New Hope for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis with Biodegradable Polymer System
Using the strength of the human immune system, a team of engineers from the University of California San Diego has created a biodegradable polymer system…
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Photonic Metamaterial
A photonic metamaterial (PM), also known as an optical metamaterial, is a type of electromagnetic metamaterial that interacts with light at wavelengths ranging from terahertz…
Bioengineering an Endocrine Pancreas for Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that destroys the pancreas’ insulin-producing beta cells. The body cannot regulate blood sugar levels properly without insulin, which…
Brain Cells’ Immune System Cell Recycling Is Affected by Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) refers to damage caused to the brain as a result of a sudden and violent blow or jolt to the head…
Biology may be driven by previously Undiscovered Intercellular Electricity
There is mounting evidence that electricity is important in biology, not only within individual cells but also between them. Recent research has shown that cells…
Transposable Element Prevalence could Reveal Information about the Global Biodiversity of Mammals
Transposable elements (TEs) genes, which can change their position within a genome, create or reverse mutations, and thus alter a cell’s genetic identity, have been…
Hubble Observes a Possible Runaway Black Hole Leaving a Star Trail
The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a trail of stars that may have been left by a rogue black hole. The phenomenon was discovered in…
Researchers Reveal Tetrahymena Ribozyme Self-Splicing Reaction’s Structural Mechanism
Tetrahymena ribozyme refers to a catalytic RNA molecule found in the single-celled organism Tetrahymena thermophila. Ribozymes are RNA molecules that can catalyze chemical reactions, similar…
Metamaterial Cloaking
The use of metamaterials in an invisibility cloak is known as metamaterial cloaking. This is accomplished by manipulating light’s paths as they pass through a…
A New Study Clarifies How Noxious Algae Species Use nitric Oxide to Develop
Researchers have been attempting to learn more about the effects of various types of nitrogen, such as nitrate or ammonium, on the proliferation of harmful…
Metamaterial Absorber
Metamaterial absorbers are artificial materials that are designed to absorb specific frequencies of electromagnetic radiation such as microwaves, infrared radiation, or even visible light. They…
A New Understanding of Catalysis at the Atomic Level may Lead to Significant Energy Savings
Chemical engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created a model of how catalytic reactions operate at the atomic level, a development they regard to…
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