Soft tissue destruction and lower back pain
Back pain affects many people at some point in their lives, and a common cause is damage to the squishy discs or flexible, rubbery tissues of the spine. However, observing this damage at an early stage is difficult with current imaging methods. Now,.....»»
Check your inbox — Google may have invited you to use Bard, its ChatGPT rival
Bard, Google's AI chatbot, seems to be soft launching for a specific section of Google fans to try out before it launches to the general public......»»
Apple Pay now available in South Korea
Apple Pay has seemingly soft-launched in South Korea with only one card issuer.Apple Pay launches in South KoreaFollowing regulatory hurdles, Apple Pay was expected to launch in South Korea at any time, which has only been recently confirmed by Apple.....»»
Apple Watch capable of pain prediction in sickle cell patients, says study
A new Apple Watch study has shown promise that Apple's flagship wearable could be a feasible, low-cost method to help predict pain episodes related to Sickle Cell disease.The Apple Watch could predict pain in sickle cell patientsResearchers at Duke U.....»»
Compressive stress shapes the symmetry of Arabidopsis root vascular tissue
The generation and maintenance of tissue boundaries are fundamental to the development of functional organs in both plants and animals. In general, tissue boundaries are initially set among primordial cells, and their shapes and arrangements are refi.....»»
Check out the winners of this year’s Gallery of Soft Matter Physics
Submissions were judged on both striking visual qualities and scientific interest. Enlarge / Brown University scientists used two 3D-printed plastic disks to explore the Cheerios effect. (credit: A. Hooshanginejad et al., 2023).....»»
We can’t wait for SBOMs to be demanded by regulation
Old ads can be startling—cigarette ads used to boast their health-giving properties, sugar-laden candy was once advertised as a dietary aid, and soft drinks were advertised as a milk alternative for babies. None of this would fly today, of course,.....»»
A grasshopper-like soft material can jump 200 times above its thickness
Inspired by grasshoppers, the new material stores energy then uses it all at once. Enlarge (credit: Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography) Superhumans don't exist in the real world, but someday you might see super robo.....»»
Fluid mixing enables scalable manufacturing of soft polymer structures
Researchers have developed and demonstrated an efficient and scalable technique that allows them to manufacture soft polymer materials in a dozen different structures, or "morphologies," from ribbons and nanoscale sheets to rods and branched particle.....»»
Best standing desk accessories to get you on your feet
Combat fatigue and reap the benefits while you stand at work. (credit: Ergonofis) If you bought a standing desk, chances are you’re interested in the health benefits of, well, not sitting all day. Better posture, reduced back pain.....»»
Cyborg technology analyzes the functional maturation of stem-cell derived heart tissue
Research in animal models has demonstrated that stem-cell derived heart tissues have promising potential for therapeutic applications to treat cardiac disease. But before such therapies are viable and safe for use in humans, scientists must first pre.....»»
Creative destruction: Probing the evolution of proteins
Proteins have been around a lot longer than we have—as building blocks of biological evolution, our existence depends on them. And now, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are applying a 20th-century theoretical concept to study how.....»»
Heart tissue heads to space to aid research on aging and impact of long spaceflights
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers are collaborating with NASA to send human heart "tissue-on-a-chip" specimens into space as early as March. The project is designed to monitor the tissue for changes in heart muscle cells' mitochondria (their power s.....»»
Design education is ready for a revolution
Educator and designer Mitch Goldstein on banning grades, soft critiques, and design as a process. Your introduction to the mind of Mitch Goldstein might have come via a simple Venn diagram—a tiny, perfect revelation about design, life, design.....»»
Researchers identify gene mutation capable of regulating pain
Pain afflicts at least 1.5 billion people worldwide, and despite the availability of various painkilling drugs, not all forms of pain are treatable. Moreover, pain medications can have side-effects such as dependence and tolerance, especially in the.....»»
Researchers find HERC1 protein deficiency causes osteopenia
Bones remain healthy thanks to the fact that they are continuously remodeling, a process dependent on the balance between the activity of osteoblasts—cells that create bone tissue—and the osteoclasts, which reabsorb it. An imbalance between these.....»»
Scientists show how Acetobacterium helps break down butadiene
1,3-butadiene (BD) is widely used in the production of rubber, thermoplastic resins and nylon. Long-term exposure to BD-contaminated environments can cause eye pain, blurred vision, coughing and drowsiness, and increase the incidence of leukemia. The.....»»
DALL-E 2 and Midjourney can be a boon for industrial designers
AI lets designers input abstract concepts and turn them into a flood of images. Enlarge / A volcano-themed tissue box designed with the help of AI-assisted image generation (credit: Juan Nougera (CC-BY-SA)) Since the int.....»»
Framework structure with nanoscopic insulation enables components for soft robotics and flexible electronics
Classical robots, such as those used for manufacturing, can lift heavy loads and repeat automated processes precisely. But they are too rigid and bulky for delicate work and interaction with humans. The research field of soft robotics works on the de.....»»
Tissue engineering: Developing bioinspired multi-functional tendon-mimetic hydrogels
In a new report now published in Science Advances, Mingze Sun and a research team in physics, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering in Hong Kong China reported the development of multifunctional tendon-mimetic hydrogels by ass.....»»
Wavefront shaping: From telescopes to biological tissue
Researchers in Caltech's Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering have made a major step forward in medical imaging by taking inspiration from the field of astronomy......»»