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Safer infectious sample prep with a voice assistant
The technology is intended to make the laboratory safer for those who handle potentially infectious samples.
Video: Enzymes make a meal of PET
Machine learning techniques identified plastic-eating enzymes adapted to deconstructing all varieties of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
The macro-role adhesives play in microplastics forensics
Researchers are gaining insight from this effective and efficient technique of collecting microplastics for analysis.
A better way to conduct battery metal assays
This new platform improves the production efficiency of lithium and other battery metals.
One-stop-shop laboratory replicates deep space environment
Space flight hardware is exposed to severe shock, vibration, thermal variations and electromagnetic environments.
Detecting heavy metal exposure is no sweat for this sensor
The capacity to gauge exposure to hazardous metals by monitoring human body fluids expands with the development of a flexible, wearable sweat sensor.
Best practices for solar water-splitting
A new best-practices guide is intended to provide confidence in comparing photoelectrochemical water-splitting efficiency results obtained at different sites and by different groups.
Air Innovations temperature and humidity control can enhance clean room operations
Clean rooms are used in several industries as a means of controlling airborne particles.
Virtek’s laser solutions for welded assembly
Virtek’s Iris 3D for welded assembly applications combines laser projection with 3D vision technology to locate a part in 3D space instantaneously.
Video: Automating time-consuming water quality tests
An autonomous monitoring solution streamlines the measurement of trace metal cations and anion applications for the water quality industry.
Geogenic vs anthropogenic pollutants in US groundwater
Geologically derived constituents have a larger effect on the quality of groundwater used for public supply than anthropogenic constituents.
Insider’s guide to selecting linear guideways: Six things you must know
Linear guideways are the unsung workhorses in products requiring highly precise movement.
Video: Building the world’s largest radio telescope
Construction is now underway to erect the Square Kilometer Array, the world's largest radio telescope.
Video: A deeper view of eye diseases with bioprinted tissue
The understanding and treatment of degenerative retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration should improve with the ability to 3D print eye tissue.
Video: Nanomedicines with gold prove small but mighty against disease
Researchers believe that gold nanoparticles could be used in almost all areas of medicine, including diagnosis, treatment, prevention and hygiene.
Video: Molecular imaging in six dimensions
The radially and azimuthally polarized multi-view reflector microscope images the 3D positions and 3D orientations of single molecules.
Shrinking the footprint of IR photodetectors
A miniaturization process for infrared (IR) spectrometers based on a quantum dot photodetector can be integrated on a single chip.
Video: Efficiency gains fuel solar water-splitting
A new photocatalytic system is nearly 10 times more efficient, and markedly lower cost, than comparable solar water-splitting systems.
Video: Testing fuels for SMRs
Canadian researchers are exploring the behavior of advanced nuclear fuels for small modular reactors (SMRs).
High temperature fluids — Thermal stability and maximum temperature ratings
One of the most critical performance aspects of a fluid designed for high temperature service is its thermal stability.