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The impact of sunscreens on coastal water quality
The ingredients in sunscreens which protect users from the harmful effects of UV radiation are also a source of coastal water pollution.
Watch how smartphone selfies can measure blood pressure
The contactless diagnostic method is a smartphone-based technology called transdermal optical imaging.
Researchers develop ice detection sensors
The device detects the exact moment water hits the wing of an airplane through to the moment that ice forms on the surface, measuring the thickness of the ice as it increases.
Olympus DSX1000 Digital Microscope: Advanced tools for faster analysis
Measure and observe a variety of materials with guaranteed high- and low-magnification accuracy and precision using a single instrument.
In conversation: A framework for addressing technology's ethical challenges
Our communities and the world face unprecedented challenges in scaling technologies in an ethical and beneficial way. As one observer noted half a century ago, “technological progress requires ethical progress or we risk the destruction of society.”
Using microbes to clean produced water
Most produced water is injected into disposal wells after it is collected; less than 1% of the produced water that is generated each year is reused.
First evidence of atmospheric mercury nanoparticles
A previously unknown form of atmospheric mercury has been documented by researchers from McGill University, Canada, in urban air samples from Montreal.
Stress research could help first responders stay healthy
Researchers plan to analyze measures of molecular activity to create new ways to monitor and predict the effects of stressors on the body.
Managing earthquake risk from oil and gas operations
The team's study area was in Oklahoma, where much fracking activity and wastewater injection has been carried out, and where there have been several induced earthquakes producing damage.
Watch: Microrobots designed to travel and treat the GI tract
A microrobotic platform for precise delivery of drugs within the gastrointestinal tract has been engineered by researchers from California Institute of Technology and Washington University in St. Louis.
Researchers on the path toward developing salt-resistant pavement
Researchers from Brunel University London have developed a new concrete formula that will absorb considerably less salt than traditional concrete, thereby reducing corrosion and deterioration of roadways.
Scientists develop contact lens capable of 'zooming in'
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a contact lens that can be controlled by eye movements.
Researchers devise a solution for eliminating skunk spray odor
Researchers from the University of Oklahoma have devised a solution for neutralizing the odor of skunk spray using a compound found in fungi.
Color-changing tattoos serve as diagnostic displays
Specially formulated pigments injected into the skin change color to signal the status of a specific health condition.
Scientists develop an artificial throat for those who cannot speak
Researchers from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, have devised a wearable that can turn throat movement into sound.
Watch: Innovations enable broad deployment of carbon black sensors
With more than 100 custom-built sensors installed across West Oakland for 100 days, a team created what they said is the largest black carbon monitoring network to be deployed in a single city.
Researchers developing WMD-exposure detector for DARPA
DARPA has awarded ASU $9.1 million to begin work on the device, which will identify WMD-related chemicals within 30 minutes or less through a single drop of the subject's blood.
Portable platform designed to personalize chemotherapy
The device can determine in real time whether targeted chemotherapy drugs are effective for individual cancer patients.
Pancreas-on-a-chip sheds light on cystic fibrosis-related diabetes
The microfluidic device can be used to study cystic fibrosis-related diabetes and glucose imbalance in specific individuals with the condition.
Team created single-use dishware from apples
When testing an apple-based cup, researchers noted that it held up against boiling water and could hold liquid for up to three hours.