Scientists have helped three amputees merge with their bionic prosthetic legs as they climb over various obstacles without having to look. The amputees report using and feeling their bionic leg as part of their own body, thanks to sensory feedback from the prosthetic leg that is delivered to nerves in the leg's stump.
Researchers have discovered a molecular process that controls the rate at which nerves grow both during embryonic development and recovery from injury throughout life.
Read moreNew research shows there is more at play than just a sinking feeling when you stumble during movement or trip in a hole in the ground.
Read moreResearchers have designed a field training equipment for short-range air defense systems, which imitates the natural conditions of missile defense including detection, tracking and destruction of the target without actually using the real missile in the training.
Read moreA unique new flexible and stretchable device, worn against the skin and capable of producing electrical energy by transforming the compounds present in sweat, was recently developed and patented. This cell is already capable of continuously lighting an LED, opening new avenues for the development of wearable electronics powered by autonomous and environmentally friendly biodevices.
Read moreHomeowner guidance and fire behavior models are largely based on the idea that natural grass, bushes and trees fuel fire in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). Researchers found that over nearly three decades, half of all buildings destroyed by wildfire in California were located in an area of the WUI with less natural vegetation.
Read moreA new study uses the topography of human skin as a model not for preventing cracks but for directing them in the best way possible to avoid critical components and make repairs easy.
Read moreWith a study of the network between nerve and muscle cells in turtles, researchers have gained new insight into the way in which movements are generated and maintained. In the long term, the new knowledge may have an impact on the treatment of, for example, ALS and spinal cord injuries.
Read moreNovel molecular mechanism may regulate microtubule stability, important for neuronal branching and potentially for nerve regeneration.
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