Low-cost gel film can pluck drinking water from desert air
More than a third of the world’s population lives in drylands, areas that experience significant water shortages. Scientists and engineers at ...
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Biodegradable gel boosts immune system’s attack on several cancers in mice
MADISON – A new biodegradable gel improves the immune system's ability to keep cancer at bay after tumors are surgically ...
Versatile ‘nanocrystal gel’ could enable advances in energy, defense and telecommunications
New applications in energy, defense and telecommunications could receive a boost after a team from The University of Texas at ...
Trapping sperm in semen’s natural gel could lead to new contraceptive
PULLMAN, Wash. – A discovery that blocks the normal transition of semen from a thick gel to a liquid shows ...
Scientists use ‘sticky’ DNA to build organized structures of gel blocks
Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have used microscopic strands of DNA to guide ...
Newly developed injectable, adhesive surgical gel to prevent scar tissue
Up to 90% of patients who undergo open abdominal or pelvic surgery develop postoperative adhesions, or scar tissue. Minimally invasive ...
Gel to improve development of an arteriovenous fistula holds promise for kidney-dialysis patient care
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – More than 600,000 people in the United States have end-stage kidney disease, and about 450,000 are kept ...
Gel fights drug-resistant bacteria and induces body’s natural immune defense
In the fight against multidrug-resistant bacteria, scientists in Sweden have developed a new kind of antibiotic-free protection for wounds that ...
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nTIDE May 2022 COVID Update: Uncertainty about inflation tempers good news for people with disabilities
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The pair of Orcas deterring Great White Sharks – by ripping open their torsos for livers
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Wildfires may have sparked ecosystem collapse during Earth’s worst mass extinction
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Board game developed by scientists is winning plaudits for inspiring students to consider STEM careers
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Book gives fresh perspective on Black literature of 1930s
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Clashes of inference and perspective explain why children sometimes lose the plot in conversation