Author Archives: Austin Miller

About Austin Miller

I am an aspiring physicist, with an interest in art and technology.

Are Nanobots the Future of Medicine?

Are Nanobots the Future of Medicine?

A team at the California Institute of Technology completed a clinical trial showing how tiny nanoparticles could be injected into cancer patients’ bloodstreams. The nanoparticles then turned off the switch in cancer cells that causes…

Google Glass App Detects People’s Emotions

Google Glass App Detects People’s Emotions

Programmers at Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have developed the first facial recognition app for Google Glass. “Glassware”, as Google calls it, can recognize human emotions as well as accurately estimate age and gender. The app…

How Corpse Brain Scans Help the Living

How Corpse Brain Scans Help the Living

Since the beginning of medicine, the best way of learning about human anatomy, especially the brain, was using fresh cadavers to dissect. Throughout the 20th century, new brain scanning technologies have been developed and allow…