Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering

How the salinity of water affects calcium carbonate nucleationCredit: Washington University in St. Louis The formation of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) ...

Transformer cells: Shaping cellular ‘behaviour’

Scientists listed the most promising technologies in cell therapy Scientists from the Sechenov University, conjointly with their fellow Chinese and ...

Treating cancer: 3D tumor models of triple-negative breast cancer improves drug testing

Dr. Hossein Tavana, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at The University of Akron (UA), has received a grant of ...

BioSA — Bridging the gap with biodegradable metals

Credit: Project BioSA Millions of patients all over the world undergo surgical procedures related to bone defect repair every year. ...

Pharmaconutrition — Modern drug design for functional studies

Bitter (taste) receptor with health effect?Credit: Dr. Antonella Di Pizio / Leibniz-LSB@TUM Antonella Di Pizio and Maik Behrens of the ...

Scientists propose gait-based biometric identification method for the old with wearable devices

Credit: SIAT Human gait is a unique feature that could be used for robust identity recognition. Gait-based identity recognition method ...

Insects inspire greener, cheaper membranes for desalination

Neurotechnology holds promise for chronic stroke patients

Credit: Wyss Center www.wysscenter.ch Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, Geneva, Switzerland - Personalized neurotechnology-aided rehabilitation of the arm could ...

Low-cost retinal scanner could help prevent blindness worldwide

Re-engineered device offers clinically accurate eye scans at a fraction of the costCredit: Lumedica DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at ...

NSF award funds Pitt research on ionic liquids

NSF awards Pitt researcher $223,093 to study the interaction between ionic liquids and water PITTSBURGH (June 28, 2019) -- Ionic ...

Pig-Pen effect: Mixing skin oil and ozone can produce a personal pollution cloud

Credit: Penn State When ozone and skin oils meet, the resulting reaction may help remove ozone from an indoor environment, ...

Take two E. coli and call me in the morning

Synthetic bacterial memory circuits enable microbial diagnostics for sensing biomolecules in the gut Millions of people take capsules of probiotics ...

Researchers look to unlock post-traumatic stress disorder puzzle

A team of Penn State and University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine researchers is attempting to answer a question ...

Artificial DNA can control release of active ingredients from drugs

Credit: Ceren Kimna / TUM A drug with three active ingredients that are released in sequence at specific times: Thanks ...

Controlling deadly malaria without chemicals

UCR identifies new tool to kill mosquitoesCredit: Jim Gathany/CDC Scientists have finally found malaria's Achilles' heel, a neurotoxin that isn't ...

Sea slugs use algae’s bacterial ‘weapons factory’ in three-way symbiotic relationship

Credit: Mohamed Donia, Princeton University Delicate yet voracious, the sea slug Elysia rufescens grazes cow-like on bright green tufts of ...

NJIT conducts the largest-ever simulation of the Deepwater Horizon spill

Credit: NJIT In a 600-ft.-long saltwater wave tank on the coast of New Jersey, a team of New Jersey Institute ...

A snapshot in time: Study captures fleeting cell differences that can alter disease risk

In cinema and science fiction, one small change in the past can have major, sometimes life-changing effects in the future. ...

University of Missouri receives $8.6 million grant for new biomedical research center

The Swine Somatic Cell Genome Editing Center will translate laboratory research into treatments for human diseasesCredit: University of Missouri Today, ...

Space station mold survives high doses of ionizing radiation