Tag: physical sciences
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University Tissue, Cell Fabrication Lab Set to Open
A laboratory for producing new types of biomaterials is scheduled to open next year on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana.
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Bloodless Glucose Monitoring Technology in Development
An engineering lab in Canada is developing a system that adapts radar technology to measure blood glucose levels, to eventually replace the blood drop samples now used by people with diabetes.
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Robotics, A.I. Employed for Personal Autism Therapy
An engineering lab at MIT developed techniques for combining robotics with deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence, to personalize autism therapy.
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Agriculture Group Adapts Satellite Imaging, A.I., Big Data
An international agricultural network is partnering with a private company to boost the group’s capabilities in satellite imaging, big data analytics, and artificial intelligence.
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Univ. Spin-Off Developing Long-Lasting Diabetes Drug
A company spun-off from a University at Buffalo biochemistry lab is the recipient of a small business grant to design a once-a-week drug for people with type 2 diabetes to control their blood sugar and weight.
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Infographic – Where the World Ships its Plastic Waste
Our friends at Statista posted a chart underscoring the great urgency for this kind of plastic material, this weekend’s infographic.
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Process Devised for Renewable, Biodegradable Plastic
A chemistry lab developed a process for economically producing a polymer material from renewable sources that could replace some plastics now derived from petroleum.
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Electrodes for Implants 3-D Printed on Soft Materials
An engineering team produced with an ink-jet printer working electrodes like those used in medical implants on bio-friendly soft materials rather than metal or silicon.
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Company Claims High Speeds, Resolution in 3-D Printed Tissue
A company developing a three-dimensional printing technology to produce human tissue says it can produce tissue with higher resolution, including blood vessels, and higher speeds than before.
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Brain Stimulation Shown to Restore Limb Mobility in Stroke
Mild electronic stimulation to specific brain regions is shown to restore upper limb movements in lab animals induced with stroke, with similar brain signals in humans also identified as targets.