Doctors and engineers from the University of Washington have developed an app that can test babies for jaundice. Jaundice, which causes skin to turn yellow, happens when someone has a build-up of bilirubin, a chemical that’s normally broken down by the liver. It’s common in newborns and usually clears up within a couple of weeks.…

In case you missed part one, we're rounding up the top sports bras, whether you like to pound some serious pavement, or are more of a treadmill tourist. Read on, and make wobbling while you run a thing of the past... Shock Absorber Ultimate Run Bra A fave of serious runners, this promises to reduce…

When you're running (or jogging, or even just walking briskly for some of us, let's face it), a good sports bra is essential if you don't want to cause yourself both temporary discomfort and long-term damage. Luckily, we're living in a time of some of the most advanced, well-designed sports bras known to woman. Here…

Researchers have built a new robotic ‘brain’ that can learn from the internet. While most of us feel our brain cells dying as we watch endless YouTube videos instead of getting on with something useful, Robo Brain only becomes more intelligent. As the BBC reports, it learns new skills and understanding by browsing millions of…

British scientists have grown the first working organ made from lab-created cells. (Yes, it’s an organ you might not have heard of before, but it still counts.) The researchers, from the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, extracted connective tissue cells from a mouse embryo and used a technique called reprogramming…

To manage their condition, many diabetics rely on home-testing systems to check their blood sugar levels. This involves pricking a finger to draw blood, which can be painful and isn't ideal if you're out and about. Now a team from Princeton University Engineering School has developed a new technique that measures blood sugar using lasers…

This seems like something that could be fun for kids but that’s also riiiight around my level of musical ability. A new app, Geometric Music, allows you to lay down your own beats – no matter how bad you are at making music (or doing maths). Use it to record any noise, from singing to…

Scientists from Louisiana Tech University have pioneered a new way to deliver medication using a standard 3D printer. As Science Daily reports, the research team, which was made up of staff and doctoral students from the biomedical engineering and nanosystems engineering courses, designed extruders (the nozzle that pushes out the end product) suitable for medical-grade…

Researchers in Bangladesh have invented a new computer program that can guess how you feel. Its developers say this is the first time keystroke patterns and text input analysis have been combined. In their study, which was published this week in Behaviour & Information Technology, A.F.M. Nazmul Haque Nahin and his colleagues say that the…

Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered a way to monitor the electric signals moths use to control their flight muscles, in order to intercept them. Their aim is to create remote-controlled moths that can be fitted with sensors and then sent to, for example, the site of an earthquake or accident, to gather…