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Housing Developer Wants to Design a Driverless Town
As the reality of fully autonomous vehicles draws nearer, housing developer Syd Kitson is at work readying his eco-friendly smart city for driverless technology.
The Civil Engineer's Love Affair with Tire Scrap
No better example of repurposing exists than what civil engineers have done with used tires.
Software Validation Tool Saves Time for Life Science Companies
The solution enables companies required to conduct risk-based software validation to reduce the time from months down to days or hours.
U.S. Gets First Domestic Supply of the Most Commonly Used Medical Isotope
Recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval will ensure a domestic source of technetium-99m through the use of the RadioGenix System from NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes.
Watch: Ceramic Implant is a Hip Thing
Trials are underway at Imperial College London to assess a new ceramic hip resurfacing implant suitable for both men and women.
Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases May Benefit from a Personalized Approach
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have found a way to treat autoimmune diseases using small interfering RNAs as a modular delivery platform that self-assembles based on biological affinity.
Pair Calls for More Research into "Indoor Chemistry"
Concerned that little is known about its impact on human health, two researchers — one from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and the other from the University of Toronto in Canada — are calling for an examination into the chemical reactions possibly occurring in homes and buildings.
Watch: Microfluidic Bleeding Platform for Wound Healing Research
The microfluidic system simulates blood loss due to trauma and clot formation, and could find application as a drug discovery platform and potential diagnostic tool.
A System for Detecting Driver Drowsiness
An eye-tracking system developed by researchers from Swinburne and Austin Health that detects drowsy drivers could potentially reduce the number of automobile accidents caused by sleep-deprived drivers.
Study Links Air Pollution to Unethical Behavior
Reviewing data from a handful of both experimental and archival studies, researchers are citing anxiety -- which is associated with unethical behavior -- caused by levels of air pollution as a possible explanation.
Japanese Farmer Grows Banana with Edible Peel
Hoping to create a banana that was both pesticide-free and more flavorful than current offerings, Japanese farmer Setsuzo Tanaka instead created an organic banana encased in an edible peel
Climate Change Takes Aim at Golf
Experts predict that the game of golf could become a casualty in the war being waged by climate change.
Chinese Police Use High-tech Sunglasses to Capture Suspects
Using sunglasses enhanced with the latest in facial recognition technology, police officers in Zhengzhou, China, are adding yet another tool to China's ever-expanding digital surveillance system.
An Open Letter to an Engineering Student
Dr. Roger Pink, a senior engineer at IEEE GlobalSpec, offers some advice for would-be future engineers.
Sensors That Sniff Out Disease, and More
New research with a material called MXene points the way to sensors that can pick up disease indicators in much lower traces than current devices.
Farmers Use Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things to Combat Pests
Hoping to reduce the costs associated with agriculture lost to crop pests and disease each year, digital agriculture company Agrosmart is working toward a solution using IoT technology and AI.
Fiber Optic Sensors Dissolve in the Body
New dissolvable fiber Bragg gratings can be used as sensors in the body and are safe even if the fiber were to accidently break inside the patient.
Construction-Based Games and Certain Video Games May Lead to Success in STEM Fields
According to research from a CIRES-led study, playing Legos and certain video games as a child can help develop some of the skills necessary for success in the science and engineering fields.
Tiny Microplastics in the Ocean Also a Threat to Whales, Sharks: Study
Amid concerns for how microplastics are affecting the smallest organisms in our oceans comes new research revealing the impact on some of the ocean’s largest marine creatures as well.
Self-Assembling 'Hairy' Nanoparticles Can Fight Cancer, and Much More
A new technology combines water-absorbing materials with light-sensitive, water-repelling materials to create photo-responsive gold nanoparticles. The research provides a basic template for a technique that can be modified in a variety of ways, and adapted to a wide range of applications.