Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering

The need to produce just the right amount of protein is behind the striking uniformity of sizes CAMBRIDGE, MA -- ...

'Refillable' technology could energize an electric car for up to 3,000 miles

Technology using a membrane-free, flow battery is showing success in powering golf carts and other applicationsCredit: Lyna Landis, Purdue Research ...

SUTD researchers developed new methods to create microfluidic devices with fluoropolymers

Credit: SUTD Currently, a wide range of applications has been demonstrated using microfluidic devices made of silicone rubbers (such as ...

Improving the body's ability to fight cancer and intruders

New methods for understanding the immune system and how to boost itCredit: National Institutes of Health The human body's immune ...

USDA grant to blend data with agriculture for improved production

Technology in agricultureCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington math professor will use a U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

Nullifying protein YTHDF1 enhances anti-tumor response

Power of cancer immunotherapy expanded by improved antigen presentation Cancer immunotherapy--an approach that removes the barriers that protect cancer cells ...

Scientists seeking to regrow kidneys make promising discovery

Kidneys can repair rhemselves after birth -- and that's good newsCredit: Dan Addison | University Communications Scientists seeking to regrow ...

New VaxArray publication on influenza neuraminidase quantification

InDevR publishes scientific article in Nature Partner Journal: VaccinesCredit: Shannon Rodriguez BOULDER COLORADO (1/29/19) -- InDevR Inc. announced publication of ...

Team developing virtual reality technology for training and assessment of colorectal surgeons

Project is supported by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / Mark McCarty Colorectal surgery ...

New anti-CRISPR proteins discovered in soil and human gut

Scientists from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (DTU) have found four new anti-CRISPR proteins that are distributed across ...

Researchers track down new biocatalysts

Microbiologists at the University of Göttingen develop new phytase screening methodCredit: G A Castillo Villamizar Phosphate is a key element ...

A better way to measure cell survival

New test rapidly evaluates the effect of drugs and potentially toxic compounds on cells CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Measuring the toxic ...

Time-lapse microscopy helps reveal brake mechanism in Streptomyces lifecycle

Credit: Ruby O'Grady Streptomyces are soil-dwelling bacteria that produce approximately two-thirds of the antibiotics in current clinical use. The production ...

In vitro grafts increase blood flow in infarcted rat hearts

Stem-cell scientists show that petri dish-built matrices of vessels integrate well with existing heart tissueCredit: Nicole Zeinstra / University of ...

A match made in neural heaven: How a neuron grows an axon