Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering

June 2, 2021

Researchers create novel CRISPR-based fly species as a new method of controlling gene drive spreadCredit: Akbari lab, UC San Diego ...

Seeking sustainable solutions for the global challenge of safe drinking water

Pitt's Leanne Gilbertson will use a $500K CAREER award to address the UN's Sustainable Development Goal to ensure access to ...

Self-aware materials build the foundation for living structures

New research in Nano Energy introduces revolutionary scalable material that senses and powers itselfCredit: iSMaRT Lab From the biggest bridges ...

Story tips: Un-Earthly ice, buildings in the loop, batteries unbound and 3D printing for geothermal

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Neutrons - Space ice, un-Earthly cold Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory successfully ...

SwRI works to improve atmospheric water harvesting

Researchers seek to create more efficient, cost-effective methodCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- June 1, 2021 -- Engineers and ...

Equipment to reduce vibration and shaking of load in transportation was developed

Expectation for transportation of biological medical products and vibration sensitive productsCredit: Tamagawa Seiki Co. Ltd., Tamagawa Seiki Co. Ltd., developed ...

Exoskeleton therapy improves mobility, cognition and brain connectivity in people with MS

A pilot study led by Kessler Foundation researchers provided proof of concept for robotic-exoskeleton assisted exercise rehabilitation (REAER) in people ...

uOttawa, Wesley Clover launch Alacrity Ottawa to build new generation of Canadian tech entrepreneurs

Credit: Alacrity Ottawa/University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa and Wesley Clover International have launched Alacrity Ottawa, a new technology ...

Detecting skin disorders based on tissue stiffness with a soft sensing device

Credit: Dr Yu Xinge's team By putting a piece of soft, strain-sensing sheet on the skin may be able to ...

Cheap alloy rivals expensive platinum to boost fuel cells

Credit: QIN Shuai et al. As the cleanest renewable energy, hydrogen energy has attracted special attention in the research. Yet ...

Pollen-sized technology protects bees from deadly insecticides

Credit: Nathan Reid ITHACA, N.Y. - A Cornell University-developed technology provides beekeepers, consumers and farmers with an antidote for deadly ...

Safe laboratory-made molecules for global vaccination success

Chemists succeed in artificially manufacturing important building blocks for mRNA vaccinesCredit: Jana Dünnhaupt Chemists at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg ...

SFU and UBC researchers collaborate to understand the role of caveolin-1 in cancer

May 27, 2021

Credit: SFU SFU computing science professor Ghassan Hamarneh is using his medical imaging analysis expertise to help UBC researchers understand ...

A deep dive into the brain