Researchers Join Forces to Investigate the Airborne Transmission of Coronavirus Using a Supercomputer
The researchers are using a supercomputer to carry out 3D modeling and believe that the first results will be obtained in the next few weeks….
Biomedical Engineering
MIT Develops Soft, Flexible Neural Implants That Can Be 3D Printed on Demand
Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devices. The brain is one of our most vulnerable organs, as soft as the softest…
Ultra-Sensitive Cancer DNA Detector Created With Crumpled Graphene
Graphene-based biosensors could usher in an era of liquid biopsy, detecting DNA cancer markers circulating in a patient’s blood or serum. But current designs need…
Tiny High-Tech Needles Inspired by Parasites May Help Eliminate Painful Shots
4D printing creates tiny needles inspired by parasites that could replace hypodermic needles. Painful hypodermic needles may not be needed in the future to give…
Stanford Scientists Genetically Reprogram Cells to Build Artificial Structures
Stanford Researchers Program Cells to Carry Out Gene-Guided Construction Projects Stanford researchers have developed a technique that reprograms cells to use synthetic materials, provided by…
Programmable DNA Technique ‘Prints’ Cells to Create Diverse Biological Environments
Researchers harness photolithography and programmable DNA to rapidly construct arrays of cells and proteins that mimic living conditions. Like humans, cells can be easily influenced…
Innovative Biocompatible Microparticles Created With Nothing More Than Heat and Light
Innovative manufacturing technique can create new types of microparticles for applications such as drug delivery, diagnostics, and tissue engineering. Biomedical engineers at Duke University have…
Self-Assembly Biomaterial Discovery Enables 3D Printing of Tissue-Like Vascular Structures
An international team of scientists have discovered a new material that can be 3D printed to create tissue-like vascular structures. In a new study published…
Synthetic Biologists Create New Platform for Engineering Ribosomes That Can Synthesize Materials
Biological toolkit could help enable new manufacturing approaches to sustainable materials and targeted therapies. Synthetic biology researchers at Northwestern University have developed a system that…
3D Bioprinted Skeletal Muscles Integrated With Neural Cells to Accelerate Functional Regeneration
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have improved upon the 3D bioprinting technique they developed to engineer skeletal muscle as a potential therapy…
Bionic Tactile Enhancement – Highly Sensitive Sensors Inspired by Spiders Improve Sense of Touch
Ultrathin crack-based sensors operate on a principle similar to a spider’s sense organ and display remarkable sensitivity to movement. People rely on a highly tuned…
“Shocking” Results When WWI Helmets Were Compared to Modern Military Designs
WWI helmets protect against shock waves just as well as modern design. French Adrian helmet suggests simple geometry may save brains from overhead blasts. Biomedical…
Portable Smartphone Lab Can Diagnose Illnesses Like Coronavirus & HIV – Delivers Test Results in ‘Spit’ Second
Engineers with the University of Cincinnati have created a tiny portable lab that plugs into your phone, connecting it automatically to a doctor’s office through…
Got Slime? Regenerative Biology Used to Restore Mucus Production
Lance Davidson of the University of Pittsburgh published an article in Nature Communications detailing that tissue mechanics can drive the regeneration of goblet cells on…
MIT Bionic ‘Heart’ Made of Heart Tissue and a Robotic Pumping System Beats Like the Real Thing
Engineers design bionic ‘heart’ for testing prosthetic valves, other cardiac devices. As the geriatric population is expected to balloon in the coming decade, so too…
Smart Bandages Automatically Sense and Treat Bacterial Infections
According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health. Sensing and treating bacterial infections earlier could help…
Hundreds of In Vitro Brains Were Grown in a Lab in Italy – Here’s Why
Organoids (In Vitro Brains) to Study Pediatric Brain Tumors A large-scale production of in vitro tumors could make it possible to perform large drug screenings…
“Weird Things” Seen in X-Ray Images Reveal Insects’ Physiological Responses to Gravity [Video]
Imagine you are flipped upside down and standing on your head. After a few seconds, you would feel pressure in your head due to an…