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Printing Method Prints Biological Structures to Help Cancer Research
Researchers have discovered a way to construct biological structures from molecules and cells from natural tissues.
People Leave Less Food Behind on Their Plates When Dining at Home
According to the research, eating at home resulted in cleaner plates with participants leaving behind only 3 percent of their meals. When compared to participants eating from a typical boxed-lunch meal, however, the amount of food left behind jumped to 40 percent.
A Thermal Blanket That Helps to Melt Snow Quickly
Looking for alternatives to melting the snowbanks that often linger well after temperatures have risen back above freezing, scientists tested the melting power of sunlight absorbing thermal blankets and found that they are capable of melting snow three times faster than traditional snow melting methods.
Watch How a 'Brain Pacemaker' Slows the Pace of Alzheimer's Disease
Deep brain stimulation from a device similar to a cardiac pacemaker was demonstrated to slow the decline of problem-solving and decision-making skills in Alzheimer’s patients.
Paper-based Sensors are Potential Health Monitors
When torn or subjected to pressure, the flexible sensors signal movement via piezoresistive and piezocapacitive mechanisms.
Cockroaches Used to Teach Robots How to Traverse Difficult Terrain
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University are training cockroaches to share how they move through dangerous territory with robotic vehicles.
Determining If Drones Offer 'Green' Delivery Option
Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Carnegie Mellon University, SRI International and the University of Colorado at Boulder set out to discover whether or not drone delivery reduced greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in the transportation industry.
Google Testing System to Text, Chat with Your Friends for You
Finding it tiresome typing out text messages or responding to all that is unfolding on social media? If Google gets its way, your communication obligations will be put into the capable hands of an AI-based auto-reply system called Reply.
Germany Considers Offering Free Public Transportation in Bid to Banish Air Pollution
In a dual effort to reduce traffic and meet EU air pollution targets in order to avoid steep fines, Germany is proposing to offer free public transportation.
Watch: Cotton Fabrics Repurposed as Medical, Military Aerogels
The cotton aerogels can be used to keep military water bottles cold or to stop bleeding caused by deeply penetrating wounds.
Study Explores Patient Willingness to Receive Follow-up Instructions from Electronic Devices
Exploring whether patients would be willing to take follow-up care instructions from a device rather than from a self-care professional, researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Dental Medicine observed how 60 patients responded to oral hygiene care instructions from a computer versus a medical professional.
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.