Tag: physical sciences
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Energy-Efficient Process Devised for Nano-Emulsions
A more efficient process using less energy is being developed for producing emulsions with tiny droplets to deliver drugs or cosmetics through the skin.
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Electronic Tattoo Continuously Monitors Blood Pressure
A bio-engineering lab created an ultra-thin, flexible plastic film, which when attached to the chest can monitor blood pressure over a period of time.
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Educational Robotics Spin-Off Company Acquired
Root Robotics, a developer of robots that teach coding to school children, is now part of the consumer and educational robotics company iRobot Corp.
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Laser Treatments Developed for Age-Related Vision Loss
Researchers in Finland are designing techniques using temperature-controlled lasers to treat a common form of vision loss associated with aging.
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Challenge Seeks Circular Economy Start-Ups
A challenge competition is seeking new businesses that disrupt the plastics recycling and energy storage industries with ideas based on a circular economy.
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Efficient Carbon Capture Membranes Being Developed
University engineers and chemists are creating a more efficient material for separating carbon dioxide from emissions in power and industrial plants.
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Nerve Stimulation Reduces Arthritis Inflammation
Results from a small-scale clinical trial show an implanted device that stimulates the vagus nerve helps reduce the activity of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Gates Funding VR with Expansion Microscopes
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is backing research to combine a microscopy technique that grows the size of samples being examined with virtual reality, or VR.
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Antibiotics Synthesized from Scorpion Venom
Biochemistry labs in the U.S. and Mexico isolated and synthesized key compounds from scorpion venom that kills bacteria resistant to antibiotics.
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Infographic – China’s Rare Earth Monopoly Slipping
China remains the largest producer of rare earths, but other countries are developing their sources of these materials, this weekend’s infographic.