HEADLINES ARCHIVE
3D-printed Guide Could Empower Spinal Cord Injury Patients to Regain Partial Function of Their Bodies
Researchers from the University of Minnesota have developed a 3D printed guide device that could change the lives of patients with spinal cord injuries.
Watch: 3D Printers Create a Less Expensive, More Refined MFP Production Process
NYU professors have teamed up and found that 3D printing can create cheap, functional and integrated microfluidic probes (MFP).
Manufacturing Laser Improved with Higher Cutting Speed and Power
LaserCoil Technologies LLC has increased the cutting speed and power of it laser blanking systems.
Hannover Fairs USA’s Solutions Theater to Cover IIoT, RF and More at IMTS 2018
The education programs and demonstrations will take place from September 10-14 on the Hannover Messe USA trade show floor co-located with IMTS 2018.
Heating Method Turns Fatbergs into Energy
UBC researchers have developed a method to turn pesky and harmful fatbergs into energy using heat and hydrogen peroxide.
Accelerator Upgrades Expand Astrophysics Research
Researchers are seeing unprecedented levels of accelerator performance following six years of upgrades to UNC's Laboratory for Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics (LENA).
Father-Son Team Invents 3D Medical Scanner
A revolutionary 3D color medical scanner that offers unprecedented detail of the body’s chemical components has been invented by a father and son team of scientists in New Zealand.
Clot-Busting Nanogel Offers Fast Response to Heart Attacks
A new nanogel-based drug delivery system may offer a faster, non-surgical remedial option for treating heart attack patients.
Nalco Water Molecular Legionella Test Provides Results 14 T Faster
The new quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) test can help building and cooling tower operators manage public health risks from the waterborne pathogen.
Reusable Lab-on-a-chip Device Relies on Sound Waves
By getting biological fluids to surf on acoustic waves in oil, engineers have developed a technology for a small-scale, programmable biomedical chip that can be reused for applications from on-site diagnostics to laboratory-based research.
New Tool for Nuclear Fuel Pin Performance Assessment
A microwave oven-sized mobile platform can see through and image spent nuclear fuel using gamma radiation.
Studying Premature Birth Agents with a Placenta Barrier-on-a-Chip
The device replicates the functions of a key placental membrane and could improve understanding of how bacterial infections promote preterm delivery.
Pythagorean Laser Measuring Device Launched on Kickstarter
Para overcomes the limitations of traditional tape measures and current endpoint lasers.
New Magnetic Separation Pulley Takes Away Need to Recover Hardened Material by Hand
Industrial Magnetics Inc. now stocks a magnetic separation pulley and conveyor system for automated separation of weakly-magnetic stainless steel from a waste stream.
Ancient Sarcophagus Held Remains of Young Roman Woman...and Her Cosmetics
If the recent discovery of a third-century sarcophagus containing the remains of a young Roman woman tells us anything, it is that humans have long been attached to material possessions.
Tiki Torch Soot Serves as Surrogate for Diesel Engine Soot
Engineers testing methods to improve efficiency of diesel engines while maintaining performance are getting help from a summer staple: Tiki torches.
5 Tips for Maintaining Efficient Parts Production
Shortcuts and quick fixes may seem like the fastest way to produce a part, but they typically end up costing everyone more time. Here are some tips for more efficient part production.
The LHC Successfully Accelerated Its First Atoms
For the first time, operators injected not just atomic nuclei but lead atoms containing a single electron into the Large Hadron Collider.
Bake a Fossil in 24 Hours
A new 'Easy-Bake' process entails use of clay and a hydraulic press to produce fossils in about 24 hours.
'Cornea-on-a-Chip' Designed to Advance Drug Development
In addition to improving the cost-effectiveness of new drug development, the chip might also find use in furthering our understanding of ocular wound healing.