Tag: physical sciences
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Laser-Produced Graphene Kills Resistant Bacteria
A materials science and engineering team found a form of graphene produced by lasers can kill films of bacteria resistant to treatment, aided by a weak electric current.
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Students Create Biodegradable Feminine Pad
A group of engineering students in Utah developed a new feminine hygiene pad that, unlike most such products today, is made of fully natural materials and 100 percent biodegradable.
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Trial to Test Spherical Nanotech Brain Cancer Drug
An early-stage clinical trial will soon begin testing spherically-shaped nanoscale particles to treat glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
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Personalized Drug Delivery System Demonstrated
Biomedical engineers developed and demonstrated in lab animals a closed-loop system that monitors and controls delivery of drugs to meet an individual’s personalized needs.
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Sound Waves, Nanotech Delivery Boost Cancer Drug
Focused sound waves aimed at nanoscale bubbles filled with a cancer drug, were shown in lab mice to improve delivery of the drug to a particularly hard-to-treat cancer.
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Patent Awarded for COPD Dry Powder Inhaler Formula
A formulation for dry powder inhalers to treat respiratory diseases that its developers say delivers medication to the lungs more efficiently received a U.S. patent.
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Univ. Spin-Off Creating Baby Brain Development Food
A start-up enterprise spun-off from the Duke-NUS medical school in Singapore is licensing research for a new food product for mothers to help a baby’s cognitive development.
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3 Ways To Make Your Business Eco-Friendly (And How Doing So Can Benefit You)
There can actually be many different benefits to running an eco-friendly business.
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Synthetic Retina Developed with Natural Materials
A chemistry lab in the U.K. developed a synthetic retina made of natural materials resembling human tissue that in lab tests detects static, moving, and grey-scale images.
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Computer Vision, Deep Learning Aid Prosthetic Hands
A built-in camera and artificial intelligence can improve the speed and grasping ability of a prosthetic hand, as shown in tests with people missing a hand.