Researchers make sand that flows uphill
Engineering researchers at Lehigh University have discovered that sand can actually flow uphill.
Condensed Matter
Sep 20, 2023
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News tagged with biomolecular engineering
Imaging shows how solar-powered microbes turn carbon dioxide into bioplastic
When considering ways to sustainably generate environmentally friendly products, bacteria might not immediately spring to mind.
Biochemistry
Jul 27, 2023
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Self-folding origami machines powered by chemical reactions
A Cornell-led collaboration harnessed chemical reactions to make microscale origami machines self-fold—freeing them from the liquids in which they usually function, so they can operate in dry environments and at room temperature.
Materials Science
May 2, 2023
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Study finds only 6% of nations provide for citizens in a just, sustainable manner
Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a framework for quantifying how well countries around the world are doing at providing adequate food, energy and water to their citizens without exceeding nature's capacity ...
Environment
Apr 28, 2023
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Researchers develop new imaging approach to diagnose advanced form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common chronic liver disease in the world. In its advanced form, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), is curable when diagnosed and treated in its early stages. However, when ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 9, 2023
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New research explores nanotech frontiers to mitigate biological threats and decarbonize transportation
Piran Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, recently had two papers appear in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces and ACS Nano that respectively focus on a new approach to filter nanoparticles ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 9, 2022
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Scientists figure out upcycling plastics to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Dow have developed a breakthrough process to transform the most widely produced plastic—polyethylene (PE)—into ...
Materials Science
Oct 3, 2022
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Engineered multivalent self-assembled binder protein against SARS-CoV-2 RBD
Since it appeared in 2019, COVID-19 has claimed over 6 million lives and upended society across the globe. The condition, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, attacks cells in the lungs, heart and brain, among other organs. Researchers ...
Biochemistry
Aug 25, 2022
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Interactive map of metabolical synthesis of chemicals
A research team comprised of Woo Dae Jang, Gi Bae Kim, and Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at KAIST reported an interactive metabolic map of bio-based chemicals. ...
Biochemistry
Aug 11, 2022
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Building the best zeolite
If science and nature were to have a baby, it would surely be the zeolite. This special rock, with its porous structure that traps water inside, also traps atoms and molecules that can cause chemical reactions. That's why ...
Materials Science
Aug 11, 2022
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