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more about #lasers Alasdair5000: It's looking like I might have a medical history of cancer in the family so this is both awesome and quite a relief. more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Impressive work. Now only if they could get nano-sharks with "fricken lazurs" on their heads... those tumors wouldn't stand a chance! more » gorehound: it would be awesome to be able to find a cure for cancer and aids.......... and i would love to be cured from hep-c too. more » -
#nanotech
Nanotech And Lasers Team Up To Cure Cancer
When nanotech and lasers team up, is there anything they can't do? Apparently not. New research shows a combined nanotube/laser treatment zaps kidney tumors in 80 percent of mice. Nanotech is teaming up with viruses to kill ovarian tumors, too. More » -
#madmedicine
Heal Your Wounds with Lasers
We're one step closer to Star Trek's medical tricorder. Doctors say they've successfully used a new laser technology that closes wounds by inspiring torn tissues to grow back together at a rapid clip. More » -
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#triviagasm
The Secret Origin of the Ray Gun in Science Fiction
We've told you all about our favorite rayguns, blasters, flechette pistols, and laser guns before, but where did they all come from? Laser pistols are as identifiable with science fiction as rocketships, aliens, and robots, even though the first laser wasn't invented until 1960. So what spurred science fiction writers to start arming their characters with atomic blasters and disintegrator rays? More »
