Scientists say they have developed a tiny blood-testing device that sits under the skin and gives instant results via a mobile phone.
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From the research lab that brought us stick-on electronic tattoos, and recently the stretchable battery, we now have the first electronic sensor that has been printed directly onto human skin.
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A jury at the Plymouth Massachusetts Superior Court yesterday ordered Johnson & Johnson and its subsidy McNeil-PPC Inc to pay 16-year-old Samantha Reckis and her parents million, which rises to over 0 million when interest is included.
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“If a consumer comes into contact with a flame or spark prior to complete drying of the product on the skin, there is a potential for the product to ignite.” the lesson from this? Use your brain, not suntan.
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Scientists at Kyoto University have turned mouse skin cells into eggs that produced baby mice, a technique that if successfully applied to humans could someday allow women to stop worrying about the ticking of their biological clocks and perhaps even help couples create “designer babies.”
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Scientists hope a new technique to generate early stage sperm cells could help male cancer survivors become fathers.
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New research funded by the National Science Foundation has scientists warning consumers about the potentially harmful effects energy-saving CFL light bulbs can have on skin.
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This, of course, isn’t the only issue with compact fluorescent bulbs. In addition to having a potential negative impact on your skin, these bulbs emit toxic chemicals. In fact, only months after it was found that energy saving fluorescent bulbs release carcinogenic chemicals into the air, a new study has found that these harmful chemicals are continually released from the bulbs over a period of weeks to months.
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The technology could have applications in gambling, healthcare, and dating.
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German police have been told they can continue to single out black train passengers on the basis of their colour to check their papers and see if they are illegal immigrants.
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