“A new electrolyte design for lithium ion batteries that improves anode capacity by more than five times compared to traditional methods.” Source: U.S. Army Research Laboratory In recent years, lithium-ion batteries have become better at supplying energy to Soldiers in the field, but the current generation of batteries never reaches [..]
“Report offers guidelines to help prevent viruses from tainting biopharmaceutical drugs.” Source: Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Over the past few decades, there have been a handful of incidents in which manufacturing processes for making protein drugs became contaminated with viruses at manufacturing plants. These were all discovered before [..]
“This novel catalyst is crucial for generating new raw materials that replace the classic non-renewable ones used for making many plastics.” Source: Tokyo Institute of Technology Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed and analyzed a novel catalyst for the oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, which is crucial [..]
“A new study expands the landscape of nanomaterials — and what we can do with them” Source: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND The development of bimetallic nanoparticles (i.e., tiny particles composed of two different metals that exhibit several new and improved properties) represents a novel area of research with a wide range [..]
“Columbia researchers design biocompatible ion-driven soft transistors that can perform real-time neurologically relevant computation and a mixed-conducting particulate composite that allows creation of electronic components out of a single material” Source: Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science Dion Khodagholy, assistant professor of electrical engineering, is focused on developing bioelectronic [..]
“An inexpensive yet sensitive smartphone-based testing device for viral and bacterial pathogens that takes about 30 minutes to complete.” Source: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, NEWS BUREAU CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Most viral test kits rely on labor- and time-intensive laboratory preparation and analysis techniques; for example, tests for the novel [..]
“Researchers developed a hydrogel that can both cool down electronics, such as cell phone batteries, and convert their waste heat into electricity” Source: American Chemical Society Using electronic devices for too long can cause them to overheat, which might slow them down, damage their components or even make them explode or [..]
“Comfortable, form-fitting garments could be used to remotely track patients’ health” Source: Anne Trafton | MIT News Office MIT researchers have developed a way to incorporate electronic sensors into stretchy fabrics, allowing them to create shirts or other garments that could be used to monitor vital signs such as temperature, [..]
“In a study that could lead to a new vaccine against malaria, researchers have found antibodies that trigger a “kill switch” in malarial cells, causing them to self-destruct.” Source: Brown University News PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Researchers have discovered a promising new strategy for combating malaria, a mosquito-borne parasite that [..]
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University researchers who build nanoscale electronics have developed microsensors so tiny, they can fit 30,000 on one side of a penny. They are equipped with an integrated circuit, solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that enable them to harness light for power and communication. And because [..]
Source: UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN NEWS Diseases with a genetic cause could, in theory, be treated by supplying a correct version of the faulty gene. However, in practice, delivering new genetic material to human cells is difficult. A promising method for the delivery of such genes involves the use of DNA/lipid [..]
Source: UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA Electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuels and value-added feedstocks, ideally if powered by renewable electricity, provides a route to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and simultaneously close the carbon loop. At present, the rational design and controllable synthesis of more efficient [..]
“LMU researchers have synthesized nanoparticles that can be induced by a change in pH to release a deadly dose of ionized iron within cells. This mechanism could potentially open up new approaches to the targeted elimination of malignant tumors.” Source: LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN Ions play crucial roles in all aspects of [..]
Source: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Inspired by how human bone and colorful coral reefs adjust mineral deposits in response to their surrounding environments, Johns Hopkins researchers have created a self-adapting material that can change its stiffness in response to the applied force. This advancement can someday open the doors for materials [..]
“New process improves lab-on-chip devices to isolate drug-resistant strains of bacterial infection, viruses” Source: Rochester Institute Of Technology News Engineering researchers developed a next-generation miniature lab device that uses magnetic nano-beads to isolate minute bacterial particles that cause diseases. Using this new technology improves how clinicians isolate drug-resistant strains of bacterial [..]
“Scientists have developed a technique that could significantly reduce the time of discovering potential new antibody-based drugs to treat disease.” Source: University of Leeds News Antibodies are produced by the body in response to the presence of a disease-causing agent. They can also be synthesised in the laboratory to mimic [..]
Source: Anne Trafton | MIT News Office MIT engineers have developed a way to closely track how plants respond to stresses such as injury, infection, and light damage, using sensors made of carbon nanotubes. These sensors can be embedded in plant leaves, where they report on hydrogen peroxide signaling waves. [..]
Source: Stanford Medicine There’s a new disease-detecting technology in the lab of Sanjiv “Sam” Gambhir, MD PhD, and its No. 1 source of data is number one. And number two. It’s a smart toilet. But not the kind that lifts its own lid in preparation for use; this toilet is [..]
Source: APL Bioengineering Tiny biohybrid robots on the micrometer scale can swim through the body and deliver drugs to tumors or provide other cargo-carrying functions. The natural environmental sensing tendencies of bacteria mean they can navigate toward certain chemicals or be remotely controlled using magnetic or sound signals. To be [..]
Source: Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office The brain is one of our most vulnerable organs, as soft as the softest tofu. Brain implants, on the other hand, are typically made from metal and other rigid materials that over time can cause inflammation and the buildup of scar tissue. MIT [..]
Source: Anne Trafton | MIT News Office People who are at high risk of developing lung cancer, such as heavy smokers, are routinely screened with computed tomography (CT), which can detect tumors in the lungs. However, this test has an extremely high rate of false positives, as it also picks [..]
Source: Zach Winn | MIT News Office Innovation and entrepreneurship aren’t easy. New companies are forced to make due with minimal resources. Decisions must be made in the face of great uncertainty. Conditions change rapidly. Perhaps unsurprisingly then, MIT’s I&E community has stepped up to the unforeseen challenges of the [..]
Integrating electronics onto physical prototypes By: Rob Matheson | MIT News OfficeMarch 3, 2020 MIT researchers have invented a way to integrate “breadboards” — flat platforms widely used for electronics prototyping — directly onto physical products. The aim is to provide a faster, easier way to test circuit functions and [..]
Low-cost “smart” diaper can notify caregiver when it’s wet Design combines a common diaper material with RFID technology. By: Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeFebruary 13, 2020 For some infants, a wet diaper is cause for an instant, vociferous demand to be changed, while other babies may be unfazed and [..]
FDA Takes Action with Indian Government to Protect Consumers From Illicit Medical Products Source: FDA NEWS RELEASE Date: February 18, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that its first bilateral enforcement operation with the Government of India, stopped approximately 500 shipments of illicit, and potentially dangerous, unapproved [..]
Building materials come alive with help from bacteria By: Daniel Strain|University of Colorado Boulder News CU Boulder researchers have developed a new approach to designing more sustainable buildings with help from some of the tiniest contractors out there. In a study published today in the journal Matter, engineer Wil Srubar and his colleagues describe [..]
Ingestible medical devices can be broken down with light By: Anne Trafton | MIT News Office A variety of medical devices can be inserted into the gastrointestinal tract to treat, diagnose, or monitor GI disorders. Many of these have to be removed by endoscopic surgery once their job is done. [..]
Screen could offer better safety tests for new chemicals By: Anne Trafton | MIT News Office It’s estimated that there are approximately 80,000 industrial chemicals currently in use, in products such as clothing, cleaning solutions, carpets, and furniture. For the vast majority of these chemicals, scientists have little or no [..]
Storing medical information below the skin’s surface By: Anne Trafton | MIT News Office Every year, a lack of vaccination leads to about 1.5 million preventable deaths, primarily in developing nations. One factor that makes vaccination campaigns in those nations more difficult is that there is little infrastructure for storing [..]
Quantum Camouflage: New coating hides temperature change from infrared cameras By: By Renee Meiller | University of Wisconsin-Madison An ultrathin coating developed by University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers upends a ubiquitous physics phenomenon of materials related to thermal radiation: The hotter an object gets, the brighter it glows. The new coating [..]
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