Search results for organ-on-a-chip

Nanophysics Mar 31, 2025

Defect removal technique paves the way for faster, low-power semiconductors

A research team, led by Professor Jimin Kwon from the Department of Electrical Engineering at UNIST, in collaboration with Professor Yong-Young Noh and his research team from the Department of Chemical Engineering at POSTECH, ...

Ecology Mar 27, 2025

When a 1-in-100-year flood washed through the Coorong, it made the vital microbiome of this lagoon healthier

You might know South Australia's iconic Coorong from the famous Australian children's book, Storm Boy, set around this coastal lagoon.

Social Sciences Mar 26, 2025

What works to prevent violence against women? Here's what the evidence says

Journalist and activist Jess Hill's Quarterly Essay argues Australia's primary prevention framework to end violence against women isn't working.

Environment Mar 21, 2025

Ocean dumping—or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon

From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known company is pumping a slurry of minerals into the ocean in the name of stopping climate change.

Cell & Microbiology Mar 17, 2025

Slow, silent 'scream' of epithelial cells detected for first time

It has long been thought that only nerve and heart cells use electric impulses to communicate, while epithelial cells—which compose the linings of our skin, organs and body cavities—are mute, serving mostly as protective ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 12, 2025

How do researchers determine how toxic a chemical is? A toxicologist explains alternatives to animal testing

A vast number of chemicals are registered for production and use around the world. But only a portion have been thoroughly evaluated for their toxicity due to time, cost, ethical concerns and regulatory limitations.

Earth Sciences Mar 5, 2025

How sand mining is eroding rivers, livelihoods and cultures

Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while high-purity silica sand is essential for making the silicon chips that power ...

Archaeology Feb 27, 2025

How did this man's brain turn to glass? Scientists have a theory

A young man was lying in his bed when a viciously hot cloud of ash swept down from the erupting Mount Vesuvius and turned his brain to glass almost 2,000 years ago.

Optics & Photonics Feb 25, 2025

A completely new type of microscopy based on quantum sensors

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have invented an entirely new field of microscopy called nuclear spin microscopy. The team can visualize magnetic signals of nuclear magnetic resonance with a microscope. ...

Bio & Medicine Feb 24, 2025

Lab study shows tumor-invading protein delivers therapy straight to the brain

A unique protein designed by Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators can cross the protective blood–brain barrier safely and deliver therapy directly into cancerous tumor cells, a preclinical study shows. The findings, which ...

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