Objects can now change colors like a chameleon

Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory team creates new reprogrammable ink that lets objects change colors using light.

Rachel Gordon | CSAIL • mit
Sept. 10, 2019 ~6 min

Swapping 1 atom lets visible light trigger fluorescent dyes

Scientists have created a single-atom switch for turning the fluorescent dyes used in biological imaging on and off.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Sept. 9, 2019 ~3 min


Phone and paper detect norovirus with tiny beads

It only takes 10 particles of norovirus to cause seriously unpleasant digestive distress. Here's a new way to detect them.

U. Arizona • futurity
Aug. 30, 2019 ~5 min

Harvard study: Artificial neural networks could be used to provide insight into biological systems

Martin Haesemeyer set out to build an artificial neural network that worked differently than fish’s brains, but what he got was a system that almost perfectly mimicked the zebrafish — and that could be a powerful tool for understanding biology.

Peter Reuell • harvard
Aug. 27, 2019 ~6 min

A.I. rivals expert eyes at reading breast tissue biopsies

A new artificial intelligence system interprets breast tissue biopsies as accurately as experienced pathologists.

U. Washington • futurity
Aug. 12, 2019 ~5 min

Midbrain may be ‘canary in the coal mine’ for head injuries

Examining the midbrain may help doctors diagnose injuries from a concussive hit to the head or repeated hits over time, researchers say.

Emily Boynton-Rochester • futurity
Aug. 7, 2019 ~6 min

Kids may need to learn to love nature

"This is important because it really suggests that kids don't need to like nature for it to be good for them."

Jack Wang- U. Chicago • futurity
Aug. 7, 2019 ~4 min

Ultrasound ‘lens’ could replace invasive endoscopy

A new ultrasound technique that takes images of the body's organs in a noninvasive way could reduce the need for endoscopy.

Carnegie Mellon-HCII • futurity
Aug. 5, 2019 ~7 min


Atomic details of protein ‘droplets’ may shed light on ALS

Understanding more about the interactions that stabilize the phase-shifting FUS protein could reveal new ways to treat ALS and other diseases.

Mollie Rappe-Brown • futurity
July 24, 2019 ~6 min

X-ray ‘movie’ captures molecular motion in real time

Using X-ray pulses, researchers have been able to see molecular motion in real-time, something that was once impossible.

Kevin Stacey-Brown • futurity
July 17, 2019 ~5 min

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