Tag: physical sciences
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Process Converts Food Waste to Auto Tire Materials
Agricultural scientists in Ohio are developing a process for converting common food waste into materials used in car tires, and filed a patent for these techniques.
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Air Sampling Device Finds Unreported Allergens
A system designed to sample the air in homes of people with allergies found a number of airborne allergens in residences that previously went undetected by other devices.
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Mobile App-Controlled Patch Reduces Migraine Pain
A patch worn on the arm providing stimulation to nerve cells was shown in a clinical trial to reduce the amount of pain experienced by people with migraines.
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Cancer Blood Test Company Raises $65M in Early Funds
Freenome, a company applying machine learning to analysis of liquid biopsies, is raising $65 million in its first round of venture financing.
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Handheld Surgical Assist Device in Development
A handheld mechanical device that promises to reduce the cost and ease the work of minimally invasive surgery is being created by a spin-off company from University of Michigan.
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Stem Cells Launched on Current SpaceX Flight
Yesterday’s SpaceX launch from NASA’s Kennedy Spaceflight Center includes a shipment of adult stem cells to test their growth and proliferation in weightless conditions.
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Software to Simplify Big Data Curation
A software package in development aims to simplify the process of cleaning up large data sets, known as curation, to improve the quality of analysis from those data.
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Ford Investing $1B in Artificial Intelligence Start-Up
Ford Motor Company is investing $1 billion in a start-up enterprise that applies artificial intelligence to the operation and management of autonomous vehicles.
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Gates Grant Funding Malaria Control Test Products
Two universities in the U.K. are developing testing protocols for a new generation of technologies coming to market to prevent mosquitoes from spreading diseases.
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System Slashes Time to Detect Bacteria in Blood
A biomedical engineering lab developed a compact system that detects harmful bacteria in blood samples in less than four hours, a process that now takes days.