Robotic touch: Researchers develop a new way to print bionic skin

IMAGE: Markelle Fultz (Washington) is introduced by NBA commissioner Adam Silver as the number one overall pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday. Photograph: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports The Philadelphia 76ers selected University of Washington guard Markelle Fultz with the first overall pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday, launching an infusion of talented youth into the league. The first seven picks of the ...

The 25-year-old from the District of Columbia is 'the most intelligent contestant in recent memory'! Kara McCullough was crowded Miss USA 2017 at the Miss USA pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kara, 25, is currently employed with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. She beat 51 contestants across USA to win the title. Born in Naples Italy, Kara was raised in Virginia Beach. She has a bachelors of science degree in chemistry from South Carolina State University. Standing tall at 5'10", ...

The latest gharial census gave environmentalists a reason for cheer – there are 93 more gharials, a critically endangered species, in the National Chambal Sanctuary (NCS) than last year. This seems like a small figure. But it is encouraging because the ...

Scientists, including those of Indian origin, have discovered a new material with highest- ever conductivity in its class, which could lead to smaller, faster and more powerful electronic devices. What makes this nano-scale thin film material so unique is ...

Robert M Pirsig, whose philosophical novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance became a million-selling classic and cultural touchstone after more than 100 publishers turned it down, has died at age 88. Pirsig’s publishing house, William Morrow, ...

Scientists have developed a revolutionary 3D-bioprinted patch that could one day be used to repair damage to the human heart.The patch can help heal scarred heart tissue after a heart attack. The discovery is a major step forward in treating patients with ...

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn's oil refining company, CVR Energy , made a massive bet in 2016 that prices for U.S. government biofuels credits would fall - just before Icahn started advising President Donald Trump on regulations driving that market. The ...

For animals that hibernate, making it to spring is no small feat. Torpor — the state of reduced bodily activity that occurs during hibernation — is not restful. By the time they emerge, hibernating animals are often sleep-deprived: Most expend ...