Could maple syrup help cut use of antibiotics?
A concentrated extract of maple syrup makes disease-causing bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics, according to laboratory experiments by researchers at McGill Univ.The findings, published in...
View ArticleScience Connect: Next-Generation Engineering Facilities
In the past decade, the expansion of research focus areas in engineering has undergone a transformation. The demands of engineering labs present challenges for institutions because most occupied spaces...
View ArticleScience Connect: Positive Energy: Sustaining a Great Lab Environment
The design of laboratories for sustainable construction and operation has become a major driver in the A/E/C industry over the past 10 to 15 years. These days, most lab clients are looking for...
View ArticleTechnology can transfer human emotions to your palm through air
Human emotion can be transferred by technology that stimulates different parts of the hand without making physical contact with your body, a Univ. of Sussex-led study has shown.Sussex scientist Dr....
View ArticleNew tactic targets brain tumors
Drugs that target insulin pathways to slow or stop the growth of brain tumors are going in the right direction but appear to be on the wrong track, according to new research at Rice Univ.Through...
View ArticleGamers feel the glove
Rice Univ. engineering students are working to make virtual reality a little more real with their invention of a glove that allows a user to feel what they’re touching while gaming.The Hands Omni glove...
View ArticleMagnifying vibrations in bridges, buildings
To the naked eye, buildings and bridges appear fixed in place, unmoved by forces like wind and rain. But in fact, these large structures do experience imperceptibly small vibrations that, depending on...
View ArticleStudents use smarts for damaged hearts
A smartphone app created by students at Rice Univ. may someday serve as the ultimate remote to help control the flow of blood through human hearts.The Flowtastic team of Rice senior engineering...
View ArticleHow metal contamination makes gasoline production inefficient
Scientists at the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE)’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Utrecht Univ. have identified key mechanisms of the aging process of catalyst particles that are used to refine...
View ArticleHow some beetles produce a scalding defensive spray
Bombardier beetles, which exist on every continent except Antarctica, have a pretty easy life. Virtually no other animals prey on them, because of one particularly effective defense mechanism: When...
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