Many surgeries today are performed via minimally invasive procedures, in which a small incision is made and miniature cameras and ...
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Inspired by kombucha tea, engineers create “living materials”Inspired by kombucha tea, engineers create “living materials”
Engineers at MIT and Imperial College London have developed a new way to generate tough, functional materials using a mixture ...
Controlling drug activity with lightControlling drug activity with light
Hormones and nutrients bind to receptors on cell surfaces by a lock-and-key mechanism that triggers intracellular events linked to that ...
New microscope technique reveals details of droplet nucleationNew microscope technique reveals details of droplet nucleation
Nucleation is a ubiquitous phenomenon that governs the formation of both droplets and bubbles in systems used for condensation, desalination, ...
Counting your antigensCounting your antigens
Normally, the immune system is able to differentiate between healthy and abnormal cells. Peptides, fragments created by the synthesis and ...
Technique could enable cheaper fertilizer productionTechnique could enable cheaper fertilizer production
Most of the world’s fertilizer is produced in large manufacturing plants, which require huge amounts of energy to generate the ...
Engineers develop precision injection system for plantsEngineers develop precision injection system for plants
While the human world is reeling from one pandemic, there are several ongoing epidemics that affect crops and put global ...
3 Questions: Emre Gençer on the evolving role of hydrogen in the energy system3 Questions: Emre Gençer on the evolving role of hydrogen in the energy system
As the world increasingly recognizes the need to develop more sustainable and renewable energy sources, low-carbon hydrogen has reemerged as ...
New electrode design may lead to more powerful batteriesNew electrode design may lead to more powerful batteries
New research by engineers at MIT and elsewhere could lead to batteries that can pack more power per pound and ...
A new way to remove contaminants from nuclear wastewaterA new way to remove contaminants from nuclear wastewater
Nuclear power continues to expand globally, propelled, in part, by the fact that it produces few greenhouse gas emissions while ...