Research survey evaluates attitudes toward microfluidics-based cell culture
Organ-on-chip and 3D cell culture technology have been highlighted as promising ways to ease the cost and inefficiency of the...
New approach for matching production and consumption of renewable electricity
Credit: VTT VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is coordinating the BALANCE project, which brings together leading European research institutes...
Space energy technology restored to make power stations more efficient
Credit: © Elsevier Oxford, United Kingdom, March 6, 2017 - Satellite-powering technology that was abandoned decades ago has been reinvented...
Low-cost monitoring device uses light to quickly detect oil spills
Credit: Oscar Sampedro, Universidade de Vigo. WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a simple device that can detect an oil spill...
Fluciclovine PET/CT improves radiotherapy targeting for recurrent prostate cancer
Credit: Ashesh B. Jani, MD, and David Schuster, MD, Emory University. Reston, Va. (March 6, 2017) - The featured clinical...
Research into palliative care top priority for cancer patients
How and when people are referred to palliative care should be prioritised according to cancer patients, a new study in...
The Darknet protects itself by being more robust against attacks
Credit: ©URV The Darknet is a part of the internet that people can access and use anonymously. This privacy and...
New deep learning techniques analyze athletes’ decision-making
Sports analytics is routinely used to assign values to such things as shots taken or to compare player performance, but...
Easier diagnosis of esophageal cancer
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) The Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging at Helmholtz Zentrum...
Cebit 2017: Post-print customization of 3-D prints
„After printing, the 3-D object is static. You can no longer change it or adapt it to your needs," says...
Biophysicists propose new approach for membrane protein crystallization
Credit: MIPT Press Office A team of scientists from the Laboratory for Advanced Studies of Membrane Proteins at MIPT, Research...
Revolutionary process to create ether from esters using metal catalysts
Credit: Waseda University Tokyo, Mar 3, 2017 -- A group of Waseda University researchers has developed a new process using...
The Estée Lauder companies R&D creates new model explaining why periorbital skin ages faster
(Spectrum) The Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE: EL) Research & Development (R&D) announced today a new biomechanical eye model that mimics...
Very different cities have similar potential for ride sharing
A newly published study co-authored by MIT researchers suggests that urban ride-sharing is feasible in a wide variety of cities...
How molecular machines may drive the future of disease detection and drug delivery
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio University of Alberta scientists have pulled into the lead in a race to use nanomachines for improved...
New evidence for a water-rich history on Mars
Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey Mars may have been a wetter place than previously thought, according to...
Soy food consumption linked to prolonged survival in some breast cancer patients
New research indicates that dietary soy products are safe and even beneficial for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Published early...
Smartphone interruptions: Are yours relentless and annoying?
Credit: Fengpeng Yuan Does your smartphone spew a relentless stream of text messages, push alerts, social media messages and other...
Virtual reality training for ‘safety-critical’ jobs
Credit: Cineon Training New virtual reality training could help prevent accidents in "safety-critical" industries like the NHS, aviation, the military...
EU researchers aim to halve CO2 footprint of carbon fiber production
Credit: Brian Gavin, Press 22. Researchers from across Europe, led by University of Limerick (UL), Ireland, have begun a project...
