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Watch how the common electric cooker sanitizes N95 masks for reuse
An efficient sanitization solution likely available in many kitchens has been demonstrated by University of Illinois researchers: dry heating of these masks in an electric cooker.
Watch: Shedding daylight on space debris laser ranging
Technology for using lasers during daylight to determine the distance to orbital debris has now been demonstrated.
Can used face masks be turned into biofuel?
Researchers from India’s University of Petroleum and Energy Studies suggest that single-use personal protective equipment (PPE) once discarded could be turned into biofuel.
Smartphone based system can measure volume of a soil sample
Researchers from New Mexico State University created a new system to measure soil density with just a smartphone and a 3D-printed tool.
Watch dogs diagnose COVID-19
With little additional instruction, trained sniffer dogs can effectively ferret out the presence of COVID-19 in samples of saliva or tracheobronchial secretions from infected patients.
Watch: Spinal cord stimulators restore sensory feedback to prostheses
Commercially available spinal cord stimulators commonly used to treat chronic pain restored natural sensations for prosthetic arm users.
UW-Madison team develops self-monitoring 3D-printed blood vessel implant
Materials science engineers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) are attempting to develop 3D-printed implantable blood vessels that can monitor the health of the implantable vessel from within the body.
Adaptive EMI measuring head provides vibration-based structural monitoring
The new measuring system is fast, automated and non-destructive.
Filtration system may improve safety of public transport amid pandemic
In a bid to improve the safety of public transportation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a U.K.-based tech company has developed filtration solutions for both operators of public transportation and passengers on public transportation.
Watch sound waves move droplets in a microfluidic platform
A new rewritable and programmable microfluidic lab-on-a-chip system taps sound waves to create tunnels in oil to efficiently manipulate and transport droplets.
Popular sterilization techniques wear down N95 masks faster than previously thought
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati conducted a study that advises against using two commonly used sterilization methods for N95 masks during the coronavirus pandemic.
Study: Dog fur, human hair can soak up oil spills
Researchers from the University of Technology, Sydney, in Australia have determined that dog fur and human hair recovered from salons and groomers could potentially be used to clean up land-based oil spills.
Watch the 3D printing of sensors onto a moving lung
The 3D-printing system uses motion capture technology, similar to that associated with moviemaking, to print functional devices on and inside the human body.
Polymeric heart valve proves durable and biocompatible
The device combines the merits of biological and mechanical valves without their limitations.
Microwave-based decontamination enables N95 respirator reuse
A new decontamination method has been developed based on microwave-generated steam to enable sterilization and reuse of this essential equipment.
Wearable microfluidic platform tracks health by monitoring sweat
A simple sweat collection and analysis device has been designed to assist healthcare professionals with diagnosing and monitoring disease progression by measuring pH, glucose and other biomarkers.
Blood test offers non-invasive brain cancer diagnostics
A liquid biopsy offers a non-invasive approach to the diagnosis of intracranial tumors, which currently requires high-risk surgical techniques to obtain tissue samples.
The water quality impact of MRI procedures
Gadolinium-based contrast agents used to improve image clarity and highlight internal body structures find their way into river systems and other water bodies.
Watch: A microfluidic mechanism based on sound waves
Duke University researchers have advanced a sound idea based on acoustic vortices to improve the mechanics of microfluidics.
Researchers create technique for improving time-of-death estimates
Teams from Amsterdam UMC, the University of Amsterdam and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) have developed a technique that improves the accuracy of time-of-death estimates at crime scenes to within less than an hour of the subject’s death.