HEADLINES ARCHIVE
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.
What Is the Real Cost of an Industrial Robot Arm?
The price of industrial robots has dropped more than 25 percent since 2014, and is forecast to drop an additional 22 percent by 2025. What is the real cost of an industrial robot arm?
Video: Learn How Bubbles Form Inside a Lithium-air Battery
Understanding how these bubbles form during discharges could improve air batteries that have three times the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries.
Video: Triggering Artificial Photosynthesis to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
The process has the potential to create technology that could significantly reduce greenhouse gases linked to climate change as well as a way to produce energy.
Common Pesticide Damages Honey Bees Ability to Fly
Biologists at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated for the first time that a widely used pesticide can significantly impair the ability of otherwise healthy honey bees to fly, raising concerns about how pesticides affect their capacity to pollinate and the long-term effects on the health of honey bee colonies.
Using Light to Manipulate Water May Open Door to New Microfluidic Diagnostic Devices
The project could be used to separate oil from water at an oil drilling rig or for use in repealing water from a surface
How a Spider Web Design Can Help Fight Cancer
A team at a Korean research university has used the design of a spider web to develop a biosensor platform that sets a new bar for detection speed.
Clean Water from a Plant-Based Membrane
A team of researchers has developed a plant-derived material that can be used to purify water, potentially being far more effective than current petroleum-based membrane materials.