Glass Chip May Provide an Alternative to Animal Testing
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With the EU set to enact a ban on animal testing for cosmetics in March 2009, companies are searching for tech alternatives. One team of researchers has developed a small glass chip that may provide a cheap, efficient replacement for some types of animal testing.
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A look at some of the technologies that could allow the silicon industry to deliver faster, cheaper chips.
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A pill-sized camera might eliminate the need for invasive techniques to screen for inflammations or obstructions in the esophagus.
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Mixing cells and eggs to be allowed in search for new medical treatments.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip (VeriChip) that will be implanted in humans and used for medical purposes.
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A new initiative will work on cell-based toxicity tests for chemicals.
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The chipmaker says its new method allows extraneous silicon to be utilized rather than discarded.
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Imbedding security chips in possessions and pets is nothing new. Chipping people, however, has Orwellian overtones that angers civil libertarians and conservatives alike.
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Scientists develop a technique they hope will improve detection of mad cow disease (vCJD) in humans.
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Developments in silicon carbide wafers may lead to a new world of fast, robust electronics.
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A new technique for tracking endangered species' genes borrows concepts from electrical engineering. Commentary by Carl Zimmer.
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Researchers today plan to unveil a silicon-based chip that uses laser light rather than wires to transmit data between chips, The New York Times reported today.
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U.S. scientists say they've devised a new microchip system that can speedily separate and sort biomolecules such as proteins.
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A technique would let scientists use a patientâs skin cell to generate new heart, liver or kidney cells that might be transplantable.
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A  test capable of diagnosing the early signs of Alzheimer's disease has been developed in the US using nanotechnology.
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An inexpensive microfluidics chip could lead to earlier cancer detection and treatment.
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Devices made of heart tissue could screen drugs and power implantable robots.