Tag: engineering
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Lung Chip Reveals Respiratory Immune Responses
A study with a small chip device simulating human lung functions shows normal breathing generates immune responses that protect against respiratory diseases.
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NASA Supporting Electric Alternative to Rocket Launch
A company creating an electric-powered launch technology says NASA agreed to a test later this year of a space satellite launched in low earth orbit.
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Infographic – AI Help Wanted by Workers
Gartner Inc. polled U.S. consumers about their views of A.I. in the workplace and found a number of tasks for which workers would accept A.I.’s help.
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NIH Funding Nanoparticle Gene Therapy for Opioid Disorder
National Institutes of Health is funding research on an experimental gene therapy delivered with nanoparticles to treat opioid use disorder.
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Brain-Computer Implant Found Safe After a Year
A clinical trial shows an electronic prosthetic device sent into the brain does not cause serious adverse effects after a year in a small group of people with ALS.
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Synthetic Bio Harnessed for Jet Fuel from CO2
A company that captures and converts greenhouse gases to usable materials with synthetic biology is developing a process to produce aviation fuel.
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Univ. Lab Licenses Protein for Vaccine Patch
A company developing a needle patch for vaccine delivery is acquiring the rights to a synthetic SARS-Cov-2 spike protein for its Covid-19 vaccine patch.
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Synthetic Antibodies to be Designed with Organoids
A biotechnology enterprise plans to discover synthetic antibodies with 3-D printed lymph node tissue for future licensing to a pharma company.
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Infographic – US Public Split on AI, Gene Edits
U.S. residents are largely divided in their views of advances in artificial intelligence and genomics that they may experience now or in the future.
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NIH Program Releases 100K Whole Genomes Data
A precision medicine research program at National Institutes of Health is releasing to scientists data for nearly 100,000 whole genome sequences.