A graphic representation of the steerable catheter applying Platinum coils to treat an aneurysm. Credit: US San Diego With its fine and delicate blood vessels, the cerebrum presenting a distinct obstacle for surgeons trying to gain access to its many nooks and crannies, and there are constraints to what the existing catheters are able to...
The study picture of the 3D-printed Eardrum Repair Patch being produced by the INVISIONTEC BIOPLOTTER 3D printer is being studied by a researcher. The Repair Patch will be made of a biodegradable elastomer that can be customized and has a circular and radial framework that mimics biological tissue. (Credit: Business Wire) A sweat-proof electronic skin...
The context of cooperation with UC Water and the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at UC Merced, scientists from UC Santa Cruz have released an investigation that suggests that encompassing California's 6,350 km network of public water shipment canals with photovoltaic panels could be a financially viable way to advance both renewable energy sources and...
An odoriferous, toxic gas can now be converted into clean-burning petroleum using a brand-new chemical process that has been found by specialists. The procedure converts hydrogen sulfide—more commonly known as "drain gas"—into hydrogen fuel and was recently described in the American Chemical Society publication ACS Sustainable Chemical Engineering. Hydrogen sulfide is a byproduct of industrial...
Robotically engineered machines, jet packs, and flying automobiles appeared to be guarantees for the 21st century. Since then, we have instead been given mechanized, autonomous vacuum cleaners. A team of scientists at Penn State is now investigating the requirements for electric vertical vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL), and developing and evaluating potentially battery energy...
3D printing a piece of meat. Credit: Zinkevych/iStock According to a news release, researchers from Osaka University have produced the world's very first 3D-printed Wagyu beef, making use of stem cells extracted from Japanese cattle. The product resembles an authentic steak portion consisting of muscle tissue, blood vessels, and fat. As a result of its high...
The now-familiar sight of conventional propeller wind turbines might be substituted in the years to come with wind farms consisting of an extra compact and efficient vertical turbine design. A new study from Oxford Brookes University has found that the vertical turbine concept is far more effective than conventional turbines in large-scale wind farms. When...
On the left (SpaceX falcon 9 ). On the right (liquid oxygen). Credit: Derya Ozdemir As the COVID-19 cases increase across the globe as a result of the Delta variant, liquid oxygen (LOX), which hospitals employ to treat patients, remains in short supply. LOX is getting hard to find as demand increases, and COVID-19 patients...
Photo-driven catalytic process based on the Al–N–C catalyst. Credit: NIMTE The team of Professor Chen Liang and Professor Lu Zhiyi's team at the Ningbo Innovation and Product Engineering Institute (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) suggested a highly activated carbon-based catalyst that can make direct use of the renewable resources (e.g., solar energy)...
The 3D printer used in the study. Credit: Oleg Dubinin et al Researchers from Skoltech and their coworkers have used a 3D printer to fuse two products in an alloy whose make-up continuously alters from one region of the sample to other, endowing the alloy with magnetic gradient properties. Regardless of the nonmagnetic nature of...
