Tag: Harvard

TR10: Paper Diagnostics

By Kristina Grifantini | 02/24/2009 | 1 Comment

George Whitesides has created a cheap, easy-to-use diagnostic test out of paper.

Stem Cells without Side Effects

By Lauren Gravitz | 09/25/2008 | 5 Comments

Researchers have created healthy stem cells from adult cells--no embryo required.

A Compact Chemical Sensor

By Prachi Patel | 04/30/2008 | 1 Comment

A portable array of lasers could be used to monitor pollution and detect toxins.

Key Nanotech Patents Licensed

By Kevin Bullis | 06/06/2007 | 3 Comments

Nano Terra has acquired a massive patent portfolio covering technologies developed by Harvard's George Whitesides.

Faster-Healing Artificial Skin

By Katherine Bourzac | 04/30/2007 | 1 Comment

In work that has implications for those with severe burns, researchers have demonstrated in mice a new way to encourage skin regeneration.

Brain Implants to Restore Vision

By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 04/24/2007 | 1 Comment

A bionic implant that bypasses the eye might eventually treat many forms of blindness.

Returning the Springiness to Arthritic Joints

By Brittany Sauser | 04/17/2007 | 1 Comment

A biolubricant found in our joints could yield new ways to treat, and even prevent, arthritis.

A Wireless Sensor City

By Kate Greene | 04/13/2007 | 5 Comments

A wireless-sensor network to report pollution and traffic comes to Cambridge, MA.

TR10: A New Focus for Light

By Katherine Bourzac | 03/12/2007 | 7 Comments

Kenneth Crozier and Federico Capasso have created light-focusing optical antennas that could lead to DVDs that hold hundreds of movies.

New Bedside- Diagnostics Tool

By Peter Fairley | 03/09/2007 | 0 Comments

Can microfluidics turn out cheap and powerful alternatives to microarrays?

Reality Check for Cancer Research

By Katherine Bourzac | 02/12/2007 | 1 Comment

A large survey of mutations across many cancer types reveals unexpected commonalities, providing new opportunities for existing drugs.