Biotechnology
Feb 7, 2020
Mapping the future direction for bioprinting research
The way research in bioprinting will be taken forward has been laid out in a roadmap for the field.
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Cell & Microbiology
Feb 3, 2020
Observing the specific roles of cells that have been lost in the noise of the body
You know when you walk onstage and immediately get "butterflies" in your stomach? That's the cells in your brain and gut talking to each other, says assistant chemical engineering professor Abigail Koppes.
Environment
Jan 27, 2020
Study shows some urban gardens contain too much organic matter
If you're a gardener, you've heard it a thousand times: Add compost to improve the soil, feed the microbes that release nutrients and grow better plants.
Materials Science
Jan 22, 2020
Coating helps electronics stay cool by sweating
Mammals sweat to regulate body temperature, and researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China are exploring whether our phones could do the same. In a study published January 22 in the journal Joule, the authors ...
Biotechnology
Jan 16, 2020
Organs-on-Chips Centre opens in UK for advancements in medical research and drug development
A new research centre which aims to revolutionise medical research and drug development using microengineered Organs-on-Chips has opened at Queen Mary University of London.
Environment
Dec 31, 2019
Looking down on a decade: Satellite images tell the stories
There has been no shortage of big news over the last decade. Spanning the globe, some stories were expected while others caught the world off guard. Some were so massive they were visible from space, captured through state-of-the-art ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 13, 2019
Study leads to new approach to trapping light in photonic kagome crystals
A new approach to trapping light in artificial photonic materials by a City College of New York-led team could lead to a tremendous boost in the transfer speed of data online.
Biochemistry
Nov 25, 2019
News sustainable plant-derived plastic to aid organ research
Dr. Maïwenn Kersaudy-Kerhoas and Alfredo Ongaro from the Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering have worked with industry partners to create the first Organ-On-Chip technology that uses Polylactic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 14, 2019
No deliveries: How cells decide when to accept extracellular packages
Endocytosis, a fundamental process that cells use to take in macromolecules, functions a lot like an airlock on a spaceship—but squishier, says Dr. Gunther Hollopeter, assistant professor of molecular medicine at the Cornell ...
Nanophysics
Nov 5, 2019
Nanoscience—Insect-inspired motion sensing
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory took inspiration from flying insects to demonstrate a miniaturized gyroscope, a special sensor used in navigation technologies.
