Supercooling organs buys time for transplants
A new technique preserves livers outside the body for up to four days. Current methods for keeping donated organs viable are limited to 12 hours.
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How to track movement without a wearable device
New wireless technology out of MIT measures movements as subtle as breathing and heart rate from a distance, without any wearable sensors.
Local Warming: Spotlights of heat that follow you
"Today, man no longer needs to seek heat -- heat can seek man."
China's new towers will be the tallest, greenest and pinkest
The kilometer-high Phoenix towers will generate electricity through multiple technologies. And there will be insect hotels and bat boxes!
Bionic pancreas keeps blood sugar levels just right
The breakthrough system for diabetics consists of an iPhone, a glucose monitor, and two pumps.
How to beam energy to wireless, batteryless pacemakers
Stanford engineers have found a safe way to wirelessly power medical devices implanted deep in the body. They've already used it to power a pacemaker the size of a grain of rice in rabbits.
How to pull water from air
Inspired by the wings of desert beetles, a new device made of tiny carbon tubes could one day be used to pull water from air in the most arid places on Earth.
Paraplegic man in brain-controlled exoskeleton kicked off World Cup
With the help of an EEG cap that sends nerve impulses to hydraulics strapped to his legs, the 29-year-old kicked the symbolic first kick during the opening ceremony.
Print and bake your own robot at home
MIT researchers have created printable, flat cut-outs that can assemble themselves into three-dimensional configurations when heated.
Energy impact of video streaming vs. DVD watching
A complete shift from DVDs to streaming online would reduce energy use a year from about 10.5 billion kilograms of CO2 to 8.6 billion. That's enough to power 200,000 households in the U.S.