Particles with ‘eyes’ allow a closer look at rotational dynamics
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Colloids--mixtures of particles made from one substance, dispersed ...
Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering
Regenerating damaged eyes with mussel protein and amniotic membrane
Credit: POSTECH The eye is the first sensory organ that recognizes the presence or shape of an object. The conjunctiva ...
New research finds 1M deaths in 2017 attributable to fossil fuel combustion
Contemporary and comprehensive evaluation of source sector and fuel contributions to the PM2.5 disease burden across over 200 countriesCredit: Lab ...
Does zinc inhibit or promote growth of kidney stones? Well, both
First study to validate conflicting theoriesCredit: University of Houston A funny thing happened on the way to discovering how zinc ...
Brain capillary structures show a correlation with their neuron structures
Credit: TMIMS Drs. Itokawa, Mizutani and colleagues performed microtomography experiments the BL20XU beamline of the SPring-8 synchrotron radiation facility and ...
NUS engineers devise novel approach to wirelessly power wearable devices
Researchers successfully demonstrated the use of the human body as a medium for transmitting and harvesting energy to power wearablesCredit: ...
New program fuels Canada’s sustainable energy critical skills training and research
Credit: SFU A new national research and training program will help to jumpstart the development of greener and more resilient ...
Stents inspired by paper-cutting art can deliver drugs to the GI tract
MIT engineers used kirigami-style etching to design a stent that can temporarily lodge in tubular organs to release drugs.Credit: MIT ...
Florida Python Hunters May Have a New Tool Thanks to Optics Research at UCF
Special small, mobile cameras help detect more snakes and could lead to an automated python tracker.Credit: University of Central Florida ...
Combating maritime litter
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon categorizes innovative solutions for fighting pollution in the oceansCredit: Photo: Brian Yurasits via Unsplash Plastic bottles drifting in ...
Researchers turned transparent calcite into artificial gold
Credit: Tel Aviv University Breakthrough in metamaterials: for the first time in the world, researchers at Tel Aviv University developed ...
Cells construct living composite polymers for biomedical applications
Initial demonstration builds drug delivery system that protects the gut microbiome from antibioticsCredit: Zhuojun Dai DURHAM, N.C. - Biomedical engineers ...
Newborns on ventilators can now be better protected from a common breathing tube incident
After 30 years of development, a medical device designed to continuously monitor the airways of the tiniest ventilated patients could ...
X-ray Scanner Spots Cancers and Analyzes Drugs in Minutes
New technology could speed cancer diagnosis, ensure surgeons remove 100% of a tumor and inspect drugs for dangerous chemicalsCredit: Joel ...
Bacteria-sized robots take on microplastics and win by breaking them down
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04559 Small pieces of plastic are everywhere, stretching from urban ...
Engineers apply physics-informed machine learning to solar cell production
Lehigh University researchers use Frontera supercomputer to simulate photovoltaic fabrication, train AI to optimize energy productionCredit: Department of Mechanical Engineering ...
Researchers develop tool to aid in development, efficiency of hydrogen-powered cars
Credit: Heinz et al., 2021 Widespread adoption of hydrogen-powered vehicles over traditional electric vehicles requires fuel cells that can convert ...
ZEISS Innovation Hub in Dresden Opens Its Doors
Credit: ZEISS In late May, the team at the ZEISS Innovation Hub in Dresden got down to work. An official ...
German researchers involved in seawater desalination project in the Persian Gulf
Researchers of Mainz University cooperate with partners in the Middle East to provide drinking water to settlements on the Persian ...
New adaptable nanoparticle platform enables enhanced delivery of gene therapies
Credit: RCSI Scientists have developed polypeptide-based materials that act as effective vectors for delivering gene therapies. The first-of-its-kind platform enables ...
