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New air-pressure sensor could improve everyday devices

February 12, 2020 sarah Jonas Binghamton, Binghamton University, Devices, Electronics, Engineering, Industry, Mechanical Engineering, MEMS, National Science Foundation, Sensors, State University of New York at Binghamton, SUNY Binghamton

A team of mechanical engineers at Binghamton University, State University of New York investigating a revolutionary kind of micro-switch has found another application for its ongoing research.

Announcement

Stacey Nicholas donates $5 million to UCI in support of diversity and inclusiveness

February 10, 2020 sarah Jonas American Dream, Campaign, Diversity, Donors, Engineering, First Generation, Gifts, Minorities, Philanthropy, stem, students

Irvine, Calif., Feb. 10, 2020 — A $5 million gift from UCI Foundation trustee Stacey Nicholas will endow and rename a program serving both The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and the Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences – the UCI Office of Access & Inclusion – that supports the recruitment, retention and graduation of students from historically excluded populations who are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math.

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New Tool Monitors Real Time Mutations In Flu

February 6, 2020 sarah Jonas Cells, Coronavirus, Drugs, Engineering, flu, GOLD, Health, Imaging, Infections, Infectious Disease, Influenza, Influenza A, Materials Science, Medicine, Mutations, New Jersey, NJ, RNA, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Vaccines, VIROLOGY, Virus, WHO, World Health Organization

A Rutgers-led team has developed a tool to monitor influenza A virus mutations in real time, which could help virologists learn how to stop viruses from replicating. The gold nanoparticle-based probe measures viral RNA in live influenza A cells, according to a study in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. It is the first time in virology that experts have used imaging tools with gold nanoparticles to monitor mutations in influenza, with unparalleled sensitivity.

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Crystal-stacking process can produce new materials for high-tech devices

February 5, 2020 sarah Jonas Engineering, Materials, Physics

Stacking ultrathin complex oxide single-crystal layers allows researchers to create new structures with hybrid properties and multiple functions. Now, using a new platform developed by engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, researchers will be able to make these stacked-crystal materials in virtually unlimited combinations.

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LLNL develops 3D ‘brain-on-a-chip’ device capable of long-term recording of neural activity

February 5, 2020 sarah Jonas 3D, Brain, Chemicals, chip-based, Drug Discovery, Engineering, iCHIP, Testing, Toxins

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory engineers and biologists have developed a “brain-on-a-chip” device capable of recording the neural activity of living brain cell cultures in three-dimensions, a significant advancement in the realistic modeling of the human brain outside of the body.

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High-Tech Printing May Help Eliminate Painful Shots

February 4, 2020 sarah Jonas 3d printing, Antibodies, Diabetes, DNA, Drugs, Engineering, Enzymes, Health, Hospitals, Infection, Italy, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, pain, Printing, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, skin, smart materials, Tech, Technology, University of Minnesota

Painful hypodermic needles may not be needed in the future to give shots, inject drugs and get blood samples. With 4D printing, Rutgers engineers have created tiny needles that mimic parasites that attach to skin and could replace hypodermic needles, according to a study in the journal Advanced Functional Materials.

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Cold plasma patch could make immunotherapy more effective for treating melanoma, study finds

February 3, 2020 sarah Jonas Cancer, checkpoint inhibitors, Cold Plasma, Engineering, Immunotherapy, Melanoma

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has developed a medicated patch that can deliver immune checkpoint inhibitors and cold plasma directly to tumors to help boost the immune response and kill cancer cells.

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The one ring — to track your finger’s location

February 3, 2020 sarah Jonas computer science and engineering, electrical and computer engineering, Engineering, smart technology, Technology, wearables

UW researchers have created AuraRing, a ring and wristband combination that can detect the precise location of someone’s index finger and continuously track hand movements.

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New research could aid cleaner energy technologies

January 30, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Binghamton, Binghamton University, Catalysts, Clean Energy, Department Of Energy, Energy, Engineering, Materials, Materials Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, SUNY Binghamton

New research led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, could aid cleaner energy technologies.

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The great e-scooter hack

January 27, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Computer Science, Engineering, SYSTEM SECURITY/HACKERS, Technology

Micromobility vehicles, such as e-scooters, zip in and out of traffic. In San Antonio alone, over 12,000 scooters are on the road. For this reason, micromobility is seen as an alleviating trend to help tackle traffic congestion.

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New Portable Tool Analyzes Microbes in the Environment

January 27, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Algae, antibiotic resisistance, Bacteria, BIOCHEMISTRY, Cells, Climate Change, Contamination, Coral, Coral Reefs, Devices, Ecosystems, Engineering, Environment, Genomics, Harmful Algal Blooms, Health, microbes, Microbiology, Microorganisms, New Jersey, NJ, Oceans, Physiology, Pollution, Population, Research, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Temperature, Tools, water

Imagine a device that could swiftly analyze microbes in oceans and other aquatic environments, revealing the health of these organisms – too tiny to be seen by the naked eye – and their response to threats to their ecosystems. Rutgers researchers have created just such a tool, a portable device that could be used to assess microbes, screen for antibiotic-resistant bacteria and analyze algae that live in coral reefs. Their work is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

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Potential Way to Halt Blinding Macular Degeneration Identified

January 22, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Aging, AMD, Biomedical Engineering, Blind, Blindness, Elderly, Engineering, Eye Disease, Macular Degeneration, medical discoveries, Medical Research, Ophthalmology, ophthalmology research, University Of Virginia, University of Virginia School of Medicine, UVA, UVA School of Medicine

It would be the first treatment for “dry” age-related macular degeneration and could significantly improve treatment for wet AMD.

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