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Image showing a brain organoid with neurons (magenta), cell nuclei (blue), and other supporting cells (red and green). (Image Credit: Jesse Plotkin/Johns Hopkins University) The is an animated science fiction series called "Pantheon" that explores this…

(via NeuroSky) The days of scientists only understanding a fraction of the activity of the brain are over. In recent studies, the enhancement of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has given scientists the ability to not only see our brainwaves…

Carbon nanotubes for use in solar panels have increased efficiencies from 4.4% in 2007 to 8% today. What has held back further results is the tendencies for nanotube to clump together, short circuiting areas in the cell, which reduce their overall outputs…

Researchers from Boston University successfully manipulated mammalian cells to carry out certain tasks. The cells can be programmed to target certain diseases (Image via Emaze ) Ever think your body can be programmed like a computer? And not necessarily…

Smart stitches aim to send information straight to your doctor. A diagram of how smart stitches can be embedded in skin (Photo from Tufts University ) Thanks to constant advances in technology, there have been changes to make the medical field better…

A batch of beer that brews itself? Water that adjusts its own pH? A completely organic carbon monoxide detector? With bacterial DNA circuitry, such things are now possible. Bacteria can be programmed to respond to changes in temperature, pH, oxygen level…