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'Beating' human heart muscle assists cardiac research
Scientists at The University of Queensland have taken a significant step forward in cardiac disease research by creating a functional 'beating' human heart muscle from stem cells. Dr James Hudson and Dr Enzo Porrello from the UQ School of Biomedical Sciences collaborated with German researchers to create models of human heart tissue in the laboratory so they can study cardiac biology and diseases 'in a dish'.
ESA's Jupiter mission will examine its turbulent atmosphere
Demanding electric, magnetic and power requirements, harsh radiation, and strict planetary protection rules are some of the critical issues that had to be tackled in order to move ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – Juice – from the drawing board and into construction. Scheduled for launch in 2022, with arrival in the Jovian system in 2029, Juice will spend three-and-a-half years examining the giant planet's turbulent atmosphere, ...
The deathbed of a red giant star
An international team of astronomers has observed a striking spiral pattern in the gas surrounding a red giant star named LL Pegasi and its companion star 3,400 light-years from Earth, using a powerful telescope in northern Chile called Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, or ALMA.
Scientists fight for Pluto's planethood
Johns Hopkins University scientist Kirby Runyon wants to make one thing clear: Regardless of what one prestigious scientific organisation says to the contrary, Pluto is a planet. So is Europa, commonly known as a moon of Jupiter, and the Earth's moon, and more than 100 other celestial bodies in our solar system that are denied this status under a prevailing definition of "planet."
Implantable pump delivers drugs directly into the brain
Flowonix Medical of New Jersey, and Colorado-based Cerebral Therapeutics, announced the first patients implanted with the Prometra. ADDRESS is the first multi-center dose ranging clinical study assessing intracerebroventricular (ICV) delivery of the drug valproate (valproate sodium) in patients with focal seizures, with temporal lobe onset with or without secondary generalisation.
Compact WiFi modules support secure boot standards
Two new WiFi modules for industrial markets have been announced by u-blox. NINA-W131 and NINA‑W132 are low power WiFi modules supporting 802.11 b/g/n in the 2.4GHz ISM band. They are the first two variants of the new NINA-W1 module series. Developed with security and quick time-to-market in mind, the NINA-W1 stand-alone modules make WiFi integration easy. Their secure design makes them suitable for WiFi applications including telematics, low po...
Exploring applications of robots outside manufacturing
Dystopian literature often refers to robots one day taking over the world. Ray Kurzweil predicted over a decade ago, in The Singularity is Near, that robots would reach this stage of intelligence by the year 2030. The increased processing power in the PLCs and industrial PCs used to provide logic in robots, has led to them being used in a number of industry sectors.
Robotics consultancy illuminates fabric for digital fashion show
How can you capture the visual texture of fabric for high-end, online retail? Well this is the exact challenge that fashion retail start-up Change of Paradigm and University College London (UCL) gave robotics consultancy Robotae, as part of a twelve month Innovate UK-funded project.
Certified payment application achieves EMV Migration
Two companies have come together to provide EMV chip-card acceptance to cloud-based merchants, unattended kiosk manufacturers, retailers, and mobile merchants. ID TECH and Worldnet have received EMV certification through First Data.
Nasal nebulizer gets green light in Europe
MedInvent, LLC has announced CE Marking of its patented intranasal delivery device, the NasoNeb II Nasal Nebulizer, manufactured, marketed and sold in the United States since 2009. MedInvent is also pleased to announce its first EU distribution contract with Vedise Hospital in Rome, to market the NasoNeb System in Italy, San Marino and Vatican City. Vedise Hospital has marketed ENT products for over 20 years, serving Otolaryngologists in Italy.