Environment
Dec 14, 2017
The truth about bioplastics
Bioplastics are often touted as being eco-friendly, but do they live up to the hype?
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Space Exploration
Dec 14, 2017
Researchers study impact of space radiation on bone and muscle health
New research by Henry J. Donahue, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and School of Engineering Foundation Professor at the VCU School of Engineering, suggests that space radiation may cause astronauts ...
Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2017
NASA biology experiments are space station-bound
Several bioscience experiments developed at NASA's Ames Research Center, in California's Silicon Valley are about to launch to the International Space Station on SpaceX's 13th commercial resupply services mission for NASA
Bio & Medicine
Dec 12, 2017
Faster, more accurate cancer detection using nanoparticles
Using light-emitting nanoparticles, Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists have invented a highly effective method to detect tiny tumors and track their spread, potentially leading to earlier cancer detection and more ...
Archaeology
Nov 29, 2017
First-of-its-kind mummy study reveals clues to girl's story
Who is she, this little mummy girl? Northwestern University scientists and students are working to unravel some of her mysteries, including how her body was prepared 1,900 years ago in Egypt, what items she may have been ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 16, 2017
New imaging technique peers inside living cells
To undergo high-resolution imaging, cells often must be sliced and diced, dehydrated, painted with toxic stains, or embedded in resin. For cells, the result is certain death.
Nanomaterials
Nov 15, 2017
Kevlar-based artificial cartilage mimics the magic of the real thing
The unparalleled liquid strength of cartilage, which is about 80 percent water, withstands some of the toughest forces on our bodies.
Materials Science
Nov 13, 2017
Microscopic membrane could fight gum disease
Periodontitis – an advanced form of gum disease that breaks down tissue and bones housing the teeth – affects more than 70 percent of adults aged 65 and older. Engineers have devised various ways to combat the issue, ...
Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2017
NASA investigates use of medical-like tools to study samples of the solar system
A diagnostic tool, similar in theory to those used by the medical profession to non-invasively image internal organs, bones, soft tissue, and blood vessels, could be equally effective at "triaging" extraterrestrial rocks ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 18, 2017
New 3-D imaging technique for future precision medicine toolbox
For an illness like cancer, doctors often turn to computed tomography (CT) scans for a more definitive diagnosis, based on reconstructing a 3-D organ from multiple 2-D image slices. At the molecular level, such 3-D scans ...
