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IMAGE: A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineering researcher will use nanotechnology to detect defective iron-carrying proteins in a patient’s blood, which could help explain why these patients have anemia…. view more  Credit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineering researcher will use nanotechnology to detect defective iron-carrying proteins in a patient’s blood, which

BUFFALO, N.Y. — People love their electric cars. But not so much the bulky batteries and related power systems that take up precious cargo space. Help could be on the way from a gallium oxide-based transistor under development at the University at Buffalo. In a study published in the June edition of IEEE Electron Device

IMAGE: Humidity sensor combining variable filter and solar cells. view more  Credit: Junsuk Rho (POSTECH) Smart windows that automatically change colors depending on the intensity of sunlight are gaining attention as they can reduce energy bills by blocking off sun’s visible rays during summer. But what about windows that change colors depending on the humidity outside

IMAGE: University of Cincinnati engineering professor Vesselin Shanov displays carbon nanotubes he created in his lab. view more  Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative + Brand Engineers at the University of Cincinnati are using a National Science Foundation grant to develop a face mask that can be sterilized with heat for re-use. “Currently, there is a significant

EVANSTON, Ill. — A Northwestern University-led team has developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil in water. With an ability to absorb more than 30 times its weight in oil, the sponge could be used to inexpensively and efficiently clean up oil spills without harming marine life. After squeezing the oil

UC Santa Barbara condensed matter physicist Andrea Young conducts his work at the boundary of theory and actuality, as he builds instrumentation to probe for signature quantum properties in advanced materials. Using his expertise in the realm of graphene systems, he and his research group also work to coax as-yet hypothetical behaviors from the two-dimensional

IMAGE: These act as advanced catalysts to speed up the hydrolysis of amide bonds. view more  Credit: © 2020 Fujita et al. In proteins, amino acids are held together by amide bonds. These bonds are long-lived and are robust against changes in temperature, acidity or alkalinity. Certain medicines make use of reactions involving amide bonds, but

The Nanoscope team has developed Multi-Characteristic Opsins (MCOs) to sensitize cells toward low level of white light so that vision is improved at ambient room light. “Not requiring any external stimulation device and sensitivity to broad range of colors makes our approach unique as there is least chance of phototoxicity and damage to retina”, said

Dr Sumsun Naher and Professor Aziz Rahman have received a Marie Curie Fellowship to develop a hybrid sensor for the detection of diabetes from exhaled breath. Diabetes is a chronic disease which causes its sufferers to have high blood sugar levels. The disease causes limb loss, strokes, heart attacks, kidney damage and death if diabetes

IMAGE: Alamgir Karim, Dow Chair Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Houston, says the project could lead to more environmentally friendly plastics and other polymers. view more  Credit: University of Houston Shrimp, lobsters and mushrooms may not seem like great tools for the battlefield, but three engineers from the University of Houston

May 27, 2020 (Oslo, Norway) — The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters today announced the 2020 Kavli Prize Laureates in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. This year’s Kavli Prize honours scientists whose research has transformed our understanding of the very big, the very small and the very complex. The laureates in each

MIT researchers have discovered a phenomenon that could be harnessed to control the movement of tiny particles floating in suspension. This approach, which requires simply applying an external electric field, may ultimately lead to new ways of performing certain industrial or medical processes that require separation of tiny suspended materials. The findings are based on

(LOS ANGELES) – The interstitial fluid is a major component of the liquid environment in the body and fills the spaces between the body’s cells. In contrast, blood circulates only within the circulatory vessels of the body and is composed of blood cells and the liquid part of the blood, plasma. Both fluids contain special

IMAGE: Photograph of an array of magnetic cilia folded and held in the tip of tweezers. view more  Credit: Jessica A.-C. Liu Researchers from North Carolina State University and Elon University have made artificial cilia, or hair-like structures, that can bend into new shapes in response to a magnetic field, then return to their original shape

IMAGE: For the first time, chromosomes of the thale cress model plant were recombined with the help of the Cas9 protein. (Figure. Angelina Schindele, KIT) view more  Credit: Angelina Schindele, KIT The CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors work like a fine surgical instrument and can be used to modify genetic information in plants. The research teams of Professor

IMAGE: Some samples of FeRh metamagnetic material, ready to be analysed at the ALBA Synchrotron view more  Credit: ICMAB-CSIC Some memory devices where information from smartphones and computers is stored are based on a very precise control of the magnetic properties, at nanoscopic scale. The more precise this control is, the more storage capacity and speed

IMAGE: An example of the small, flow-through electrode that Duke researchers used to produce more hydrogen from electrolysis with a penny for scale. view more  Credit: Wiley Lab, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Electrolysis, passing a current through water to break it into gaseous hydrogen and oxygen, could be a handy way to store excess energy