Bioengineer, Author at BIOENGINEER.ORG

Prestigious award recognizes one of the bone field's most distinguished researchers for his achievements in musculoskeletal research and policy implementation...

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology will host 2020 ICPC finals

The Russian capital has been selected as the venue for the International Collegiate Programming Contest in June 2020. ICPC is...

Screen time — even before bed — has little impact on teen well-being

Data from more than 17,000 teenagers show little evidence of a relationship between screen time and well-being in adolescents. The...

Mass drug administration reduces scabies cases by 90% in Solomon Islands' communities

Largest study of its kind provides important evidence for global strategy on scabies control Mass drug administration (MDA) of two...

Durability vs. recyclability: Dueling goals in making electronics more sustainable

Credit: John Toon The falling cost of solar power has led to a boom in recent years, with more and...

Unlocking the female bias in lupus

New research on the X chromosome from the School of Veterinary Medicine points to an abnormality in the immune system's...

Compound that kills drug-resistant fungi is isolated from ant microbiota

A project conducted by researchers in Brazil and the US investigated bacteria living in symbiosis with insects as a source...

New hope for treating childhood brain cancer

Credit: Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics at The Rockefeller University There could be new treatments on the horizon for...

Peptides with brominated tryptophan analogs could protect marine animals

This article by Dr. Elsie C. Jimenez is published in Protein & Peptide Letters, volume 26, issue 4 , 2019...

About TFE: Old and new findings

This article by Dr. Marian Vincenzi et al. is published in Current Protein & Peptide Science, volume 20 , issue...

Microglia, cells thought restricted to central nervous system, are redefined in new study

Credit: University of Notre Dame Inside the body, disease and injury can leave behind quite the mess -- a scattering...

Researchers uncover hidden deicer risks affecting bridge health

Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Common magnesium chloride deicers used on roadways and bridges around the U.S. may be doing...

Novel Hawaiian communities operate similarly to native ecosystems

Credit: Jeferson Vizentin-Bugoni On the Hawaiian island of Oahu, it is possible to stand in a lush tropical forest that...

Artificial intelligence approach optimizes embryo selection for IVF

This pioneering work aims to automate and standardize a process that is currently very subjective A new artificial intelligence approach...

Improving 3D-printed prosthetics and integrating electronic sensors

Credit: Virginia Tech With the growth of 3D printing, it's entirely possible to 3D print your own prosthetic from models...

SwRI engineers develop novel techniques to trick object detection systems

Project to test and improve deep-learning algorithms for enhanced securityCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- April 4, 2019 --...

Tweeting while viewing doesn’t diminish TV advertising’s reach and often leads to shopping

Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- People watching "social shows" like "Dancing with the Stars" or "The Bachelor" on television...

See and be seen

Microscopic swimmers with visual perception of group members form stable swarmsCredit: Noemi Furlani Birds, fish and bacteria often gather into...

Robots to autocomplete Soldier tasks, new study suggests

Credit: US Army graphic Smart phones autocorrect in texting, search engines autocomplete queries, and mapping applications redirect navigation in real-time...

Bacterial nanowire mystery solved