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This heat-sensitive artificial skin may help amputees sense temperature again

While fabricating synthetic woods in a petri dish, the team led by California Institute of Technology's Chiara Daraio created a material that exhibited an electrical response to temperature changes in the laboratory. 

Jan 31, 2017, 09:02 AM IST

Can broccoli exert positive influence on drug efficacy?

A new study has found an ingredient in broccoli that has a positive influence on drug efficacy.

Mar 15, 2016, 14:09 PM IST

Map entire buildings in 3D with mobile devices soon

Swiss scientists have developed a unique software that can map the entire building in 3D with a tablet and other mobile devices - that too in sunlight.

Jan 14, 2016, 17:29 PM IST

Map entire buildings in 3D with mobile devices soon

The software, developed by a team led by Thomas Schops, doctoral student at the Institute for Visual Computing at ETH Zurich, analyses two images of a building's façade that were taken from different positions.

Jan 14, 2016, 17:01 PM IST

Colour an elephant and see it come alive!

Now children can see their favourite characters that they draw and colour on a colouring book come alive in 3D augmented reality thanks to a new app by Disney Research.

Oct 04, 2015, 20:17 PM IST