Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering

Effectiveness depends on molecular architecture and 3D presentation of componentsCredit: Shuya Wang/Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- When it comes to ...

Rapid bacterial analysis and testing for antibiotic sensitivity demonstrated

Credit: Wong Lab, Penn State Medical professionals may soon be able to detect bacteria in patient samples in minutes rather ...

Radical desalination approach may disrupt the water industry

Columbia Engineering researchers design new desalination method for hypersaline brines that is low-cost, efficient, and effective; could address the growing ...

A new approach to targeting tumors and tracking their spread

Researchers develop nanosized antibodies that home in on the meshwork of proteins surrounding cancer cells CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The spread ...

Public dread of nuclear power limits its use

In the ongoing effort to decarbonize U.S. energy production, there is one energy source that often attracts great controversy. Nuclear ...

Mechanics, chemistry and biomedical research join forces for noninvasive tissue therapy

Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A fortuitous conversation between two University of Illinois scientists has opened a ...

AI can detect depression in a child’s speech

Credit: Anthony Kelly A machine learning algorithm can detect signs of anxiety and depression in the speech patterns of young ...

Designed with women in mind

Pitt researchers receive a $2.5M NIH award to create an improved repair device for pelvic organ prolapseCredit: Steven Abramowitch PITTSBURGH ...

UrFU student developing 3D printer for creating implants

Eugeniy Volokhin will receive 500 thousand rubles for the development of his project as part of the program 'UMNIK' The ...

Plastic gets a do-over: Breakthrough discovery recycles plastic from the inside out

Scientists from Berkeley Lab have made a next-generation plastic that can be recycled again and again into new materials of ...

Hopping bacteria

New look at behavior upends common assumptions about bacteriaCredit: Courtesy of the researchers Current biological models assume that many bacteria ...

Paul Sajda awarded DoD’s Vannevar Bush Fellowship

Credit: Eileen Barroso for Columbia Engineering New York, NY--May 2, 2019--Paul Sajda, professor of biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, and radiology, ...

New approach could accelerate efforts to catalogue vast numbers of cells

Data-sampling method makes 'sketches' of unwieldy biological datasets while still capturing the full diversity of cell types Artistic sketches can ...

‘Gut-on-a-chip’ research aims to find personalized treatment for Crohn’s disease

Thanks to a new $1.8 million grant from The Helmsley Charitable Trust, UT Austin Engineer Hyun Jung Kim will apply ...

Novel thermoelectric nanoantenna design for use in solar energy harvesting

In SPIE Journal of Nanophotonics, researchers demonstrate ability to generate three times more thermoelectric voltage and 1.3 times more efficiently ...

Vital signs can now be monitored using radar

A radar system developed at the University of Waterloo can wirelessly monitor the vital signs of patients, eliminating the need ...

Putting vision models to the test

Study shows that artificial neural networks can be used to drive brain activity CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT neuroscientists have performed ...

Organ bioprinting gets a breath of fresh air

Bioengineers clear major hurdle on path to 3D printing replacement organsCredit: Photo by Jordan Miller/Rice University HOUSTON -- (May 2, ...

Four proposals receive seed funds to develop medical devices for children

Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium supports projects addressing point-of-care blood testing, tracheal dislodgement, peripheral intravenous catheters and respiratory distress syndromeCredit: ...

Building better life support systems for future space travel