Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering

New dispersion method to effectively kill biofilm bacteria could improve wound care

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a method to treat bacterial infections ...

Singapore scientists develop swallowable self-inflating capsule to help tackle obesity

Credit: NTU Singapore A team from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National University Health System (NUHS) has ...

Seminal approach to recycle platelet concentrates for stem cell culture

Credit: Authors In a paper to be published in a forthcoming issue of TECHNOLOGY, a consortium of researchers from Portugal ...

Gil Hospital and Longenesis announce a research collaboration

Gil Hospital and Longenesis enter research collaboration to integrate Health Data Management SolutionCredit: Insilico Medicine April 23, 2019 - Insilico ...

Researchers create artificial mother-of-pearl using bacteria

Credit: University of Rochester video / Matthew Mann The strongest synthetic materials are often those that intentionally mimic nature. One ...

Bacteria reveal strong individuality when navigating a maze

Credit: ETH Zurich Although they are considered the simplest of all life forms, even microorganisms sense their environment and are ...

Eating elderberries can help minimize influenza symptoms

Credit: Pixabay Folk medicines and herbal products have been used for millennia to combat a whole range of ailments, at ...

Study unravels mystery of antimicrobial frog secretions

Which car crashes cause traumatic brain injury?

UA researchers are developing a tool to calculate the likelihood of traumatic brain injury after a vehicle collisionCredit: University of ...

New approach to repair fetal membranes may prevent birth complications

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and University College London have developed a new approach to repair defects in ...

Welding with stem cells for next-generation surgical glues

New generation of smart surgical glues and dressings for chronic wounds Cell membrane re-engineering is emerging as a powerful tool ...

Working out makes hydrogels perform more like muscle

Mechanical 'training' produces strong, fatigue-resistant, yet soft hydrogels with possible uses in medicineCredit: Image: Ji Liu, Shaoting Lin, and Xinyue ...

Defying the laws of physics? Columbia engineers demonstrate bubbles of sand

New study is first to show how two types of sand can behave like liquids, shedding light on geological processes ...

Semiconductor scientists discover effect that was thought impossible

Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office A physical effect known as superinjection underlies modern light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers. For decades this ...

Study: Reducing energy required to convert CO2 waste into valuable resources

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Surplus industrial carbon dioxide creates an opportunity to convert waste into ...

Study shows continuing impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Findings reveal that restoration of marsh vegetation is key to overall recoveryCredit: © D. Johnson/VIMS. Nine years ago tomorrow--April 20, ...

Through thick and thin: Neutrons track lithium ions in battery electrodes

UVA Engineering research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory aims to gain insights into the electrochemical characteristics of lithium-ion batteries' materials ...

On-chip drug screening for identifying antibiotic interactions in eight hours

Credit: KAIST A KAIST research team developed a microfluidic-based drug screening chip that identifies synergistic interactions between two antibiotics in ...

Using Edge AI to listen to the ‘silent voices’ of cattle