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Microfluidic platform tests pancreatic cancer drug efficacy
The device tests prospective cancer drugs on multiple tumor cell subtypes and can reveal drug resistance that may occur due to the interaction of different cancer subtypes.
Watch how a driving robot increases test cycle efficiency
An automated driving system developed by Horiba improves the efficiency of connected, autonomous, shared and electric vehicle testing.
Comprehensive medical device testing
Eurofins E&E North America offers the most comprehensive solution for medical device testing in the world.
Testing graphene as a corrosion control coating
A new testing protocol shortens the time needed to examine the efficacy of graphene as a rust inhibitor on metal surfaces.
Low-cost protocol speeds antibiotic efficacy testing
The method combines dynamic laser speckle imaging and machine learning to test antibacterial drug efficacy on infectious microbes.
Video: Automated, compliant pH measurements
Learn how to improve productivity and meet regulatory requirements for pH measurements with this video.
Video: Fatigue testing prevents product failure in extreme temperature operating environments
Aerospace and other sectors require components that function reliably in extreme temperatures, underscoring the need for manufacturers to subject parts and components to a range of fatigue testing prior to implementation.
Army develops new COVID-19 antibody test
The new process is faster, easier and less expensive to use on a large scale.
Online portal supports COVID-19 research
An international open-access database encourages collaboration and reduces duplication between researchers across all academic disciplines working on COVID-19 research.
Testing technique cracks metal failure mechanisms
A new method for testing metals at the microscopic scale entails rapidly imposing repetitive loads while recording how ensuing damage evolves into cracks.
Fluorescence can "see" what you can't
Fluorescence targets selected compounds in liquids. Find out the basics of fluorescence here.
The time to engineer a nuclear clock ticks closer
New measurements brighten prospects for developing nuclear clocks, which are more accurate than existing atomic clocks.
Study: Urban stormwater quality improves with green infrastructure
Field research examined the influence of low impact development systems on urban stormwater quality at the catchment scale.
Killing COVID-19...on elevators
An elevator manufacturer has developed technology for killing and preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus in cabs.
Study: Nuclear energy can raise carbon emissions in poorer countries
Researchers from the University of Sussex Business School and ISM International School of Management found that nuclear energy doesn’t necessarily lead to lower CO2 emissions.
Shrinking Raman sensors for faster chemical analysis
The instrument is designed to replace bulky benchtop equipment with a tiny photonic chip and to provide high-throughput and real-time chemical characterization.
Watch how tea and magnets combine to combat biofilms
Biocompatible microbots composed of antibactericidal polyphenols extracted from tea buds are directed with magnets to destroy and remove biofilms.
Emissions testing lab upgraded with new bench systems
New lean-burn transient and stoichiometric test stands expand the vehicular emissions testing capabilities of the Exhaust Composition Transient Operation Laboratory at Southwest Research Institute.
UVC irradiation shown to deactivate coronavirus on surfaces
Researchers have completed the first study documenting the utility of 222 nm far-ultraviolet light (UVC) in deactivating SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, on surfaces.
Video: Lab-grown intestinal organoids mimic human gut
A mini intestine on a chip closely assumes the morphology and cellular composition of the small intestine.