Tag: physical sciences
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Light-Activated Gel Breaks Down Implanted Devices
A medical engineering team developed a light-sensitive polymer gel that activates compounds to break down implanted or ingested devices.
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Protein Tags Devised to Stop Counterfeit Drugs
A bio-engineering lab developed a tiny edible tag from natural proteins that uniquely identifies individual doses of medicines to prevent counterfeiting.
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Synthetic DNA Studied for Mass Data Storage
An industry-academic consortium received a U.S. government contract to develop coded synthetic polymer chemicals like DNA for reliably storing massive amounts of data.
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Living, Reproducing Concrete Created with Bacteria
Engineers developed a more sustainable type of concrete adding a form of bacteria to grow and reproduce the material under most conditions.
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Algorithm-Designed Robots Made from Living Cells
A team of biologists and computer scientists created tiny robotic devices designed by computer models and made from frog embryo cells.
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Infographic – High Momentum Start-Ups to Watch
The list of 36 companies covers 12 technology categories, including many of the advances we feature at Science & Enterprise
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Light-Activated Brain Electrodes in Development
A wireless electrode activated by light waves is being developed to connect with nerve cells in the brain that promises to make brain-computer connections safer.
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A.I. Discovery Companies to Find Rare Disease Drugs
A joint venture of two drug discovery and design companies aims to create new biotechnology businesses to find drugs for treating rare diseases.
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Heart Tissue 3-D Printed in Space Station
A patch of human heart tissue returned to earth today after being produced with a three-dimensional printing system on the International Space Station.
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Laser Images, A.I. Diagnose Brain Tumors
Results of a clinical trial show laser images analyzed by machine learning algorithms can offer near real-time diagnosis of brain tumor tissue during surgery.