Shifting gears toward chemical machines
Pitt engineers build chemically driven wheels that "morph" into gears to perform mechanical workCredit: A. Laskar PITTSBURGH (December 18, 2020) ...
Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering
AI-supported test predicts eye disease three years before symptoms
Credit: Novai/UCL/Western Eye Hospital A pioneering new eye test, developed by scientists at UCL in collaboration with the Western Eye ...
Three-dimensionally reconstituted organoids that are just like human organs
Credit: Kunyoo Shin (POSTECH) Organoids are organ-like tissues derived from stem cells that are grown in labs, often referred to ...
CCNY scientists provide new insights into cholera microbe and chances of pandemic strain
Credit: Image credit: Francis J. Santoriello Researchers at The City College of New York have uncovered a novel way in ...
Fibrous protein finding may lead to improved bioprinting, tissue engineering
Credit: Hemanth Gudapati, Penn State Fibrous proteins such as collagen and fibrinogen form a thin solid layer on the surface ...
Scientists create a new phototoxic protein, SuperNova2
Credit: Skoltech Scientists from Skoltech, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of RAS, and the London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS) ...
URI scientist tests new technology for removing, destroying ‘forever chemicals’
Credit: Photo courtesy of EnChem Engineering Inc. KINGSTON, R.I. - December 17, 2020 - University of Rhode Island hydrogeologist Thomas ...
HSE researchers use neural networks to study DNA
HSE researchers use neural networks to find 'left-handed DNA'Credit: Maria Poptsova HSE scientists have proposed a way to improve the ...
New discovery opens novel pathway for high-titer production of drop-in biofuels
Using an unusual, light-dependent enzyme and a newly discovered enzymatic mechanism, researchers from Aarhus University and MIT have enabled the ...
Lithuanian researchers propose combination of methods to improve anticancer drug delivery
Application of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound in combination with microbubbles might enhance the delivery of chemotherapy medication used for treating cancersCredit: ...
New nanobiomaterial from the silk of a mite with ‘promising biomedical properties’
Developed from the silk produced by the Tetranychus lintearius miteCredit: University of La Rioja An international team of researchers has ...
A shock to the PPE system
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - A researcher from the Institute of Industrial Science ...
SwRI developing biomechanics AI system to help train military medical personnel
Integrating markerless motion capture with machine learning to assess performance of medical traineesCredit: SwRI/Dan Nicolella SAN ANTONIO -- Dec. 16, ...
Oh so simple: Eight genes enough to convert mouse stem cells into oocyte-like cells
Surprisingly simple method could provide a new tool for producing specialized cytoplasm for reproductive medicineCredit: Kyushu University In a new ...
Extracting precious zinc from waste ash
Credit: JO Yxell /Chalmers University of Technology Incineration of solid waste produces millions of tonnes of waste fly ash in ...
Undruggable diseases gain a new RNA drug-discovery tool
'Functionalized fragments' help design RNA medicines against a cancer targetCredit: Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla. --Dec. 14, 2020--Imagine trying to throw ...
Wireless, ultra-thin and battery-free strain sensors that are 10 times more sensitive
Credit: National University of Singapore A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS), led by Assistant Professor Chen ...
Purdue researchers uncover blind spots at the intersection of AI and neuroscience
Findings debunk dozens of prominent published papers claiming to read minds with EEGCredit: Chris Adam/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - ...
Robotic exoskeleton training improves walking in adolescents with acquired brain injury
New Jersey researchers find potential for gait training using robotic exoskeletons in the rehabilitation of adolescents and young adults with ...
Salt-tolerant bacteria with an appetite for sludge make biodegradable plastics
Using a bacterial strain found in mangroves, Texas A&M researchers have uncovered a low-cost, sustainable method for producing bioplastics from ...
