New Technique Grows Realistic Bone in a Dish
It’s one of the most challenging organs to re-create -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Fraudulent Fish Foiled by Cancer-Catching Pen
Seafood is often falsely labeled, but a handheld device can tell tuna from tilapia in seconds -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
New Technologies Could Protect Against Arsenic Toxicity in Water
Filters in household faucets and genetic technology could help reduce this public health threat, biologist Rebecca Fry says -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
AI System Can Sniff Out Disease as Well as Dogs Do
Researchers are training algorithms to emulate trained dogs’ ability to detect cancer and other diseases, perhaps including COVID-19 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Printing a Brain Aneurysm in a Dish
Scientists make and treat a 3-D-printed model of a ballooning blood vessel -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why COVID Vaccines Are Taking So Long to Reach You
Bottlenecks in supply chains and difficult appointment-registration systems are slowing distribution -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
2020’s Top Ten Tech Innovations
Scientific American and the World Economic Forum sifted through more than 75 nominations for the most innovative, most potentially game-changing technologies in 2020. The final top ten span... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
2020’s Top Ten Tech Innovations
Scientific American and the World Economic Forum sifted through more than 75 nominations for the most innovative, most potentially game-changing technologies in 2020. The final top ten span... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
DeepMind’s AI Makes Gigantic Leap in Solving Protein Structures
Google’s deep-learning program for determining the 3-D shapes of proteins stands to transform biology, scientists say -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Virtual Patients Could Revolutionize Medicine
Replacing humans with digital simulations could make clinical trials faster and safer -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Virtual Patients Could Revolutionize Medicine
Replacing humans with digital simulations could make clinical trials faster and safer -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How to Stop Restaurants from Driving COVID Infections
Mobile phone data suggests restaurants, gyms and cafes can be COVID hotspots—and reveals strategies for limiting spread -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Microneedles Could Enable Painless Injections and Blood Draws
Fewer trips to medical labs make care more accessible -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
3-D Printing inside the Body Could Patch Stomach Ulcers
In vivo bioprinting might also help repair hernias and treat infertility -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Lidar Advances Show Mosquito Rush Hours
New research shows how a laser-based system can help detect mosquito movements -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
New Pen-and-Ink Method Draws Health Sensors Directly on Skin
Using electronic ink and stencils, researchers created a cheap heart monitor and other health-detecting devices -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
