Bioengineering
Bioengineering
New antiviral drugs could come from DNA ‘scrunching’
PHILADELPHIA – Evidence of DNA "scrunching" may one day lead to a new class of drugs against viruses, according to...
Towards building next-generation batteries using a pigment electrode
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Calcium ion batteries (CIBs) have attracted much attention as next-generation...
‘Missing tooth’ hydrogels handle hard-to-deliver drugs
HOUSTON – (June 7, 2016) – A gap-toothed peptide created by bioengineers at Rice University may be an efficient way...
A new molecular toolkit for the de-novo design of bioactive agents
Credit: Max Hirte / TUM Nature provides mankind with a wide variety of valuable bioactive agents ranging from vitamins over...
Origami ninja star inspires new battery design
Credit: Jonathan Cohen/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY – A new disposable battery that folds like an origami ninja star could power...
Flight of the RoboBee
Increasingly, researchers are designing robots with forms and functions that defy our expectation of what a machine can be or...
New devices, wearable system aim to predict, prevent asthma attacks
Researchers have developed an integrated, wearable system that monitors a user’s environment, heart rate and other physical attributes with the...
How the names of organisms help to turn ‘small data’ into ‘Big Data’
Innovation in ‘Big Data’ helps address problems that were previously overwhelming. What we know about organisms is in hundreds of...
The organizer of body axes
In humans and in animals, the correct position of tissues, organs and appendages is essential. Two body axes (the head-tail...
Turning human waste into next generation biofuel
A brand new outdoor laboratory has been recently launched at UNIST and this is expected to convert human waste into...
Fast, stretchy circuits could yield new wave of wearable electronics
Credit: Image courtesy of Yei Hwan Jung and Juhwan Lee/University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. — The consumer marketplace is flooded...
Simple attraction: Researchers control protein release from nanoparticles without encapsulation
A U of T Engineering team has designed a simpler way to keep therapeutic proteins where they are needed for...
Faster, more efficient CRISPR editing in mice
University of California, Berkeley scientists have developed a quicker and more efficient method to alter the genes of mice with...
Making injectable medicine safer
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Bring the drugs, hold the suds. That summarizes a promising new drug-making technique designed to reduce serious...