HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Slag Heaps Could Absorb Carbon in the Atmosphere
Known for their ability to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, slag heaps (an area, often a hill, made up of refuse from a mine) are being eyed as a possible tool in the fight against global warming.
As Temperatures Increase, So Does Air Pollution—Thanks to Air Conditioning
Although it seems logical that increased air conditioning usage would mean higher levels of air pollution, that has not been the focus of most air pollution studies.
Helistroke Service Airlifts the Physician to the Patient
Patient transport time can be major factor affecting stroke outcome. So why not transport the physician instead of the patient?
3-D Printing Glass: Challenges, Feats, and the Future
Mass manufacturing excels at creating standard glass shapes, but it requires expensive tooling changes to make custom designs. Printing with glass would allow for both customization and repeatability while opening up the medium to many more individuals and applications.
New Thermal Imaging IR Thermometer from RS Components
RS Components, the number one high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products across Europe and Asia Pacific, recently announced their new RS Pro Thermal Imaging IR Thermometer.
Test and Measurement: Striking the Right Balance Between Quality and Cost
RS Pro now offers more than 1,500 quality T&M equipment products.
Video: Plastic 3-D Printed Cube Can Manipulate Virtual 3-D Objects with Less Lag
Manipulating virtual objects in a computer program in three dimensions just got much easier.
New Sieve Sorts Molecules by Chirality
The first sieve that selectively sorts and creates chiral molecules could make a significant impact on pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers.
California Proposes Limit on Chemical Found in Drinking Water
Limits on drinking water contaminated with TCP (1,2,3-trichloropropane), a toxic chemical that was once an ingredient in a commonly-used pesticide, are being proposed throughout the state of California.
Skip the Biopsy with Compact Endoscopic Fiber Probe for Cancer Diagnostics
A handheld multimodal imaging probe eliminates the need for a biopsy and tissue staining.
A Solar Cell of a Different Stripe
Ferroelectric nanostructure layers might serve as transport paths for charge carriers in perovskite solar cells.
Semiconductor Developed that is Flexible as Skin, Organic and Biodegradable
The device could be used for medical and environmental applications without adding to electronic waste.
Common Lawn Nuisance Has Value as Laboratory Pipette
Busy infesting lawns around the world, we hardly noticed that the common dandelion could serve an entirely different purpose beyond nuisance.
Killing Bacteria with Paper-Based Sanitizers
Motivated by a 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, researchers from Rutgers setting out to create bacteria-fighting personal protective equipment have created a paper-based device with bacteria-fighting layers.
Video: MIT Tests 3-D Printed Plastic Rocket Motor
The rocket motor was able to achieve supersonic flow and produce thrust.
The Link Between Air Pollution and Chronic Runny Nose
The connection between asthma and breathing in air pollutants (smog, ash, etc.) is well-documented. However, there is very little research available making that same connection to upper respiratory illnesses, including sinusitis and other sinus illnesses that cause pressure, inflammation, pain, congestion and stuffy or runny noses.
Inspired by Sea Worm's Jaw, Researchers Create New Material
The sea worm's (Nereis virens) ability to soften or harden its jaw depending on its environment has inspired researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to create a material that can be both flexible and inflexible.
Detecting Diabetic Retinopathy with AI
Affecting 415 million people worldwide, around 45 percent of diabetics may develop diabetic retinopathy (damage to the blood vessels at the back of the eye) at some point in their lives with a large number of that 45 percent less likely to detect the disease before it results in vision loss.
Get Dirty!
Inundated with a lifetime's worth of advertisements declaring dirt the enemy has created a society of people afraid of inviting muddy bacteria-laden chaos into their lives.
Bringing CLARITY to Bones
In a development that could advance drug testing and therapies for osteoporosis, California Institute of Technology researchers rendered intact bones transparent.