News articles tagged with 'engineering'
UCLA researchers engineer E. coli to produce record-setting amounts of alternative fuel
— 17 Mar 2011 18:54 | EnvironmentResearchers at UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a way to produce normal butanol - often proposed as a 'greener' fuel alternative to diesel…
New method for studying molecule reactions a breakthrough in organic chemistry
— 11 Mar 2011 15:40 | ChemistryGood chemists are passive-aggressive - they manipulate molecules without actually touching them…
Laboratory-grown urethras implanted in patients, scientists report
— 8 Mar 2011 14:38 | HealthResearchers at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre and colleagues reported today on a new advance in tissue engineering. The team…
Rainwater harvest study finds roofing material affects water quality
— 8 Mar 2011 14:20 | EnvironmentFor the past few years, one of the most common questions facing the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) hasn't been over contentious water rights or proposed water projects; it's been…
Cardiac catheter that can do it all
— 6 Mar 2011 19:20 | HealthIn an improvement over open-heart surgery, cardiologists now use catheters to eliminate damaged heart tissue in certain patients, such as those with arrhythmias. But this, too, can…
Researchers discover new shapes of microcompartments
— 5 Mar 2011 13:54 | HealthIn nature and engineering, microcompartments - molecular shells made of proteins that can encapsulate cellular components - provide a tiny home for important reactions. In bacterial…
Student innovation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could lead to better breast cancer screening
— 4 Mar 2011 14:23 | HealthRecent research by doctoral student Sevan Goenezen holds the promise of becoming a powerful new weapon in the fight against breast cancer. His complex computational research has led…
Researchers discover new way to design metal nanoparticle catalysts
— 23 Feb 2011 19:38 | ChemistryTiny metal nanoparticles are used as catalysts in many reactions, from refining chemicals to producing polymers and biofuels. How well these nanoparticles perform as catalysts for these…
A new high-resolution method for imaging below the skin using a liquid lens
— 20 Feb 2011 16:33 | HealthUniversity of Rochester optics professor Jannick Rolland has developed an optical technology that provides unprecedented images under the skin's surface. The aim of the technology is…
Plants that can move inspire new adaptive structures
— 20 Feb 2011 16:30 | TechnologyThe Mimosa plant, which folds its leaves when they're touched, is inspiring a new class of adaptive structures designed to twist, bend, stiffen and even heal themselves. University…