Review: New kiddie fitness band more toy than tech
Wearable technology is all the rage these days for adults. Now, the concept is spreading to kids.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 28, 2014
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Seniors bolster workforce at Berlin start-ups
Tech start-ups may often be littered with empty pizza boxes, but at a Berlin IT firm, a mouthwatering aroma wafting across the desks promises something truly revolutionary—a tasty and wholesome home-cooked lunch.
Business
May 28, 2014
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'Nanodaisies' deliver drug cocktail to cancer cells
(Phys.org) —Biomedical engineering researchers have developed daisy-shaped, nanoscale structures that are made predominantly of anti-cancer drugs and are capable of introducing a "cocktail" of multiple drugs into cancer ...
Bio & Medicine
May 28, 2014
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Technology marketers should take consumer life-cycle into account, study says
If you want grandpa to start using the bank machine instead of standing in line for the teller, the best way to do it is to tell him to "Act now!" with a limited time offer for a banking card, shows new research.
Economics & Business
May 28, 2014
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NASA sees northern Indian Ocean System 92B's end
The tropical low pressure area known as System 92B finally dissipated on the east central coast of India on May 27 after six days of struggling to develop. System 92B developed in the Bay of Bengal, Northern Indian Ocean ...
Earth Sciences
May 28, 2014
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A more earth-friendly way to make bright white cotton fabrics
With a growing number of consumers demanding more earth-friendly practices from the fashion world, scientists are developing new ways to produce textiles that could help meet rising expectations. They report in the ACS journal ...
Materials Science
May 28, 2014
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Supersonic spray delivers high quality graphene layer
A simple, inexpensive spray method that deposits a graphene film can heal manufacturing defects and produce a high quality graphene layer on a range of substrates, report researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago ...
Nanomaterials
May 28, 2014
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Researchers find human menstrual blood-derived cells 'feed' embryonic stem cells
Researchers investigating the use of human menstrual blood-derived mesenchymal cells (MBMCs) as culture 'feeder layers' found that MBMCs can replace animal-derived feeder systems in human embryonic stem cell culture systems ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 28, 2014
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Cats found to eat more in the winter
Cats eat more during the winter and owners should give their pet more food during this time, University of Liverpool research has found.
Plants & Animals
May 28, 2014
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Better catalysts for the petrochemical industry
When crude oil is refined to fuels and chemicals, help is at hand—in the form of so-called catalysts. Scientists now provide a reference parameter for the performance of an important class of catalysts for petrochemical ...
Materials Science
May 28, 2014
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