Tag: physical sciences
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HBCUs Still Putting Blacks in STEM
HBCUs still hand out more bachelor’s degrees in STEM fields to Blacks than traditionally white institutions, but no longer produce the rates of STEM bachelors they once did.
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Mobile App Screens for Sleep Apnea
A medical software team designed a mobile app that records and analyzes a person’s sounds and sleep positions to detect signs of sleep apnea.
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Polymer Boosts Insulin Speed, Stability
Researchers discovered a polymer compound added to insulin that in tests with pigs cuts insulin’s acting time in half and more than doubles its usable life.
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Glove-App System Translates Sign Language to Speech
University engineers designed a glove with electronic sensors that sends signals to a smartphone app to translate American Sign Language into audible speech.
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Single Sensor to Detect Covid-19, Flu in Works
A university engineering team is developing an electronic sensor to quickly detect and distinguish between Covid-19 and influenza viruses.
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Ultrasound Boosts Cancer Gene Therapy
Ultrasound waves are shown in tests with lab mice to increase the uptake of a gene therapy that invokes the immune system in treating solid tumor cancers.
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Fast Covid-19 Antibody Test Gets BARDA Funds
A company developing point-of-care diagnostics is receiving a federal government contract for a one-drop blood test that detects Covid-19 virus antibodies in five minutes.
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Open-Source N95 Respirator Mask in the Works
An engineering partnership is designing a 3-D printed medical face mask needed by front-line health care workers, with its specifications soon to be made freely available.
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Non-Invasive Fetal Oxygen Monitor Designed
A university engineering lab created a device that safely monitors a fetus’s blood oxygen levels from outside the mother’s abdomen, which could reduce the rate of cesarean sections.
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FDA Clears Video Game ADHD Therapy
A video game designed to help children improve their inattention and other symptoms of ADHD received authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.