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Image Recognition Software Identifies Potential Drugs
Using artificial intelligence to mine libraries of untested chemical compounds can speed up the search for potentially useful new drugs.
DFM Strategies Save Time and Money
Partnering with an expert in design for manufacturability (DFM) can help get those brilliant product ideas off the drawing board and onto a production line.
Imaging Technique Identifies Individual Neurons
A new method for imaging the human retina gave researchers the first look at individual retinal ganglion cells.
Leaf-inspired Photoreactor
A solar-fueled scheme has been demonstrated that could lead to the sustainable production of pharmaceuticals or other chemicals.
Learning How the Brain Moves from Sight to Recognition
Results provide a step toward understanding the stages of information processing.
Self-healing Material Could Be Used for Artificial Muscles
Self-healing materials can repair damage caused by the wear and tear of regular use. A device made of self-healing material could last longer and cost less to operate and maintain than a conventional counterpart.
Molding the World’s Smallest Medical Parts
Micromolding "virtuosity" requires special skill in areas such as material selection and building the metal tools used to mold tiny plastic parts.
Paper-Based Skin Patch Monitors Hydration
Conventional methods for monitoring hydration are either invasive, require non-portable equipment or do not yield results immediately.
Blood Products Unaffected by Drone Trips
The study examined the effects of drone transportation on larger amounts of blood used for transfusion, which have more complex handling and storage requirements than samples for lab testing.
Method for Storing Vaccines at Room Temperature
Shipping vaccines in an unbroken temperature-controlled supply chain all the way to recipients is a major logistical and financial challenge in remote areas and developing countries.
Electric Current Used to Kill Drug-Resistant Bacteria
When doctors use antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection, many of these microorganisms die. Bacteria that form a biofilm are harder to kill because antibiotics only partially penetrate this layer.
Optical Blood-Flow Sensor for Wearables
A laser diode and photodetector track blood flow volume in subcutaneous tissue.
Human Sweat-Detecting Sensor
The research team developed the odor-detecting sensor from a membrane protein found in the antenna of mosquitoes called an olfactory receptor.
Mimicking Bug Eyes Could Brighten Reflective Signs
Retroreflective materials, including some tapes and road paints, work by bouncing light back toward the original source, such as a car’s headlights, making them bright and easy to see.
Breathalyzer IDs Disease "Fingerprint"
The device achieved 86% accuracy in both detecting and identifying diseases.
New Source of Anti-Cancer Drugs?
A new family of enediyne natural products, called tiancimycins kill selected cancer cells more rapidly and completely in comparison to toxic molecules used in FDA-approved antibody-drug conjugates.
Toy Safety Advances Stem from Protecting Soldiers from Eye Injuries
A dummy headform outfitted with impact sensors allows researchers to measure forces exerted by a projectile on the eyes and face and determine which impacts are likely to cause injury.
Optical Probe May Allow More Precise Removal of Breast Cancer
The newly developed probe operates on the principle that cancer tissue has a more acidic environment than normal cells, generating more lactic acid as a byproduct of its aggressive growth.
POINTER: Enhancing Safety for First Responders
The tracking system works reliably inside buildings and may help to pinpoint a first responder’s location, increasing safety for firefighters and other emergency personnel.
Drugs from Dirt
In soil collected from city parks, the team dug up genetic evidence of bacteria capable of producing a wide range of compounds whose potent effects might be harnessed for medicines.