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Watch: Seeing Beyond: The World of Telescopes
Some of the most interesting things happening in the world of telescopes is the subject for this edition of the Engineering360 news brief.
Scientists Improve Welfare of Lab Animals with Systematic Analysis of Nontechnical Summaries
Scientific evaluation of the AnimalTestInfo database identifies new opportunities for animal welfare in the area of animal testing.
Marine Food Webs Threatened by Climate Change, Study
Levels of commercial fish stocks could face significant reductions as rising sea temperatures threaten their food sources, according to research from the University of Adelaide.
Watch: Engineers Grow Functioning Human Muscle in a Lab from Just Human Skin Cells
Biomedical engineers have grown the first functioning human skeletal muscle from induced pluripotent stem cells.
Microbeads Already Removed from Some Products Ahead of UK Ban
Methods to test some of the products for the presence of microplastics found the controversial ingredient missing ahead of the U.K. ban.
Reinvigorated Antibiotics Could Turn Tide Against Superbugs
Scientists from the University of Queensland are giving an old antibiotic new life.
Healthy Lifestyle Resolutions May Lead to One-Third Reduction in Cancer Risk
According to the findings, researchers determined that the combination of healthy behaviors contributed to a total reduction of about one-third in cancer risk and subsequently to a reduction in cancer mortality.
'Raw Water' Trend Taking Off...and Shouldn't
"Raw water" is gaining in popularity as a number of startups have been cropping up in Silicon Valley pushing the untreated, unfiltered and unsterilized spring water to consumers.
Cookstoves in Asia Have a Higher Environmental Impact than Once Thought
Previous research, mostly based on lab experiments, has shown that smoke emitted from stoves used for cooking and heating, has a definite, detrimental environmental impact, particularly in India.
Organ-On-a-Chip Device Models Heart Disease
A new device that models atherosclerosis can help researchers better understand the disease, develop therapies and diagnose blood health.
Video: CERN Celebrates the Highlights of 2017
The accomplishments posted during 2017 by researchers at Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN), or European Council for Nuclear Research, star in this video.
New Electrolysis System Greatly Improves Hydrogen Production Efficiency
The Hybrid Solid-Oxide Electrolysis Cell exhibits four times the hydrogen production efficiency of existing high-efficiency water electrolytic cells.
Researchers Get One Step Closer to Successfully Printing Replacement Body Parts
Printed replacement human body parts might seem like science fiction, but with the rapid development of technology, it is actually closer to reality than you think. Three-dimensional printed replacement body parts could greatly contribute to regenerative medicine.
Even Low Air Pollution Levels Possibly Deadly for Seniors
Despite being considered safe by U.S. government standards, lower levels of air pollution are still likely to prematurely shorten the lives of elderly Americans, according to recent research.
Engineers Hack Cell Biology to Create 3D Shapes Out of Living Tissue
Many of the complex folded shapes of mammalian tissues can be recreated with simple instructions, according to UC San Francisco bioengineers.
Arsenic Controls Radio-contamination at Legacy Uranium Mine
Arsenic can prevent uranium from being transported from mine sites to rivers and groundwater.
Vaccine Reminder Helps Parents Stay on Immunization Schedule
A simple countdown bar on the infant-worn device shows how much time is left before the next vaccination is due.
Glowing Nanomedicine Can Guide Doctors to Tumor Removal and Kill Remaining Cancer Cells
Scientists from Oregon State University have developed a new nanomedicine platform for cancer to help doctors know which tissues to cut out, and kill any malignant cells that can’t be surgically removed.
Mystery Behind the Electron Structure Defects in Graphene Finally Solved
University of São Paulo’s Physics Institute (IF-USP) researchers have finally resolved a longstanding controversy regarding defects in graphene that has haunted the international research community for years.
Plasmonic Biosensor Detects Exosomes with Naked Eye
The biosensor is composed of plasmonic materials, which efficiently reflect and absorb light based on the polarization of metallic nanostructures.