A neuroprosthetic device implanted in Erik Sorto’s brain allowed him to drink unaided for the first time in 13 years. Researchers in the United States have developed a new kind of brain implant that helps patients move robotic arms. Researchers said Thursday the brain implant offers new promise to disabled people with spinal injuries to seamlessly control robotic limbs or even entire body suits in... 

A major earthquake, the Big One, is statistically almost certain in California in the coming decades, and there is even worse news below the ground: it is likely to be followed by a series of similar-sized temblors, according to a leading seismologist. The current relatively quiet seismic period, in which “far less” energy is being released in earthquakes than it is being stored from tectonic... 

Composite image showing the relationship between brain surface expansion and age in children 3-20 years. Bigger brains and better cognitive skills in children are linked to higher family income and education, a research reveals. The study, which was carried out by a group of researchers from the Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and Columbia University Medical... 

Hearing experts are breaking sound barriers for children born without hearing nerve with auditory brainstem implants. Launched in March 2014, the research is being carried out during a three-year clinical trial by a multi-institutional team of communication and hearing specialists led by the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). The preliminary findings of the research... 

Scientists claim to have developed a revolutionary new giant 3D concrete printer that can build a 2,500-square-foot house in just 24 hours. The 3D printer, developed by Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis from the University of Southern California, could be used to build a whole house, layer by layer, in a single day. The giant robot replaces construction workers with a nozzle on a gantry, which squirts... 

The quantum circuit used in the demonstration is a 3mm x 3mm chip with a 1mm x 1mm diamond in the middle. Scientists have created a working quantum computer inside a diamond that includes protection against ‘decoherence,’ noise that prevents it from functioning properly. Researchers of the University of Southern California, Iowa State University, University of California, Santa Barbara,...