Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering

January 29, 2021

Researchers of Mainz University use electrolysis to produce dichloro and dibromo compounds in a safer and more environmentally friendly manner; ...

New biosensors quickly detect coronavirus proteins and antibodies

When mixed with fluid from a nasal swab or blood sample, these protein sensors emit light within minutes.Credit: Ian Haydon/UW ...

Scientists ‘farm’ natural killer cells in novel cancer fighting approach

Engineers and oncologists teamed to develop a microfluidic chip capable of capturing the body's natural killer immune cells to harvest ...

New ion trap to create the world’s most accurate mass spectrometer

Credit: Evgeny Nikolaev and Anton Lioznov/Skoltech Mass spectrometers are widely used to analyze highly complex chemical and biological mixtures. Skoltech ...

Using science to explore a 60-year-old Russian mystery

Credit: Gaume/Puzrin In early October 2019, when an unknown caller rang EPFL professor Johan Gaume's cell phone, he could hardly ...

Skoltech team developed on-chip printed ‘electronic nose’

Credit: Skoltech Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Russia and Germany have designed an on-chip printed 'electronic nose' that serves ...

Beckman Institute MRI expertise aids research on hemodialysis therapy patients

Credit: Photo courtesy the Beckman Institute Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology were part of a ...

Focusing on field analysis

Microscopy systems using customized chips could expand on-site identification of pathogensCredit: Viri et al. The development of cost-efficient, portable microscopy ...

VCU technology could upend DNA sequencing for diagnosing certain DNA mutations

Credit: John Wallace, VCU Massey Cancer Center Doctors are increasingly using genetic signatures to diagnose diseases and determine the best ...

Engineers share model for ventilating two patients with one ventilator

Open-source model is shared to help medics around the world case of ventilator shortfallsCredit: University of Bath As Covid-19 continues ...

RENACER, a national hospital network to boost research into brain metastases, is launched

Credit: CNIO Last January 25th, the bylaws of the National Brain Metastasis Network (or RENACER, its acronym in Spanish) were ...

Healthy lifespan analysis using nematodes

New technology enables the search for genes and substances that could extend healthy lifespansCredit: Associate Professor Tsuyoshi Shuto A research ...

Carbon-chomping soil bacteria may pose hidden climate risk

Credit: Judy Q. Yang Much of the earth's carbon is trapped in soil, and scientists have assumed that potential climate-warming ...

Biodegradable displays for sustainable electronics