Experimental device could treat ear infections using jets of plasma

Bacterial infections of the middle ear are quite common, particularly in children, yet they can be difficult to treat. An experimental new device has been designed to help, by zapping the bacteria with plasma.

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Kiriform tech allows flat objects to be twisted into 3D shape

Ordinarily, if you're building something, you don't want the materials to buckle under pressure. In a new Harvard University-designed system, however, that buckling action allows flat-packed objects to be twisted into useful three-dimensional forms.

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The quantum decade: IBM predicts the 2020s will see quantum begin to solve real problems

A new report from IBM posits that quantum computing is poised to take off and begin to pay off for business users. Image: iStockphoto/niplot More about Innovation After decades of…

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