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A Program to Simplify Scientific Communication
The program, called the De-Jargonizer, offers scientists a chance to simplify the language of their text so that it can appeal to larger audiences with varying degrees of understanding.
Are Your Messages Secure?
In a recent study of popular messaging apps, the researchers found that most users don’t take that extra step to protect themselves either because they think they are safe enough or because they are unaware of steps available to them to ensure an extra layer of security.
Watch: Computer-Generated Skeletons Run for Cerebral Palsy
A crowdsourced competition is leading to a better understanding of how the brain controls complex processes such as walking.
Excitement for Science Class Contagious, Could Influence STEM Careers
Researchers believe this trend in contagious excitement can also spark an interest in careers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Environmental and Mathematics) fields.
Portable Diagnostic Detects Diseases in 15 Minutes
The D4 assay is produced by inkjet-printing an array of antibodies onto a glass slide with a non-stick polymer coating.
Reinforcing Stereotypes in Film
An analysis of movie scripts finds that gender, race and stereotypes are created and reinforced in films.
Robots Capable of Washing Hospital Beds
Researchers, in conjunction with hospital employees, are attempting to design and create a robot that will help hospital employees with the time-consuming and cumbersome task of cleaning patients’ beds.
Bioadhesives in Medical Devices, Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Packaging
Bioadhesives, like medical pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) and medical tapes, continue to play an increasingly critical role in the manufacturing and function of medical devices, drug delivery systems and pharmaceutical packaging. Medical PSAs require biocompatibility for dermal and mucosal contact applications such as drug delivery patches where the medicine is held within the adhesive until the patch is applied to a patient and the drug is absorbed through skin. Advanced wound care dressings, EKG pads, diagnostic test strips, surgical incision films and IV holders all rely on biocompatible, medical-grade pressure-sensitive adhesives.
USA Fastener Brings Industry-Leading Certifications to the Oil and Gas Industries
The certifications that USAFG currently has or is in pursuit of include ISO, PED and triple API certifications.
Portable Water Filters Will Change the Way You Drink Water
Portable water filters are popular devices that upgrade the quality of your water wherever you go.
Ceramic Implant Gets Through Thick Skulls
A new ceramic implant material will expand the use of ultrasound to treat brain disorders and cancers.
Household Pets Unexpected Greenhouse Gas Contributors
Think you are doing enough for the environment by simply cleaning up after your dog once they’ve relieved themselves? Not so, according to researchers from the University of California who have discovered dogs and cats to be unexpected greenhouse gas contributors.
Light Affects Financial Decisions, According to Research
Researchers observed the financial behaviors of over 2,500 study participants in relation to luminance, which is the measure of the amount of light falling on the earth’s surface due to factors such as cloud cover, humidity and time of year/day.
Cigarette Butts To Be New Pavement Ingredient
A team of researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, has discovered another purpose for discarded cigarette butts with the potential to solve a significant worldwide waste problem.
Ensure Accurate Flow Measurement in Sanitary Applications
There are certain applications where the turbine flow meter is best suited and provides the user with the best returns on their investment.
Video: The Most Powerful U.S. University Supercomputer
The newly-launched Stampede2 at the University of Texas at Austin is the most powerful supercomputer at any U.S. university.
Metal–Organic Framework Material Inhibits Biofilm Formation
The health risks posed superbugs—bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics—might be mitigated by a new material that inhibits biofilm formation.
Using 3D Printing to Train Surgeons to Reduce Surgery Times
Researchers were able to cut the time for hip join surgery in children aged 9 to 16 by about 25%.
Computers Learn to Tell Species Apart
A competition to create the best machine-learning algorithm for visual species identification yielded impressive results.
3D-Printed Microscopes for the Developing World
Funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund, the project aims to improve access to open source devices, such as microscopes, to people in developing countries for disease diagnostics and scientific research.