CHARLOTTE: Green roofs can reduce the retention of heat in urban areas, help to cool down buildings and thereby lower their energy use, and even pull some carbon dioxide from the air and feed it back into plant growth.

But the psychological benefits of green Read More »

LOS ANGELES: A proof-of-concept product to help people with acute brain injury or severe disabilities control devices is being developed after securing funding.

Users will be able to control devices such as their wheelchair, computer devices and communication aids, something which they are currently unable Read More »

CHICAGO: Researchers have built one of the world’s first electronic multi-state memory cell which mirrors the brain’s ability to simultaneously process and store multiple strands of information.

The development brings them closer to imitating key electronic aspects of the human brain–a vital step towards creating Read More »

CLEVELAND: Apple has recently announced the release of a new tool called ResearchKit. This tool will enable researchers to build apps for collecting health data directly from iPhone users.

People are concerned that it may be an invasion of privacy. However, no data will be Read More »