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Drone delivery of chemo being trialed in the UK
The trial is intended to demonstrate that drones can offer not only prompt delivery of critical medications, but also cut costs and carbon emissions.
RPI develops virus-killing masks
To develop the masks, the RPI team grafted antimicrobial polymers onto the polypropylene filters used in N95 masks.
Snake venom gel promises to stop uncontrollable bleeding
Venom from Australia's eastern brown snake and scaled viper features a protein, according to researchers, that accelerates the human body’s natural blood-clotting process.
The dire demand for improved helium recapturing
The gas is in second place for being the most-abundant element in the universe, but on Earth it is considerably rare. It is produced by a few countries, with the U.S. and Russia in the lead.
Remote bioengineering lab delivers promising data
Recently, the team created remote activities utilizing at-home equipment to teach students how to utilize micropipettes. They are now working on how to teach undergraduate students about enzyme kinetics.
Video: Nuclear power plant first to produce this medical isotope
For the first time, this short-lived medical isotope used in precision oncology for targeted therapy has been produced in a commercial nuclear power reactor.
Zeus invests in global expansion program to increase catheter manufacturing capacity
The project will significantly extend the facility’s footprint to increase catheter-based design and manufacturing capacity.
Glucose fuel cell powers medical implants
The biocompatible solution developed at MIT does not store energy but directly converts the glucose in bodily fluids into energy, allowing for scaling down.
Pinpointing a particle accelerator inside a solar flare
The latest discoveries were made viable by observations of an X-class solar flare in 2017 by NJIT's Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA) radio telescope.
New sanitization chamber enables the reuse of clothing, PPE
The sanitization chamber will reduce waste in the shape of landfilled textiles and single-use PPE such as masks. Likewise, the system will reduce the amount of water used in the washing of used clothing.
Gene editing changing the social interactions of animals
Scientists at Georgia State University have edited the genes of hamsters to study social neuroscience.
Video: Medical implant assists severe paralysis patients
Over five million people in the U.S. suffer from some form of paralysis.
Hospital air curtain designed to curtail viral spread
The system provides a safe barrier between the patient and medical personnel in hospital settings.
Video: Team attempting to automate some components of blood donation
To automate the process, prevent bacterial contamination of blood and subsequently increase its shelf life, researchers developed a system featuring jigs, actuators, vision systems and a robotic arm capable of autonomously folding whole blood collection packaging and centrifuge tube loading.
Breakthrough for artificially engineered cilia
Cilia are a scientific marvel, but they have been hard to copy in engineering, especially on a small scale.
Biomedical implant elasticity, durability to benefit from new alloy
A new biomaterial offers scope for improving the flexibility and durability of human bone replacement implants.
Video: Peekytoe crab-inspired remote-controlled robot paves the way for micro-robots
Inspired by the peekytoe crab, the half a millimeter-wide robotic crab is smaller than a flea and is capable of bending, twisting, walking, crawling and jumping.
Video: New bio-glue may replace sutures, staples and other adhesives for wound-healing
Designed for use in emergency and rescue operations, the so-called bio-glue promises to replace current adhesives used for emergency wound sealing applications.
Silver-based coating may protect implants from bacteria
The so-called silver-based film-forming antibacterial engineered ("SAFE") coating features silver nitrate, dopamine and two hydrophilic polymers — a recipe that, according to the researchers, resulted in stable, silver-containing assemblies that gradually release silver ions.
Researchers discover risk of COVID-19 transmission much higher from air than surfaces
To make this determination, the researchers swabbed surfaces all over campus using swab kits and collected air samples using wetted wall cyclone bioaerosol samplers, which suck in large volumes of air using a pump and capture existing virus particles.