HEADLINES ARCHIVE
New Sieve Sorts Molecules by Chirality
The first sieve that selectively sorts and creates chiral molecules could make a significant impact on pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers.
Protecting Eagles from Wind Turbines
The expanding role of wind turbines in energy generation may be good news for the environment but bad news for birds, particularly eagles.
Skip the Biopsy with Compact Endoscopic Fiber Probe for Cancer Diagnostics
A handheld multimodal imaging probe eliminates the need for a biopsy and tissue staining.
Semiconductor Developed that is Flexible as Skin, Organic and Biodegradable
The device could be used for medical and environmental applications without adding to electronic waste.
Common Lawn Nuisance Has Value as Laboratory Pipette
Busy infesting lawns around the world, we hardly noticed that the common dandelion could serve an entirely different purpose beyond nuisance.
Video: Cutting Cranial Drill Time to Minutes
A computer-driven drill, similar to those used to machine auto parts, could make cranial drilling almost 50 times faster.
Killing Bacteria with Paper-Based Sanitizers
Motivated by a 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, researchers from Rutgers setting out to create bacteria-fighting personal protective equipment have created a paper-based device with bacteria-fighting layers.
Smart Pad Puts Pressure on Scars
A new treatment for hypertrophic scars from burns, surgeries, and trauma combines the advantages of traditional pressure pads and silicone gel sheets.
Wireless Device Able to See Through Walls to Measure Walking Speed
How fast you walk, considered by many to be a decent indicator of health, may predict cognitive decline, falls, and cardiac or pulmonary disease.
The Link Between Air Pollution and Chronic Runny Nose
The connection between asthma and breathing in air pollutants (smog, ash, etc.) is well-documented. However, there is very little research available making that same connection to upper respiratory illnesses, including sinusitis and other sinus illnesses that cause pressure, inflammation, pain, congestion and stuffy or runny noses.
Making Fuel from Food Waste
Using leftover food from a campus dining hall, mechanical, civil and environmental engineering students at Virginia Tech have been able to fuel a generator that produces enough electricity to power an average-sized home.
Self-folding Origami with LED Projector and PowerPoint Slide
The structures, all about a half-inch in size, could have applications in soft robots, microelectronics, soft actuators, mechanical metamaterials and biomedical devices.
Inspired by Sea Worm's Jaw, Researchers Create New Material
The sea worm's (Nereis virens) ability to soften or harden its jaw depending on its environment has inspired researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to create a material that can be both flexible and inflexible.
Engineering Students Develop Accurate Epileptic Seizure Prediction System
Engineering students at Rice University have developed a system than can detect and possibly prevent epileptic seizures.
Two Robots Tag Team During Surgical Procedure
In a world first, dual robotic surgery was performed on April 23 at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem, Israel.
Detecting Diabetic Retinopathy with AI
Affecting 415 million people worldwide, around 45 percent of diabetics may develop diabetic retinopathy (damage to the blood vessels at the back of the eye) at some point in their lives with a large number of that 45 percent less likely to detect the disease before it results in vision loss.
Get Dirty!
Inundated with a lifetime's worth of advertisements declaring dirt the enemy has created a society of people afraid of inviting muddy bacteria-laden chaos into their lives.
Bringing CLARITY to Bones
In a development that could advance drug testing and therapies for osteoporosis, California Institute of Technology researchers rendered intact bones transparent.
Low GWP Refrigerants - Understanding GWP, GHG, ODP and Climate Change
Low GWP is important, but only one of many factors involved in refrigerant selection and safe use, such as flammability, toxicity, VOC levels, cost and availability.
What Is the Real Cost of an Industrial Robot Arm?
The price of industrial robots has dropped more than 25 percent since 2014, and is forecast to drop an additional 22 percent by 2025. What is the real cost of an industrial robot arm?