Carbon Nanotube Patches Improve Heart Function
Using carbon nanotubes, researchers at Rice University and Texas Children’s Hospital have created heart-defect patches that improve electrical signaling between immature heart cells. Carbon nanotubes…
Using carbon nanotubes, researchers at Rice University and Texas Children’s Hospital have created heart-defect patches that improve electrical signaling between immature heart cells. Carbon nanotubes…
Bioengineers at the Tissue Engineering Resource Center at Tufts University have created three-dimensional brain-like tissue that functions like and has structural features similar to tissue…
A newly published study details how researchers at The Scripps Research Institute were able to create the first living organism with an expanded genetic alphabet….
Stanford bioengineers have developed a circuit board modeled on the human brain that can simulate large-scale neural models in real time. Stanford bioengineers have developed…
Biomedical engineers from Duke University have grown living skeletal muscle that demonstrates the ability to heal itself both inside the laboratory and inside an animal….
Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a new type of low-temperature fuel cell that directly converts biomass to electricity with assistance from a catalyst activated…
By using a “graphene balloon,” researchers from Michigan Tech and the University of Illinois-Chicago found a way to make electron microscopes friendlier to biological samples….
Using genetically engineered yeast cells and ordinary table sugar, engineers from the Cockrell School of Engineering developed a new biofuel. Austin, Texas — Researchers at…
In a newly published study, researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center detail how they successfully converted human stem cells into functional lung and airway…
In an effort to improve retinal implant technology, researchers have developed a new method that uses microsecond pulses, on-chip counter-electrodes, and controlled firing of electrodes…
Using porous silicon coated with graphene, material scientists at Vanderbilt University have developed the first supercapacitor that is made out of silicon. Solar cells produce…
UCLA scientists have developed a new synthetic glycolytic pathway that converts all six glucose carbon atoms into three molecules of acetyl-CoA without losing any as…
Researchers from Drexel University have developed a microbicide that can trick HIV into “popping” itself into oblivion, destroying the virus without harming healthy cells. Pinning…
A Phase I clinical trial of an implantable vaccine to treat melanoma has begun. A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and clinicians announced today that…
Researchers at Rice University and the University of Washington unveil a double-stranded method for SNP genotyping. Scientists at Rice University and the University of Washington…
In a newly published study, scientists detail the development of electronic biosensors that can be regenerated and reused repeatedly. Imagine a swarm of tiny devices…
A new study details how medical professionals from the University of Michigan were able to save a baby’s life by restoring his breathing using a…
Researchers at UC Davis have developed a new fabric that works like human skin, forming excess sweat into droplets that drain away by themselves. Waterproof…