(Michigan Technological University) Electrospun synthetic cell scaffolds are not only more consistent than animal cells for cancer research, they hold the potential to replace animal testing.
Original source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/mtu-rat021120.php
(University of Texas at Arlington) The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has elected Luca Maddalena, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, as a fellow in the world’s oldest professional body dedicated to the aerospace community.
Original source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uota-umn021120.php
(Medical University of South Carolina) Getting pregnant while on opioids is a serious concern. Research by Medical University of South Carolina investigators reported in JAMA Network Open could ensure more women get the right help via telemedicine.
Original source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/muos-thp021120.php
(University of Southern California) 3-D printing is often touted as the future of manufacturing. However it has a high degree of error, and manufacturers often need many iterations of a print before they get it right. A team of researchers from USC Viterbi School of Engineering is tackling this problem, with a new set of machine learning algorithms and a software tool called PrintFixer, improving print accuracy by 50 percent or more, making the process more economical and sustainable.
Original source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uosc-m3p021120.php
(University of Maryland Baltimore County) Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed do-it-yourself (DIY) assistive technology prototypes that are revolutionizing how people with disabilities can access tools that will help them interact with the world. The tools are effective in different cultural contexts and were developed in close consultation with people with disabilities. A future step is to scale up use of the tools in education, healthcare, and other settings.
Original source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uomb-dtt021120.php
Electrical engineers have developed a new magnetic memory device that could potentially support the surge of data-centric computing, which requires ever-increasing power, storage and speed.
Original source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200210112242.htm
(Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth) Two members of Dartmouth College’s faculty have been named to the National Academy of Inventors’ (NAI) 2020 class of Senior Members: Laura Ray, senior associate dean of faculty development and professor of engineering, and Stuart Trembly, associate professor of engineering.
Original source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/tsoe-dpe021120.php
A team used electron microscopy to observe the cause of failure in a widely used 2D material, which could help researchers develop more stable and reliable materials for flexible electronic devices.
Original source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200211164903.htm
Researchers have harnessed the domino effect to design deployable systems that expand quickly with a small push and are stable and locked into place after deployment.
Original source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200210165727.htm
(Texas A&M University) We’ve all shared the frustration — software updates that are intended to make our applications run faster inadvertently end up doing just the opposite. These bugs, dubbed in the computer science field as performance regressions, are time-consuming to fix since locating software errors normally requires substantial human intervention.
Original source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/tau-sus021120.php