Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering

A spider web-inspired solution made possible using 3D printingCredit: Shibo Zou Follow the unbreakable bouncing phone! A Polytechnique Montréal team ...

Malaria test as simple as a bandage

Microneedle-based diagnostic a new platform for many diseases, blood draw not requiredCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 2, 2020) ...

Boosting the capacity of supercapacitors

Sheer protection from electromagnetic radiation

Birdwatching from afar: amazing new AI-enabled camera system to target specific behaviors

Researchers from Osaka University have developed an innovative camera system assisted by artificial intelligence to help observe previously unreported behaviors ...

Ultrapotent COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed via computer

Preclinical data published in Cell show the nanoparticle vaccine spurs extremely high levels of protective antibodies in animal modelsCredit: Ian ...

Robert Prud’homme to receive new Princeton University award to honor faculty innovators

Prud'homme led the invention of flash nanoprecipitation to encapsulate drugs in nanoparticles for targeted deliveryCredit: Photo by David Kelly Crow. ...

Researchers develop a new way to create a spectrum of natural-looking hair colors

Dye uses synthetic melanin to mimic natural hair pigmentationCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. --- We've long been warned of the ...

Researchers devise new method to get the lead out

Now they can better measure lead in your tap waterCredit: Washington University in St. Louis Commercially sold water filters do ...

Flash graphene rocks strategy for plastic waste

Rice University lab detours potential environmental hazard into useful materialCredit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 29, 2020) - Plastic ...

Two-hour sepsis test in development at Penn State and Stanford University

A National Institutes of Health grant will fund a precise and quick test to help treat one of the largest ...

‘Time machine’ offers new pancreatic cancer drug testing approach

Testing drugs within a tumor may combat pancreatic cancer drug resistanceCredit: Purdue University/Rebecca McElhoe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Many patients ...

Face mask aims to deactivate virus to protect others

Anti-viral layer attacks respiratory droplets to make mask wearer less infectiousCredit: Northwestern University In the pandemic, people wear face masks ...

NUS researchers develop novel process that turns waste into nutritional supplements