​When an implant is introduced to the body, there's a chance that its surface will be colonized by bacteria. In some cases, such infections require the implant to be removed. It's recently been discovered, however, that coating implants with graphene flakes could help keep that from happening.
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Humanity has been on the trail of the elusive and mysterious Majorana fermion since it was first theorized in 1937. Now, researchers think they have manufactured a topological superconductor capable of hosting the particle. If so, this could be an important step towards quantum computing.
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To make solar energy a reliable energy source, a team of scientists at Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg is developing a liquid energy storage medium that can not only release energy from the Sun on demand, but is also transportable.
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A new type of material developed at Chalmers University of Technology could bring color to e-paper. The material is flexible, ultrathin and can produce the full color range of an LED-backlit LCD, but requires ten times less energy than a Kindle's e-ink display.
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Chalmers University of Technology is developing a new optimization tool that acts like an efficiency expert for industrial robots by smoothing their movements to reduce their energy consumption by as much as 40 percent.
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A Swedish man has recently celebrated a milestone in robotic prostheses technology by using a bone-fused prosthetic device that is controlled by his own thoughts for more than a full year, and with reportedly exceptional results.
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It seems like hardly a week goes by without our hearing about another automated safety feature for cars. Now, in order to help foster the development of more such concepts, a new Swedish test-track facility has begun operations.
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Phantom limb pain (PLP) is common among amputees and has proven difficult to treat, but a new study suggests therapy involving augmented reality could result in a significant reduction of discomfort.
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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and Polish Wroclaw University of Technology have found a potential way to remove the aggregations of proteins are responsible for brain disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease using lasers.
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Researchers have found that a layer of graphene can help keep silicon-based electronics cool, giving it the potential to significantly extend the working life of computers and other electronic devices.
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