17-Dec-2024 Biomechanics study connects foot arch function to athletic performance University of Rhode Island A biomechanics study conducted by University of Rhode Island graduate and former star guard on the women’s basketball team Catherine “Dolly” Cairns investigated the connection between foot structure in elite female basketball players and their lower extremity movement patterns, as well as the force they generate when landing and pushing off the ground.
17-Dec-2024 Parkinson’s drug comes to market with help of renowned University of Kansas pharmaceutical chemist University of Kansas Valentino Stella served as a consultant in developing Vyalev, which is delivered subcutaneously to Parkinson’s patients through a wearable pump that’s smaller, more comfortable and effective at providing consistent dosage than previous delivery methods.
17-Dec-2024 Fermilab expecting 95-ton coldbox delivery DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory The coldbox, a vital piece of Fermilab’s new linear accelerator, is on a two-month voyage from France to its new home in Batavia, Illinois. It will be at the heart of the cryogenic system for the lab’s upgraded accelerator complex.
17-Dec-2024 The perfect pair: How biology and engineering are creating new breakthroughs in human health NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Pairings like peanut butter and jelly or milk and cereal are iconic. But the concept of creating winning combinations is not limited to the kitchen; it is a fundamental principle driving the revolutionary field of synthetic biology, or synbio.
17-Dec-2024 Kennesaw State researcher collaborating to protect against cybersickness in mixed reality systems Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University assistant professor of computer science Rifatul Islam and a team of researchers from around the country are working to protect against attacks on mixed-reality systems, which fuse real-world environments with virtual ones.
17-Dec-2024 Gene-edited pig kidney gives living donor new lease on life NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine An Alabama woman is free from dialysis and in better health after surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed a gene-edited pig kidney transplant last month. The procedure marks the latest promising breakthrough in an emerging surgical practice posited as the solution to the organ supply crisis.
17-Dec-2024 KERI prevents damage to wind turbines vulnerable to winter lightning! National Research Council of Science & Technology Dr. Woo's team develops the world's first 'air-termination edge receptor' to prevent damage from positive (+) polarity lightning strikes. Contributes to improving the safety and efficiency of wind turbines, Published in a top 5% international academic journal. Funder Ministry of Science and ICT
17-Dec-2024 Warmer weather drives a surge in deadly mosquito-borne diseases BGI Genomics Warmer weather drives a surge in deadly mosquito-borne diseases. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology enables clinicians to identify MBDs and provide timely and effective treatment.
17-Dec-2024 Rice hosts Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology Rice University The United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology Honorable Aprille Ericsson visited Rice to explore areas of alignment between Rice’s research strengths and Department of Defense technological needs and priorities.
17-Dec-2024 Novel AI system tackles eye health inequalities in outback Australia University College London An AI-enhanced camera designed to take images of the eye’s retina, developed with UCL and Moorfields researchers, is being deployed in remote Western Australia in an effort to prevent rural and Indigenous Australians going blind from a condition linked to untreated diabetes.
