Biotechnology
Apr 26, 2017
Pac-Man meets biotechnology
Scientists in the U.S have a designed a computer game that could help with biomedical research.
Search results for organ-on-a-chip
Bio & Medicine
May 3, 2013
Quantum-assisted nano-imaging of living organism is a first
In science, many of the most interesting events occur at a scale far smaller than the unaided human eye can see. Medical researchers might realize a range of breakthroughs if they could look deep inside living biological ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 8, 2006
In new hybrid chip, molecules are memories
As scientists strive to satisfy the growing demand of the digital era for faster, smaller, and cheaper electronics, one of the most promising technologies is hybrids. Hybrid ICs (integrated circuits) consist of a combination ...
Biotechnology
Apr 3, 2024
Q&A: The engineer who delivers mRNA inside human cells
Messenger RNA became a household term when it was used as the backbone of the first COVID-19 vaccines, especially after the Nobel Prize was awarded to two mRNA pioneers at the University of Pennsylvania.
Biotechnology
Jul 21, 2021
Toxicity testing on the placenta and embryo
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a cell culture test to detect substances that are directly or indirectly harmful to embryos. Based on an existing test used for developing new drugs and chemicals, the augmented version ...
Bio & Medicine
May 14, 2021
Microfluidics: The tiny, beautiful tech hidden all around you
When you think of micro- or nanotechnology, you likely think of small electronics like your phone, a tiny robot or a microchip. But COVID-19 tests—which have proven to be central to controlling the pandemic—are also a ...
Polymers
Jul 5, 2019
Tuning the energy levels of organic semiconductors
Physicists from the Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and the Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) at the TU Dresden, together with researchers from Tübingen, Potsdam ...
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2017
Seeing people on a package can improve product sales, study finds
UO professor Bettina Cornwell doesn't really care for potato chips, but she found herself considering a bag while traveling alone in France and feeling a bit lonely. She was thinking about how much she missed her family when ...
Nanophysics
Jul 27, 2017
Nanoscale magnetic device mimics behavior of neurons and can recognize human audio signals
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from France, Japan and the U.S. has created a nanoscale magnetic device that mimics the behavior of neurons and can be used to recognize human audio signals. In their paper ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 25, 2014
Lab-on-fiber could shine light on disease
(Phys.org) —"Imagine turning on your home lab kit, pricking your finger, and blotting the blood on an array of fiber probes. In just a few minutes, the machine would automatically e-mail the results to your doctor, who ...
