Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering

February 12, 2019

Credit: Florida Atlantic University Accessible, connected, and computationally powerful, smartphones aren't just for "selfies" anymore. They have emerged as powerful ...

MU scientists use smartphones to improve dismal rating of nation's civil infrastructure

With the safety of countless lives at stake, MU researchers find that smartphone sensors can be the solution to monitor ...

Scientists use machine learning to ID source of Salmonella

Quick identification of animal source key to stopping foodborne illness outbreaksCredit: UGA A team of scientists led by researchers at ...

VA pushing medical research and inventions to private sector

Hundreds of VA inventions available through license agreementsCredit: Eugene Russell/VA The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Monday a ...

Acoustic waves can monitor stiffness of living cells

Technique sheds light on cells' health and development; may be useful for precision medicine CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT engineers have ...

RUDN biochemists found a way to stop the immortality of cancer cells with oligonucleotides

RUDN biochemists found a way to reduce the activity of telomerase (the enzyme of cell immortality) 10 timesCredit: Natalia Deryugina ...

A bioengineered factory for T-cells

Injectable sponge-like gel enhances the quantity and quality of T-cellsCredit: Harvard University Bone marrow transplants, also known as hematopoietic stem ...

New device simplifies measurement of fluoride contamination in water

Credit: Marie-Thé and Etienne Roux Adding fluoride to water has been common practice in a number of countries, including the ...

Better architectural design could prevent youth suicide

Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Suicide among younger people is often so spontaneous that it can be prevented if ...

Nitrogen gets in the fast lane for chemical synthesis

'Great gift to industry': Rice University chemists discover way to simplify synthesis of valuable precursor for drugs, other compoundsCredit: Jeff ...

Rice U. lab adds porous envelope to aluminum plasmonics

Scientists marry gas-trapping framework to light-powered nanocatalystsCredit: Image courtesy of LANP/Rice University HOUSTON -- (Feb. 8, 2019) -- When Rice ...

When sequencing fails to pinpoint a rare disease

Combining proteomics, genomics improves diagnostic accuracy for congenital neutropenia Routine sequencing has given unprecedented insight into the genetics of rare ...

How the brain responds to texture

Neurons respond to a variety of features of a surface, creating a high-dimensional representation of texture in the brainCredit: Matt ...

Wyss Center neurologist awarded prestigious Pfizer Research Prize

The Pfizer Research Prize is awarded for outstanding research in SwitzerlandCredit: Pfizer 8 February 2019, Wyss Center, Geneva - Maxime ...

Turning a porous material's color on and off with acid

Credit: Photo credit: Hisaki I. et al., Acid Responsive Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks, Journal of the American Chemical Society, January 7, ...

Gummy-like robots that could help prevent disease

Credit: EPFL Human tissues experience a variety of mechanical stimuli that can affect their ability to carry out their physiological ...

National Academy of Engineering elects 86 members and 18 foreign members

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. ...

USC scientists find a cheaper way to light up OLED screens

Iridium has been generating light and color for organic LED (OLED) screens on smartphones and TVs, but it is the ...

Samara Polytech scientists have developed medications and vitamins for residual soil

Complex blends and bioadditives are called 'LSF'Credit: @SamaraPolytech The highly efficient biotechnological complex "LSF" ("Living Source of Fertility") starts the ...

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