Search results for organ-on-a-chip

Ecology Aug 15, 2024

California is home to millions of urban trees: What happens when they die?

To stop California's 6 million urban trees from knocking out power lines, crashing through houses, or lying across streets when they die, humans have to intervene.

Evolution Aug 13, 2024

Rewriting the evolutionary history of critical components of the nervous system

A new study has rewritten the conventionally understood evolutionary history of certain proteins critical for electrical signaling in the nervous system.

Optics & Photonics Jul 29, 2024

Researchers trap atoms, force them to serve as photonic transistors

Researchers at Purdue University have trapped alkali atoms (cesium) on an integrated photonic circuit, which behaves like a transistor for photons (the smallest energy unit of light) similar to electronic transistors. These ...

Environment Jul 15, 2024

Minneapolis is on the leading edge of biochar, a carbon sequestering material full of promise and still under research

Minneapolis is on track to become one of the first U.S. cities to invest in biochar, a multifunctional, charcoal-like material said to help grow bigger plants, reduce storm water runoff and remove carbon from the atmosphere.

Ecology Jul 11, 2024

Wild plants and crops don't make great neighbors: Study finds pathogens spill from one population to the other

Native plants and non-native crops do not fare well in proximity to one another, attracting pests that spread diseases in both directions, according to two new UC Riverside studies.

Nanophysics Jul 9, 2024

Detecting defects in tomorrow's technology: Study enhances understanding of likely candidate for next-generation chips

Silicon computer chips have served us well for more than half a century. The tiniest features on chips currently sold are approximately 3 nanometers—a startlingly small size given that a human hair is roughly 80,000 nanometers ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 1, 2024

Organ-on-a-chip mimics blood-brain barrier for better drug delivery

Optimizing drug delivery systems (DDS) for the biological environment of organs and blood vessels is crucial for maximizing the effectiveness of drug treatment. A research team, affiliated with UNIST has come up with a novel ...

Ecology Jun 27, 2024

Pacific cod can't rely on coastal safe havens for protection during marine heat waves, study finds

During recent periods of unusually warm water in the Gulf of Alaska, young Pacific cod in near shore safe havens where they typically spend their adolescence did not experience the protective effects those areas typically ...

Biotechnology Jun 12, 2024

Fish and chips on Mars: Research shows how colonists could produce their own food

Humans can't help being fascinated by space. That interest seems to be making the possibility of moving humanity to another planet, like Mars or the moon, more distinct, with NASA hoping to set up colonies in the next few ...

Cell & Microbiology Jun 6, 2024

Silkworms help grow better organ-like tissues in labs

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a silk-based, ultrathin membrane that can be used in organ-on-a-chip models to better mimic the natural environment of cells and tissues within the body. When used in ...

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