Engineering
Sep 9, 2009
The Shrinky Dink solution
Toys don't usually inspire high-tech innovation, but Michelle Khine's childhood favorite did just that.
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Other
Jun 12, 2009
Promising device snags young inventors coveted spot at IShow
The IShow is for young inventors what "American Idol" is for young performers, and a pair of local researchers has won a coveted spot in the IShow finale in Palm Desert, Calif., this weekend.
Jan 7, 2009
Embryonic Heart Cells Thrive Only in an Environment That's Just Right
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cellular engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have determined that cardiomyocytes, the specialized cells that form the heart muscle, thrive when cultured in an environment that mimics their own elastic ...
May 5, 2008
Boosting 'mussel' power: New technique for making key marine mussel protein
Researchers in Korea report development of a way to double production of a sticky protein from marine mussels destined for use as an antibacterial coating to prevent life-threatening infections in medical implants. The coating, ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 22, 2008
Scientists use nanomaterials to localize and control drug delivery
Using nanotechnology, scientists from UCLA and Northwestern University have developed a localized and controlled drug delivery method that is invisible to the immune system, a discovery that could provide newer and more effective ...
Computer Sciences
Dec 8, 2006
Computer scientists unravel 'language of surgery'
Borrowing ideas from speech recognition research, Johns Hopkins computer scientists are building mathematical models to represent the safest and most effective ways to perform surgery, including tasks such as suturing, dissecting ...
Jan 15, 2006
Protein 'nanosprings' most resilient found in nature
A component of many proteins has been found to constitute one of the most powerful and resilient molecular "springs" in nature, researchers have discovered. The engineers and biologists from Duke University and the Howard ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 10, 2023
Bioengineers explore why skin gets 'leathery'
Received wisdom says that staying out in the sun too long can make your skin tougher over time. Think about the "leathery" complexions of farmers, road crews and others who work long hours outdoors, or someone who spends ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 10, 2022
Ultra-thin but tough implantable material could treat spinal cord injury and Parkinson's disease
Flexible implanted electronics are a step closer toward clinical applications thanks to a recent breakthrough technology developed by a research team from Griffith University and UNSW Sydney.
Cell & Microbiology
May 20, 2022
Research reveals surprising inactivation mechanism for a voltage-gated ion channel
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are studying voltage-gated ion channels (VGICs). Their work revealed a previously unknown mechanism of inactivation for one such channel that plays an important role in ...
