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Study Being Conducted on the Impact of Food Waste
Working on his doctoral research, Werf is attempting to understand why people throw out vast amounts of food and is looking for solutions to curb the waste. Werf believes that the study results will not only reveal environmental implications, but also financial and social ones.
Ancient Ink Blots Out Tumor Metastatic Lymph Nodes
A plant-based ink used for hundreds of years in China by calligraphers and artists may also contribute to the inactivation of cancer cells.
Life-Saving Drones
According to a study of 15 healthy individuals, the results obtained by the drone were as accurate as traditional monitoring methods such as pulse oximeters, respiratory belts and ECGs.
At-Home Vital Sign Monitoring
Building on an earlier design of a radar capable of measuring a person’s vital signs, researchers from Kyoto University's Center of Innovation and Panasonic Corporation developed a device that can measure how the heart beats as the body moves without the burden of wires and equipment.
Paper Diagnostic Distinguishes Between Zika and Dengue
The paper-based test can provide an inexpensive, portable assay for use in areas where both viruses are common.
Abandoned Air Raid Shelter Now Home to Urban Farm
A London underground air raid shelter, originally constructed to protect up to 8,000 people from World War II bombings, is finding new life as an urban farm.
Gel Patch Heals Wounds and Prevents Scars
A specific protein reduces inflammation in the early phase of wound healing, promotes new blood vessel and cell growth and reduces scarring.
Scientists Discover a New Way to Purify Fracking Water
Scientists from Rice University have produced a new filter that can remove more than 90 percent of hydrocarbons, bacterial and particulates from contaminated water that was produced by hydraulic fracturing operations at shale oil and gas wells.
Authenticating Booze with a Handheld Device
The device, called SORS (spatially offset Raman spectroscopy), can correctly analyze the chemical makeup of contents concealed in objects such as glass bottles using a laser.
Is a Sixth 'Mass Extinction' on the Way?
A mathematical analysis of significant changes in the carbon cycle over the last 540 million years points to a mass extermination of species in future millennia.
Technology for a Safer Football Game
A new nanocomposite smartfoam could help to measure impacts sustained while playing football, helping coaches to make sound decisions about player health.
Spring Tolerances: An Often Overlooked Design Consideration
Most design engineers are surprised to learn, though, that springs use a different set of tolerances than machine-based tolerances.
Watch How an Acoustofluidic Device Assays Whole Blood
The technology will be used to seek biomarkers that can reveal disease states.
Genetic Engineering on the Front Line of Disease Prevention and Cure
From CRISPR technology to cancer-fighting viruses, genetic engineering is on the front line of disease prevention and the search for cures. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?
Platinum Improves Performance of Cancer Test Strips
Platinum-coated gold nanoparticles could make cheap and simple test strip detection a reality.
Caring for a Sick Pet Just as Taxing on Mental Health as Caring for Sick Relative
As caring for a sick loved one or friend can increase feelings of depression and stress in a caregiver, so too can those feelings increase when caring for a family pet, according to research from Kent State University.
Preventing Roadkill with an Animal Detection System
A prototype of a roadside animal detection system from Brazilian firm ViaFauna includes a set of motion sensors mounted on poles that can be spaced 100 miles apart.
Appealing to Love of the Ocean to Curb Plastic Pollution
One solution, according to researchers, is to caution consumers in much the same way as cigarette companies warn about the dangers linked to smoking: with powerful images appearing on commonly used products.
Research Finds Cells Can be Programmed to Fight Disease
A team of researchers led by Professor Alfonso Jaramillo from the School of Life Sciences has discovered that a common cell—ribonucleic acid (RNA), which is produced abundantly by humans, plants and animals—can be genetically engineered to allow scientists to program the actions of a cell.
Sawdust to Help Fight Future Food Shortages
As concerns for future food shortages grow, thanks to a combination of increased population and a decrease in the availability of farmable land, Luke's Research Scientist Risto Korpinen believes that one solution could be found in a material occupying space in sawmills -- sawdust.