Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering

Credit: Bryan Smith A first-of-its-kind nanoparticle-based in vivo imaging technique that may one day be used to help diagnose and ...

Engineering a new model for respiratory infection treatment

Pitt ChemE professor receives $547K NSF CAREER Award for designing immune-targeted treatment of respiratory infectionCredit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (April ...

Implant-free optogenetics minimizes brain damage during neuronal stimulation

Credit: Guoping Feng A minimally invasive optogenetic technique that does not require brain implants successfully manipulated the activity of neurons ...

Rapid-release gases to speed up cleaning of Covid-19 ambulances: Tests get green light and funding

Credit: Swansea University Swansea University has successfully won funding to reduce the time it takes to sanitise ambulances after carrying ...

Heat-friendly microbes provide efficient way to biodegrade plastic

Credit: LIU Yajun Researchers in China have engineered a microbe that shows promise as the foundation of an efficient way ...

Ultra-precision nano-sensor could detect iron disorders

Credit: Dr Pooria Lesani, University of Sydney Chronic iron imbalances - having either too little or too much iron in ...

Startups develop system that detects fever remotely in people near hospital front desks

AI-based technology developed by a startup supported by FAPESP is in use at Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital, in São Paulo, ...

Spinal cord gives bio-bots walking rhythm

Credit: Image courtesy Collin Kaufman CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Miniature biological robots are making greater strides than ever, thanks to the ...

Entos Pharmaceuticals partners with EpiVax to develop a pan-coronavirus DNA vaccine

Credit: Michael Wong EDMONTON, Alberta, April 28, 2020 -- Entos Pharmaceuticals (Entos), a healthcare biotechnology company that develops next generation ...

Study indicates artificial intelligence could help stem tide of school violence

Natural language processing already used to predict mental health risksCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - By leveraging the basics of artificial ...

Does cannabis use amplify the effect of prenatal alcohol exposure and vice versa?

Study focuses on impact of simultaneous usage on developing brain, nerves and blood vesselsCredit: University of Houston An unforeseen consequence ...

Rat spinal cords control neural function in biobots

The interaction between a rat spinal cord and an engineered muscle system displays behavior similar to the peripheral nervous systemCredit: ...

Success in specific detection of molecules using deformation of a single atomic sheet

Smart contact lenses that diagnose and treat diabetes

Credit: Sei Kwang Hahn (POSTECH) Diabetes is called an incurable disease because once it develops, it does not disappear regardless ...

A great new way to paint 3D-printed objects

Efficient painting method reaches nooks and cranniesCredit: Jonathan P. Singer/Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Rutgers engineers have created a highly effective way ...

Giving distressed lungs a safer fighting chance

FDA grants Pitt spinout ALung Technologies emergency use approval for its Hemolung to treat COVID-19 patients with respiratory distressCredit: ALung ...

Duke awarded NSF rapid grant to develop fast diagnostic test for COVID-19

Biomedical engineers adapt simple, low-cost platform to diagnose the new coronavirusCredit: Michaela Kane, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers ...

Virtual and augmented reality: warnings about the ethical dangers

Limits between reality and virtual experiencesCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Research on virtual reality started in the eighties, but it is ...

Tube worm slime displays long-lasting, self-powered glow

Marine organism's bioluminescence could inspire new eco-friendly, long-lasting light sourcesCredit: David Liittschwager Bethesda, MD - When threatened, the marine parchment ...

Researchers weave human tissue into new blood vessels