Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering

May 30, 2019

Credit: Vera Nazarenko et al. Biophysicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have joined forces with colleagues from ...

NIH awards Cleveland Clinic $3 million grant to determine effects of exercise in Parkinson’s

The study is designed to measure the impact of long-term, high-intensity aerobic exerciseCredit: Cleveland Clinic Cleveland: The National Institutes of ...

NIST study identifies chemical blends as possible alternative refrigerants

Credit: Jimmie Pike/US Air Force More than a dozen chemical blends could serve as alternative refrigerants that won't heat the ...

LED device could increase memory retention among astronauts

Credit: The University of Texas at Arlington Hanli Liu, a professor of bioengineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, ...

Fuels out of thin air: New path to capturing and upgrading CO2

Engineering researchers offer a promising technique for converting atmospheric CO2 into commercially valuable productsCredit: Marit Mitchell A research team from ...

Let’s clear the air

New paper details outcomes from long-term environmental justice partnership in east endCredit: Harold Rickenbacker PITTSBURGH (May 29, 2019) -- For ...

Texas A&M chemists develop nanoscale bioabsorbable wound dressing

New material holds vast potential to save lives of soldiers and civiliansCredit: Texas A&M University Scientists at Texas A&M University ...

Analyzing a protein from the cerebrospinal fluid will help diagnose patients with prion diseases

Analyzing a protein from the cerebrospinal fluid will help diagnose and prevent clinical evolution of patients with prion diseasesCredit: Gemma ...

Leader in organic functional materials recognised

Professor Liu Bin, Head of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty ...

Self-healing DNA nanostructures

Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters, 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b00888 DNA assembled into nanostructures such as tubes and origami-inspired shapes could someday ...

Jumping drops get boost from gravity

Credit: Virginia Tech A decade ago a new idea was brought into the general scientific community - shedding water from ...

Finland takes action to enhance protein self-sufficiency

Finland is in an excellent position to enhance its protein self-sufficiency while building a sustainable, carbon-neutral food chain. A new ...

Irina Borodina wins 2019 EU Prize for Women Innovators

Group leader at DTU Biosustain and co-founder of BioPhero, Irina Borodina, was awarded the prestigious 2019 EU Prize for Women ...

3D printed artificial corneas similar to human ones