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Expanding a child’s heart implant with light
Health

Repairing infant hearts with light

Pranjal Malewar

This device could reduce the number of open-chest surgeries.

Image showing a girl combing her hair.
Health

A new green way to extract hair compounds for use in bandages and sunscreens

Vidya Nagalwade

Extraction of keratin and melanin from human hair without chemicals or waste.

Ultrasound irradiation
Health

CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing increases the effectiveness of ultrasound cancer therapy

Pranjal Malewar

Study lays the foundation for the widespread application of CRISPR/Cas9 with promising clinical translation.

Cross-sectional images
Science

Scientists translated the structure of a spider web into music

Ashwini Sakharkar

Making music from spider webs.

The degradable polyurethane material (pink strip) swells and then dissolves in acid mixed with an organic solvent (left vial in both photos) but not when placed in acid mixed with water (right vial in both photos). CREDIT Steven Zimmerman and Ephraim Morado
Environment

Making polyurethane degradable gives its components a second life

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists now have found a method to make polyurethane degradable. According to them, when the original product's valuable life is finished, the polymer can...

root canal procedure
Health

Biomaterial could keep tooth alive after root canal

Pranjal Malewar

An estimated, almost 15 million root canals are performed every year. A root canal results in a dead tooth with no living soft tissue, or...

A new portable freshwater harvester would likely even work in desert environments that have little moisture
Technology

Portable fresh water harvester can pull 10 gallons per hour from air

Amit Malewar

Scientists at the American Chemical Society, by drawing inspiration from ancient in the Middle East and South America, are developing a light-weight, battery-powered freshwater harvester....

Perfume bottlle
Social Science

New way to make fragrances last longer

Amit Malewar

From floral perfume to fruity body wash and shampoos, scents heavily influence consumer purchases. Whenever consumers take a shower, they want their friends and...

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Space

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Space

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Neuroscience