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Researchers Developing Concrete Wood for Construction
Combining wood and concrete in the construction of buildings is nothing new. What is new, according to Swiss researchers, is the approach to combining wood and concrete to create a load-bearing concrete consisting of mostly wood.
Owl Wings May Be Key To Quieting Wind Turbines, Aircraft
Hoping to one day reduce the noise given off by wind turbines and aircraft, researchers from Japan and China, inspired by the silent flight of the owl, set out to mimic the design of the owls’ wings.
Biocompatible Agents for Soft Tissue Adhesion
Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles enhance the level of adhesion of synthetic hydrogels.
Advanced Elastomers Solve Old Sealing Problems, Prevent New Ones
While elastomers used for O-rings, seals and gaskets don’t seem like a major point of design concern, selection of their material is critical to reliable semiconductor processing due to issues of plasma-induced erosion, UV/ozone exposure and electrostatic discharge.
Microcontact Printing Update for Microfluidic Assays
A new sequence of microcontact printing steps rectifies diagnostic issues encountered with printed microfluidic devices.
Male Fish Demonstrating Female Characteristics Thanks to Houshold Cleaners, Birth Control Pills
Professor Charles Tyler and colleagues from the University of Exeter in Britain have observed male fish laying eggs and, in some cases, found male fish becoming transgender. Tyler and his colleagues believe that the chemicals being flushed down toilets (many of them found in our urine) are causing the problem, particularly birth control pills.
Extreme Weather Boosted By Half-Degree Warming
Half a degree Celsius is all it took to increase the occurrence of heat waves and heavy rainfalls worldwide, according to researchers.
Researchers Develop New Method That Could Pave the Way for Cheaper, More Accurate Sensors
Employing nanoscale devices that use electromagnetism, researchers found that the devices were sensitive enough to discern the mass of viruses a hundred billion times lighter than a human hair strand.
Video: Three 3D Printing Industries
3D printing technology is putting the tools for creation into the hands of small-business startups and entrepreneurs.
A Scorpion-Milking Robot
The machine could replace the traditional method, which is dangerous and harms the animal.
Tiny Guillotine Slices Cells Fast
A Stanford University mechanical engineer has developed a new tool that helps in the study of cellular regeneration and that has applications in many kinds of cellular research.
Heart Defects that Lead to Aneurysms Studied by Engineers
New research lead by engineers at Washington University in St. Louis is taking a closer look at the genetic and mechanical attributes in order to understand disorders that affect elastin and collagen function.
Women, Persons of Color and the Elderly Underrepresented in Tech Advertising
Many major consumer tech companies underrepresent women, the elderly and people of color in their advertising.
Researchers Find Link Between Light Exposure and Migraine Intensity
Although it is common knowledge that migraine sufferers are sensitive to light, researchers at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have determined an actual link between the two.
Dementia Patients 'Soothed' By New Technology
Researchers, hoping to reduce the number of outbursts had by dementia patients in long-term-care facilities, have set out to evaluate and modify a tool that may soothe agitated residents.
Risky Rice
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have discovered arsenic compounds in connection with chemical analyses of rice—a dietary staple in many regions of the world—that may present increased health risks to humans consuming the popular food.
Washing Machines: Another Source of Microplastics in Wastewater
The research investigated the number of possible reasons for the release of the microfibers into the wastewater.
Vatican on Its Way to Becoming CO2 Free
Vatican City, the smallest state in the world, is well on its way to becoming entirely CO2 free.
Smart Phones Are Making Us Dumb
According to the study, which set out to prove this theory with a set of experiments, just the sight of our smart phones is enough to impair a person’s ability to hold and process information (in real time).
Artificial Iris Adjusts to Incident Light
Researchers hope to eventually have the system used in the treatment of iris defects.