His start-up Neuralink is not the first to develop a wireless brain implant. But the considerable resources behind the effort could help commercialize the technology faster
Using electronic ink and stencils, researchers created a cheap heart monitor and other health-detecting devices
Former Scientific American editor Mark Alpert talks about his latest sci-fi thriller The Coming Storm, which warns about the consequences of unethical scientific research and of ignoring the scientific findings you don’t like...
The assay looks for stomach, esophageal, colorectal, lung and liver malignancies
Camouflaged nanoparticles can soak up toxins like red bloods cells do
Zapping copper with lasers enhances its antimicrobial properties
Three studies showing large DNA deletions and reshuffling heighten safety concerns about heritable genome editing
New materials and coatings could make fabric inactivate or repel viral particles
Originally published in January 1898
Doctors can triage and monitor patients faster—and sometimes more accurately—with the aid of the pocket-size machines
The device prevents oxygen deprivation in coronavirus-blocking respirators
Researchers have crafted a device that replicates the shape of the eye’s sensory membrane
Scientists stimulated the brain using electrodes implanted on its surface
Dehydrated blood that could be kept at room temperature for years may be possible thanks to a sugar used to preserve donuts—and made by tardigrades and brine shrimp so they can dry out and spring back with water...
Originally published in February 1967
With a few dollars, researchers replicated an instrument that typically costs thousands
A supersensitive detector system can also glean clues about health
