Parallel alignment of dressing fibers accelerates wound healing
A team of researchers from Singapore has reported the development of a skin-mimicking scaffold by parallelly aligning nanofibers made up of a mixture of polycaprolactone (PCL) and gelatin that enhances wound healing. Their research has recently been.....»»
Understanding the alpha smooth muscle actin–driven foreign body response during wound healing
The foreign body response is a clinically relevant process that can lead to issues with biocompatibility in implanted medical devices due to fibrosis. While the inflammatory nature of the foreign body response is already established, bioengineers sti.....»»
Washing fabrics by hand reduces microplastic release compared with machine washing
From tiny plankton to massive whales, microplastics have been found throughout the ocean food chain. One major source of this pollution are fibers shed while laundering synthetic fabrics. Although many studies show microfibers are released during mac.....»»
Light accelerates conductivity in bacteria-generated nanowires in the soil and oceans
The natural world possesses its own intrinsic electrical grid composed of a global web of tiny bacteria-generated nanowires in the soil and oceans that "breathe" by exhaling excess electrons......»»
Complex mechanics of cellulose composites revealed
An international team of researchers, led by Assistant Professor J Naveen (VIT, India), has finally completed and published a comprehensive survey of the complex structure of the natural fibers embedded in and reinforcing polymer composite materials......»»
Deep learning-designed diffractive processor computes hundreds of transformations in parallel
In today's digital age, computational tasks have become increasingly complex. This, in turn, has led to an exponential growth in the power consumed by digital computers. Thus, it is necessary to develop hardware resources that can perform large-scale.....»»
Interfaces play important role in condensate behavior
Before mixing an oil-and-vinegar-based salad dressing, the individual drops of vinegar are easily seen suspended in the oil, each with a perfectly circular boundary that delineates the two liquids. In the same way, our cells contain condensed bundles.....»»
High efficiency vortex beam generation without alignment center
The PBG group of Department of physics, Fudan University, recently proposed a method using a reflective photonic crystal slab to generate vortex with high conversion efficiency and without an alignment center......»»
Harnessing tumor"s power to heal non-healing wounds
Scientists have discovered a way to train healthy immune cells to acquire the skills of some tumor cells—but for a good purpose—to accelerate diabetic wound healing. This remarkably promising finding, recently published in EMBO Molecular Medicine.....»»
Taiwan"s Central Bank announces climate change strategy plan
Taiwan's central bank announced climate change monetary policy measures on December 30, 2022 in alignment with the government's sustainable development goals (T-SDGs). The new measures are effective upon announcement, according to central bank offici.....»»
Where 2022’s news was (mostly) good: The year’s top science stories
Better urinals, older pants, and a helicopter on Mars, oh my! Enlarge / The self-portrait of Webb's mirrors is also looking very sharp thanks to the improved alignment. (credit: NASA/STScI) How often does something work.....»»
Where 2022’s news was (mostly) good: Yhe year’s top science stories
Better urinals, older pants, and a helicopter on Mars, oh my! Enlarge / The self-portrait of Webb's mirrors is also looking very sharp thanks to the improved alignment. (credit: NASA/STScI) How often does something work.....»»
How to get an App Store refund from your iPhone or iPad
Whether you accidentally purchased the wrong season of your favorite show or wound up buying an app that was a dud, here's how to request a refund directly from Apple.Everyone eventually winds up buying something they regret — it happens. This incl.....»»
RISC-V International CEO: ecosystem to grow as market accelerates in 2023
2022 has been a fruitful year for RISC-V, an open standard instruction set architecture (ISA) that has become the third largest architecture for computing. RISC-V International CEO Calista Redmond sees 2023 as a year for market momentum and ecosystem.....»»
Neutron experiments reveal what maintains good function in bones
Around 500 million years ago, early vertebrates in the seas became fish, adopting an inner skeleton and a flexible spine based on a nanocomposite of fibers and mineral, known as bone material. This "invention" of evolution was so successful that the.....»»
GM recalls 140,000 Chevrolet Bolt EVs over fire risks
GM said the recall covers various 2017 through 2023 model year Chevrolet Bolts due to rare instances of front seat belt pretensioner exhaust gases coming in contact with floor carpeting fibers after a vehicle crash......»»
US Department of Energy accelerates clean-hydrogen technology
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced its intent to issue US$750 million in funding to reduce the cost of clean-hydrogen technology......»»
Canalys: Western Europe PC demand decline accelerates
Western Europe shipments of notebooks, desktops, and workstations fell by 22% year-on-year to 12.8 million units in Q3 2022, according to Canalys data, reflecting the weakening demand for commercial NBs due to deteriorating business confidence......»»
2023 Outlook: What accelerates future EV development
Data from Bloomberg showed that for the first three quarters of 2022, BYD, Tesla, SAIC-GM-Wuling, GAC Aion, and Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) respectively account for 16%, 13%, 5%, 3%, and 2% of the global electric vehicle (EV) sales (battery EV and plug.....»»
A robust self-healing polymer made from a common chemical
Material scientists at RIKEN have created a self-healing polymer by using an off-the-shelf compound for the first time. The strategy they used is promising for improving the durability and minimizing the environmental impact of various commercial pol.....»»
Healing breath: Researchers dramatically improve inhalable mRNA therapy
A research team led by Georgia Tech Professor Phil Santangelo has developed an improved mRNA treatment that is designed to be used in a common nebulizer for a more efficient inhalable delivery of the medicine......»»