A Promising New Strategy to Help Broken Bones Heal Faster
To improve how broken bones heal in people with diabetes, University of Pennsylvania researchers are leading work to develop an affordable oral therapy—grown in plants
biomedical engineering
Pill-Sized 'Heater' Could Increase Accessibility in Diagnosing Infectious Disease
Device developed at University of Toronto Engineering regulates the temperature of biological samples through different stages of diagnostic testing
Portable Lab You Plug into Your Phone Can Diagnose Illnesses like Coronavirus
Smartphone lab delivers test results in 'spit' second
Collaboration Lets Researchers 'Read' Proteins for New Properties
Researchers can now translate patterns to determine how a protein will condense during phase separation
High-Tech Printing May Help Eliminate Painful Shots
4D printing creates tiny needles inspired by parasites that could replace hypodermic needles
A Wearable Gas Sensor for Health and Environmental Monitoring
The sensor device is an improvement on existing wearable sensors because it uses a self-heating mechanism that enhances sensitivity
Researchers Listen in on the Chemical Conversation of the Human Microbiome
Princeton researchers have developed new computational and experimental tools to identify microbial small molecules encoded in clinical samples, allowing scientists to explore microbial-host interactions and to mine the human microbiome for drug discovery
Artificial Cells Act More like the Real Thing
Living cells are difficult to grow in the laboratory, so researchers sometimes work with synthetic cells, but these have had research limitations because they lack real cell characteristics
Tiny Swimming Donuts May Bridge the Gap Between Biological and Synthetic Microorganisms
These micro swimmers mimic biological behavior and might one day deliver targeted drugs or stir samples in labs-on-a-chip
Chameleon's Tongue Strike Inspires Fast-Acting Robots
Robots can catch live insects in the blink of an eye