Bioengineering
Bioengineering
ORNL demonstrates large-scale technique to produce quantum dots
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 19, 2016 – A method to produce significant amounts of semiconducting nanoparticles for light-emitting displays, sensors,...
Fighting the Zika virus with the power of supercomputing
Rutgers is taking a leading role in an IBM-sponsored World Community Grid project that will use supercomputing power to identify...
Tampering the current in a petri dish
Electricity plays a key role in cell studies, but practical issues linked with the shape of the laboratory cultureware have...
Dynamic DNA polymers can be reversed using biocompatible techniques
DNA-based straight and branched polymers or nanomaterials that can be created and dissolved using biocompatible methods are now possible thanks...
Mille-feuille-filter removes viruses from water
A simple paper sheet made by scientists at Uppsala University can improve the quality of life for millions of people...
New implantable VAD for severe heart failure in kids shows encouraging results in sheep
The number of children with severe heart failure is increasing. Over the last decade, ventricular assist devices (VADs) have become...
Ingestible robot operates in simulated stomach
Credit: Melanie Gonick/MIT In experiments involving a simulation of the human esophagus and stomach, researchers at MIT, the University of...
An old new weapon against emerging Chikungunya virus
Since 2013, the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus has spread rapidly through South America and the Caribbean, and is now threatening Southern...
A personalized virtual heart predicts the risk of sudden cardiac death
When electrical waves in the heart run amok in a condition called arrhythmia, sudden death can occur. To save the...
Performing cellular surgery with a laser-powered nanoblade
Credit: Alexander N. Patananan To study certain aspects of cells, researchers need the ability to take the innards out, manipulate...
LED treatments enhance lettuce phytochemicals, antioxidants
BEIJING, CHINA/NOTTINGHAM, UK – Increasingly, vegetables are being efficiently grown using soilless techniques such as hydroponics. Hydroponic systems are favored...
University of Leicester scientists identify way to ‘sniff’ ripeness of fruit
Credit: University of Leicester Scientists from the University of Leicester have, for the first time, identified a way to ‘sniff’...
Biofeedback system designed to control photosynthetic lighting
Credit: Photo courtesy Michael T. Martin. ATHENS, GA – Controlled environment agriculture is rapidly becoming an important part of the...
New material temporarily tightens skin
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Scientists at MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, Living Proof, and Olivo Labs have developed a new material that...