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.....»»
Liquid core fibers: A data river runs through them
Data and signals can be transmitted quickly and reliably with glass fibers—as long as the fiber does not break. Strong bending or tensile stress can quickly destroy it. An Empa team has now developed a fiber with a liquid glycerol core that is much.....»»
Glyphic Biotechnologies raises $6M to accelerate protein sequencing by orders of magnitude
The whole human proteome may be free to browse thanks to DeepMind, but at the bleeding edge of biotech new proteins are made and tested every day, a complex and time-consuming process. Glyphic Biotechnologies accelerates the critical but slow sequenc.....»»
New study provides clues to decades-old mystery about cell movement
A new study shows that the stiffness of protein fibers in tissues, like collagen, are a key component in controlling the movement of cells. The groundbreaking discovery provides the first proof of a theory from the early 1980s and could have a major.....»»
Simple, inexpensive method for guarding carbon fiber
For the past 50 years, manufacturers have considered carbon fiber a dream material: Though individual fibers are thinner than a strand of human hair, they can be twisted together and fused with a matrix material to form a lightweight composite that i.....»»
Autonomous self-healing seen in piezoelectric molecular crystals
A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Kolkata, the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and RWTH Aachen University, has found a type of piezoelectric molecular crystal that is capable of autonomous s.....»»
New study provides clues to decades-old mystery about cell movement
A new study, led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineering researchers, shows that the stiffness of protein fibers in tissues, like collagen, are a key component in controlling the movement of cells. The groundbreaking discovery provides the.....»»
Bitcoin Crashes Below $30,000 As Cryptocurrency Free-Fall Accelerates
The price of bitcoin has come crashing below the $30,000 mark for the first time in a month. "At the time of this writing, Bitcoin is trading at $29,694.34," writes Paul Lilly via HotHardware. "That's down from around $31,000 yesterday, and less than.....»»
Scientists Create the World"s Toughest Self-Healing Material
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Interesting Engineering: [Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata] along with those at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur decided to focus on dev.....»»
Basement membrane underpins tissue interactions in the skin
In a discovery that could pave the way for therapies that promote wound healing and alleviate skin diseases, RIKEN researchers have found that the network of molecules under the outermost layer of mouse skin, the skin epithelium, is a highly speciali.....»»
A new, inexpensive way to heal chronic wounds
Scientists are developing a low-cost, practical biopolymer dressing that helps heal chronic wounds......»»
Developing new techniques to build biomaterials
Scientists have developed an approach that could help in the design of a new generation of synthetic biomaterials made from proteins. The biomaterials could eventually have applications in joint repair or wound healing as well as other fields of heal.....»»
Nano-scale borate bioactive glass: A next generation material for skin-healing
Recently, with the help of a steady-state strong magnetic field experimental device, scientists constructed nano-scale borate bioactive glass (Nano-HCA@BG), which can effectively reduce the biological toxicity of borate bioglass, improve the biocompa.....»»
Did lead poisoning cause downfall of Roman Empire? The jury is still out
A new video from the American Chemical Society revisits longstanding academic debate Ancient Rome’s emperors did some pretty bizarre stuff—bursting into uncontrollable fits of laughter, appointing a horse as a priest, dressing in anima.....»»
Thermal imaging offers early alert for chronic wound care
New method provides information on spatial heat distribution in a wound to accurately predict whether VLUs will heal. The clinical study is the first to investigate textural analysis on VLUs using thermal images that do not require physical contact w.....»»
G-quadruplex-forming DNA molecules enhance enzymatic activity of myoglobin
A collaboration led by Distinguished Professor Dr. Kazunori Ikebukuro from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan, discovered that G-quadruplex (G4)-forming DNA binds myoglobin through a parallel-type G4 structure. Through the G.....»»
Video: How lead (maybe) caused the downfall of ancient Rome
Ancient Rome's emperors did some pretty bizarre stuff—bursting into uncontrollable fits of laughter, appointing a horse as a priest, dressing in animal skins and attacking people ... the list goes on......»»
Smart wound dressings with built-in healing sensors
Researchers have developed smart wound dressings with built-in nanosensors that glow to alert patients when a wound is not healing properly......»»
Self-healing liquid-metal elastomers
Soft electronics are increasingly in demand for diverse applications, but they lack rigid enclosures and are therefore susceptible to premature disposal after electronic applications. It is therefore necessary to create soft and stretchable materials.....»»
Unimicron accelerates construction of new ABF substrate plant
IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology is accelerating the construction of its new plant in Yangmei, northern Taiwan, and expects the facility to get ready for full-scale production of ABF substrates by first-half 2023, according to industry sour.....»»
Researchers prepare radiation resistance of Er-doped silica glass and optical fiber
Rare earth-doped active fibers are crucial in space-based applications, such as space laser communication, laser radar, and space waste disposal. However, the space radiation environment can lead to a sharp increase in the optical loss of rare earth-.....»»