In the summer of 1986, futuristic magnetic trains and life-size robots drew a teenaged Michael Levin to the Vancouver World’s Expo. But what changed his life was an obscure used book he found on the ...

Your cells constantly generate and conduct electricity that runs through your body to perform various functions. One such example of this bioelectricity is the nerve signals that power thoughts in ...

A new method developed by researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) can potentially ensure patient safety for future stem cell-based therapies, by enhancing native stem cell ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Developmental biologist Michael Levin and colleagues at ...

Although breast cancer mortality has declined in the U.S., it is still the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths in women under 60 years old. "This suggests there are ...

Researchers at the University of Calgary tricked out an iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaner to react to signals such as muscle tension and eye movement in a bid to test limited brain-computer interaction ...

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Researchers have developed a way to achieve an ultra-high bioelectric signal from human embryonic stem cells. Using direct current-voltage methods and few-layered 2D molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sun-Min Yu, UMass Amherst and Steve Granick, UMass Amherst (THE CONVERSATION) Your ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) For the first time, Singaporean researchers have developed a method using two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (2D-MoS2) sheets to achieve ultra-high bioelectric signals from ...