Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering

Researchers report longest duration of therapeutic gene expression

Penn engineers demonstrate superstrong, reversible adhesive that works like snail slime

Credit: Younghee Lee If you've ever pressed a picture-hanging strip onto the wall only to realize it's slightly off-center, you ...

Scientists unearth green treasure — albeit rusty — in the soil

ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University engineers have taken a step in understanding how iron in the soil may unlock naturally ...

Breakthrough paves way for new Lyme disease treatment

Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech biochemist Brandon Jutras has discovered the cellular component that contributes to Lyme arthritis, a debilitating ...

Scientists reveal reversible super-glue inspired by snail mucus

Snails secrete a mucous that acts like super-glue, allowing them to adhere to rough surfaces like rocks. Inspired by this ...

Introduced a new paradigm of cell transplantation with scaffold microrobots

Successful development of magnetically-actuated microrobots as a platform for stem cell transplantationCredit: DGIST DGIST research team succeeded in developing stem ...

Iowa State’s Geetu Tuteja selected for Pew Scholars Biomedical Research Program

June 14, 2019

Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa -- Geetu Tuteja, assistant professor in Iowa State University's department of genetics, ...

UMass Amherst cell biologist chosen for Pew Scholars Biomedical Research Program

June 14, 2019

Award includes four years of funding to explore biomedicine's most challenging questionsCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst biologist Lillian ...

Researchers take two steps toward green fuel

June 14, 2019

UB team awarded $1.8 million to develop carbon capture technology

Membranes that separate carbon dioxide from other emissions could help slow the pace of climate changeCredit: Douglas Levere / University ...

New imaging modality targets cholesterol in arterial plaque

Innovative research, reported in the SPIE Journal of Biophotonics, utilizes a dual-wavelength approach for the specific identification of plaque-causing cholesterolCredit: ...

Making the ‘human-body internet’ more effective

Human body communication can make data networks radically saferCredit: Dairoku Muramatsu & Yoshifumi Nishida Source: Equivalent Circuit Model Viewed from ...

The start of a new era in stem cell therapy