Tiny implant cures diabetes in mice without triggering immune response
Nanofiber device allows insulin to be released while defending against immune cellsCredit: Xi Wang A team of researchers led by ...
Tag: Biotechnology
Similarity of legs, wheels, tracks suggests target for energy-efficient robots
Credit: U.S. Army Photo ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - A new formula from Army scientists is leading to new insights ...
The powerhouse future is flexoelectric
'Giant flexoelectricity' breakthrough in soft elastomers paves way for improved robots and self-powered pacemakersCredit: University of Houston Researchers have demonstrated ...
New nanoparticle design paves way for improved detection of tumors
Credit: Giovanni Marco Saladino Nano-sized particles have been engineered in a new way to improve detection of tumors within the ...
Coloring tumors reveals their bad influence
Credit: ©Yum/IMBA Studies on cancer are limited by the threshold at which cellular transformations become clinically detectable. However, the very ...
Synthetic SPECIES developed for use as a confinable gene drive
Researchers create novel CRISPR-based fly species as a new method of controlling gene drive spreadCredit: Akbari lab, UC San Diego ...
Chimeric viruses unearth hidden gems in dengue virus structure
Credit: (C) Associate Professor Fasseli Coulibaly In a recent study, Australian scientists used an original approach to resolve the 3D ...
The secret to stickiness of mussels underwater
Credit: POSTECH Mussels survive by sticking to rocks in the fierce waves or tides underwater. Materials mimicking this underwater adhesion ...
Biologists find invasive snails using new DNA-detection technique
Credit: Edward Levri, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona Invasive species, beware: Your days of hiding may be ending. Biologists led by the ...
New ‘Swiss Army knife’ cleans up water pollution
First used to soak up oil in water, new sponge sequesters excess phosphate from waterCredit: Northwestern University Phosphate pollution in ...
Exoskeleton therapy improves mobility, cognition and brain connectivity in people with MS
A pilot study led by Kessler Foundation researchers provided proof of concept for robotic-exoskeleton assisted exercise rehabilitation (REAER) in people ...
uOttawa, Wesley Clover launch Alacrity Ottawa to build new generation of Canadian tech entrepreneurs
Credit: Alacrity Ottawa/University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa and Wesley Clover International have launched Alacrity Ottawa, a new technology ...
Peptide nanoparticles marked for in vitro visualization
A joint research by Kazan Federal University and Chinese Academy Sciences has been published in Chemical Engineering Journal.Credit: Chinese Academy ...
Pollen-sized technology protects bees from deadly insecticides
Credit: Nathan Reid ITHACA, N.Y. - A Cornell University-developed technology provides beekeepers, consumers and farmers with an antidote for deadly ...
A new light-sheet microscopy unit enables an extended field of view and reduced photodamage
Contributing to embryogenesis and pathogenesis through long-term in vivo molecular imagingCredit: © Nature Communications A research group led by Takashi ...
Plant flowering in low-nitrogen soils: A mechanism revealed
Credit: Takeo Sato Scientists from Japan, Europe and the USA have described a pathway leading to the accelerated flowering of ...
Shedding new light: A new type of immunosensor for immunoassay tests
Credit: Tokyo Tech Immunosensors are widely used in immunoassays to detect antigens. One such immunosensor is a quenchbody (Q-body), which ...
Researchers develop technique to functionally identify and sequence soil bacteria one cell at a time
Credit: LIU Yang Researchers from the Single-Cell Center at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the ...
A deep dive into the brain
Credit: ETH Zurich, University of Zurich / Daniel Razansky The way the human brain works remains, to a great extent, ...
Technology that predicts protein stability is released by UK university spin-out company
A digital tool that will make it cheaper, safer and faster to develop new medicines is being rolled out by ...
