Tag: Biomedical/Environmental/Chemical Engineering

Group of biomedical engineers from biotech company Gruppo Fos Lithuania and researchers at Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University ...

Expansion stress enhances growth and migration of breast cancer cells

This study was done in mice and with a novel, tissue-engineered, three-dimensional breast cancer mimetic systemCredit: UAB Expansion stress can ...

An $18 million boost to materials science research at UC San Diego

Students and faculty will shape the nano- and bio- materials that will make life better, healthier and saferCredit: University of ...

Engineers design a reusable, silicone rubber face mask

The prototype mask, which includes an N95 filter, can be easily sterilized and worn many timesCredit: MIT/Brigham and Women's Hospital ...

New treatment approach uses killer cells to treat deadly brain tumors

Purdue partners with V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Walther Cancer Foundation, in collaboration with Indiana University School of ...

Multi-university center aims to minimize mine tailings risk

Increased concern over the sustainability of handling mine waste has led to a joint venture dedicated to mine tailings research ...

Using electricity to break down pollutants left over after wastewater treatment

A team at the INRS tested an advanced electro-oxidation processCredit: Jean-Daniel Bourgault (INRS) Pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and endocrine disruptors are ...

Milking algae mechanically: Progress to succeed petroleum derived chemicals

Credit: Masaki Ihara Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University Algae holds a lot ...

Fluorescent peptide nanoparticles, in every color of the rainbow

Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c08259 The discovery of green fluorescent protein (GFP), which is ...

Hyperactive immune cells accelerate heart valve disease: Study

Researchers use organ-on-a-chip technology to reveal how overactive immune cells aggravate heart valve diseaseCredit: RMIT University A new study using ...

Stony Brook to develop computational tools to design efficient, cost-effective offshore

CEAS awarded a $1.1 million award from National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC)Credit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, ...

Spider silk made by photosynthetic bacteria

Credit: RIKEN Spiders produce amazingly strong and lightweight threads called draglines that are made from silk proteins. Although they can ...

JNCCN study explores if insurance is keeping pace with trends in targeted cancer therapy

July 7, 2020

New research from UCSF and City of Hope examines coverage developments and limitations for liquid biopsy genomic testing in cancer ...

Boron nitride destroys PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals PFOA, GenX