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Weaving Technology Into The Songket Supply Chain
An international team of researchers suggests that technology could help reduce the exploitation of traditional weavers in Malaysia.
Scanning For Scoliosis Using A Palm-Sized Device
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a palm-sized 3D ultrasound imaging system that could allow mass screening for scoliosis.
Helping Preemies Breathe Freely
Scientists in China have found that a noninvasive strategy of ventilation resulted in better outcomes for preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome.
Star With Unusual Chemistry Came From Out Of Town
Using the Subaru Telescope, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a star that may have originated in a dwarf galaxy that has since merged with the Milky Way.
3D Printing ‘Paper Organs’
Researchers from China and the US have 3D printed cellulose to create scaffolds that could be used to generate tissue models for drug screening.
Nanozyme Mimics Natural Peroxidase Activity
By doping graphene with nitrogen and boron, scientists in South Korea have create enzyme-like nanomaterials that could be used in bioassays.
Watching Brain Immune Cells In Action
An international team of scientists has discovered a chemical probe for visualizing brain immune cells.
How Dinosaurs May Have Learned To Fly
Running may have made dinosaurs’ proto-wings flap, a precursor action to flight, say scientists in China.
Flash Freezing Cells Without Antifreeze
By printing minuscule droplets with cells in them, researchers in Japan were able to flash freeze biological samples in the absence of cyroprotectant agents.