Tiny

This tiny plant is helping solve crimes

Small plants like moss rarely draw attention. Many species are no wider than an eyelash and typically grow close to…

5 months ago

Tiny microneedle patch dramatically improves heart attack recovery

A research team led by Dr. Ke Huang at Texas A&M University has created a patch designed to support heart…

6 months ago

This Tiny Four-Cylinder Engine Revs to 10,000 RPM

Combustion engines are far from dead, and they could be in production well into the next decade—and beyond. In the…

7 months ago

Tiny implant wipes out bladder cancer in 82% of patients

A new targeted drug delivery system called TAR-200 has shown remarkable results in a phase 2 clinical trial, eliminating tumors…

7 months ago

This Tiny Supercapacitor Could Be the Future of Hybrid Cars

Despite the seemingly never-ending stream of news decrying the reversal of electric vehicle progress, work continues on improving hybrid and…

7 months ago

Stanford’s tiny eye chip helps the blind see again

A tiny wireless chip placed at the back of the eye, combined with a pair of advanced smart glasses, has…

7 months ago

This tiny butterfly has the most chromosomes of any animal on Earth

The Atlas blue butterfly, also known as Polyommatus atlantica, has been genetically confirmed as having the highest number of chromosomes…

8 months ago

This Tiny Engine Could Save Internal Combustion. We Talked to the Company’s CEO

Horse Powertrain, a global supplier of powertrain systems, unveiled its latest hybrid and combustion innovations at the IAA Mobility Show…

8 months ago

A tiny chip may have solved one of clean energy’s biggest problems

For decades, researchers around the world have searched for alternatives to iridium, an extremely rare, incredibly expensive metal used in…

9 months ago

Tiny protein dismantles the toxic clumps behind Alzheimer’s

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital demonstrated for the first time that the protein midkine plays a preventative role…

9 months ago