3D bioprinting technique controls cell orientation
Common bioprinting methods fail to direct cell orientation at the individual cell level, but a technique can with implications for engineering skeletal muscles, tendons, and...
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A high-tech textile to stay comfortable outdoors
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00400 Clothing, from tank tops to parkas, helps people adapt to temperatures outdoors. But you can only put...
Pitt, WashU awarded $10.7 Million for Alzheimer’s disease genetic research
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, May 5, 2021 - Despite decades of research and investment, the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease are still largely unknown,...
An uncrackable combination of invisible ink and artificial intelligence
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c01179 Coded messages in invisible ink sound like something only found in espionage books, but...
Journal publishes research review by TTUHSC pharmacy investigator
Karamyan: Three peptides could be causing severe COVID-19 complicationsCredit: TTUHSC A study published in July 2020 hypothesized a link between the presence of bradykinin, a...
A new window to see hidden side of magnetized universe
Credit: Credit: Chibueze, Sakemi, Ohmura et al. (MeerKAT image); Takumi Ohmura, Mami Machida, Hirotaka Nakayama, 4D2U Project, NAOJ (ATERUI II image) New observations and simulations...
Examination of an Estonian patient helped discover a new form of muscular dystrophy
Credit: University of Tartu In about a quarter of patients with hereditary diseases, the cause of the disease remains unclear even after extensive genetic testing....
Personalized sweat sensor reliably monitors blood glucose without finger pricks
Credit: Adapted from ACS Sensors 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c00139 Many people with diabetes endure multiple, painful finger pricks each day to measure their blood glucose. Now,...
Mysterious hydrogen-free supernova sheds light on stars’ violent death throes
Credit: Kavli IPMU / Aya Tsuboi A curiously yellow pre-supernova star has caused astrophysicists to re-evaluate what's possible at the deaths of our Universe's most...
Release of drugs from a supramolecular cage
Hot paper in Angewandte ChemieCredit: HHU / Robin Küng How can a highly effective drug be transported to the precise location in the body where...
First detailed look at how charge transfer distorts a molecule’s structure
Charge transfer is highly important in most areas of chemistry, including photosynthesis and other processes in living things. A SLAC X-ray laser study reveals how...
HKUST scientists discover how antibiotics target bacterial RNAP to inhibit its gene transcription
Credit: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The emergence and spread of new forms of resistance remains a concern that urgently demand new...
Superconductivity, high critical temperature found in 2D semimetal W2N3
Credit: Davide Campi @EPFL Superconductivity in two-dimensional (2D) systems has attracted much attention in recent years, both because of its relevance to our understanding of...
Focused ultrasound enables precise noninvasive therapy
Credit: College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University's He Lab is focusing on noninvasive neuroengineering solutions that not only provide diagnostic techniques, but...
New partnership to develop a new ultra-fast test for COVID-19 antibodies
The University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories, and Techcyte Inc. announced today that they have formed a partnership to develop NanoSpot.AI, a less than five-minute, easy-to-administer...
