HEADLINES ARCHIVE
"Paintable" Chemo Drug for Melanoma is Under Development
Topical delivery of chemotherapy may enable patients to side-step other painful and invasive procedures while targeting tumors in a more direct manner.
Are You an Expert with a Good Idea? DARPA Wants Your Help
DARPA hopes to accelerate revolutionary advances with online collaboration platform Polyplexus.
Ask the Expert: Oil Analysis for Railroad Fleets
Oil analysis for predictive monitoring was first used by the U.S. railroad industry to monitor the health of locomotives. The practice continues to detect diesel engine problems.
Video: Breathing New Life into Old Antibiotics
New compounds are being identified with potential to increase pathogen sensitivity to existing antibiotics.
BK7 Windows from Advanced Optics
N-BK7 is a Schott borosilicate material used in optical applications from the visible to the NIR.
Scientists Using Viruses to Detect and Destroy E. coli in Drinking Water
Food scientists from Cornell University can now detect traces of E. coli in drinking water using a genetically engineered virus called a bacteriophage — a development that shows promise particularly for remote regions of the world.
Smartphone App and Simple Kit Quickly ID Microbial Infection
A new app enables a smartphone to identify bacterial infections in just one hour.
Study: TV, Film Roles Underrepresent Women in STEM Careers
The Lyda Hill Foundation and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media at Mount Saint Mary’s University have teamed up to create a new study on the way movies and TV portray women in STEM careers.
A First: Hydrogen-embrittled Microfractures in Metal Captured in 3D
For the first time, researchers captured 3D images of microscopic cracks in a nickel alloy caused by hydrogen embrittlement.
New Solar Clean Water Generator Design Inspired by Origami Technique
American Chemical Society has developed a new solar steam generator that is a huge step towards globally available clean drinking water.
Microscope Add-on Enhances 3D Imaging of the Brain
The photon counting add-on for laser scanning microscopes addresses trade-offs in high-resolution imaging of large tissue volumes.
US and UK Labs Agree to Collaborate on Nuclear Energy
Under the memorandum of understanding, the two labs will collaborate on nuclear-related projects through idea sharing, staff exchanges and joint workshops.
Stability of NERF Biofuels as Drop-in Replacements for NATO Marine Diesel
Non-ester renewable fuels (NERFs) are indistinguishable from their petroleum counterparts and are likely to meet requirements for blending with traditional naval diesel NATO F-76.
Watch: Paper-based Device Monitors Blood Metabolites
A simple paper-based assay measures concentrations of metabolites such as phenylalanine in small blood samples within minutes.
Watch How Counterfeit Drugs Sound False Notes with Musical Sensor
The counterfeit catcher, based on a 3,000-year-old African musical instrument, can be assembled from off-the-shelf or discarded materials.
Graphene Gives a New Lease on Millennia-old Gilding Techniques
University of Illinois (UI) at Urbana-Champaign researchers have improved a millennia-old conservation technique with modern metals.
Watch: Treating Brain Cancer with Ultrasound and Aerosols
Ultrasound and microbubble-based contrast agent can be paired with intranasal administration to direct a drug to the brainstem.
Study Finds Larger Trucks are Major Contributors to Black Carbon Emissions
A new study from the University of Toronto says that large trucks are a major contribution to black carbon emissions, and that living near their roadways can have negative health effects.
Video: Report Outlines Exoplanet Research Roadmap for NASA
NASA is urged to mount a large direct imaging mission – an advanced space telescope – capable of studying Earth-like exoplanets orbiting stars similar to the sun.
See Demos of Three DWFritz Non-contact Metrology Platforms at IMTS 2018
Three non-contact metrology platforms changing the quality control industry will be demonstrated.