Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering

Credit: Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame A study from the University of Notre Dame has found that the ...

F&N and NTU Singapore set up joint lab to develop new ingredients and greener packaging

F&N's first long-term research collaboration with an academic institutionCredit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Fraser and ...

How does solid stress from brain tumors cause neuronal loss, neurologic dysfunction?

Mass. General study also finds that lithium treatment may protect against the effects of brain tissue compressionCredit: Giorgio Seano, PhD, ...

Powerful X-ray beams unlock secrets of nanoscale crystal formation

Technique allowed continuous study of cobalt nanoparticles as they grewCredit: Allison Carter, Georgia Tech High-energy X-ray beams and a clever ...

New materials could 'drive wound healing' by harnessing natural healing methods

Materials are widely used to help heal wounds: Collagen sponges help treat burns and pressure sores, and scaffold-like implants are ...

Engineers create an inhalable form of messenger RNA

January 4, 2019

Patients with lung disease could find relief by breathing in messenger RNA molecules Messenger RNA, which can induce cells to ...

Sandia microneedles technique may mean quicker diagnoses of major illnesses

January 3, 2019

Exposure to chemical and biological attacks more rapidly determinedCredit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- When people are ...

Microplastics and plastic additives discovered in ascidians all along Israel's coastline

January 3, 2019

Tel Aviv University report is first to assess presence of plastic additives in Eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea marine life ...

Controlling neurons with light — but without wires or batteries

University of Arizona research reveals a more sophisticated method for delivering light to control neurons in the brain -- which ...

A catalytic flying carpet

Chemical engineering researchers at Pitt develop self-powered microfluidic sheet that wraps, flaps and creepsCredit: Abhrajit Laskar PITTSBURGH (January 2, 2019) ...

Tiny, implantable device uses light to treat bladder problems

Device that works in rats has potential to replace electronic stimulators, drugs for pain, incontinenceCredit: GEREAU LAB, Washington University A ...

For first time, researchers can measure insecticide on surface of mosquito nets

Insecticide-infused mosquito netting is in widespread use around the world to limit the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria. ...

Unmuting large silent genes lets bacteria produce new molecules, potential drug candidates

December 31, 2018

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By enticing away the repressors dampening unexpressed, silent genes in Streptomyces ...

Scientists produce 'designer triacylglycerols' in industrial microalgae