of scientists from Johns Hopkins has been able to grow the brain cells which are...
View Article