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Smart Laser Device Tracks, Kills Mosquitoes

Photo sequence showing photonic fence illuminating and killing mosquito with laser (Intellectual Ventures Laboratory)

23 May 2016. Tests with two species of insects show an electronic device called a photonic fence can identify, track, and kill harmful bugs while in flight. Results of the tests, conducted by Intellectual Ventures Laboratory in Bellevue, Washington, . . . → Read More: Smart Laser Device Tracks, Kills Mosquitoes

Venture Firm Funding Univ. Blood Diagnostics Technology

(Public Domain Pictures/Pixabay)

23 May 2016. A life sciences venture capital company is funding development of a technology at an Israeli research lab using DNA from blood tests to diagnose a range of diseases. Aurum Ventures is providing $1.2 million to Hebrew University of Jerusalem, through its technology transfer affiliate Yissum Research Development . . . → Read More: Venture Firm Funding Univ. Blood Diagnostics Technology

Graphene Adds Stretch to Natural Rubber, Plastic Films

Rubber rings used to test rubber-graphite composites. From left, natural rubber alone, natural rubber with graphene oxide added, natural rubber with reduced graphene oxide (University of Manchester)

20 May 2016. A team in the U.K. discovered that adding a small amount of the material graphene creates more stretchable thin films made from natural . . . → Read More: Graphene Adds Stretch to Natural Rubber, Plastic Films

New Process Boosts Injectable Drug Purity, Safety

Drug particles in suspension, with excess surfactants removed (Jonathan Lovell, University at Buffalo)

20 May 2016. A team of engineers and chemists developed a process for enhancing the purity and safety of drugs given with injections by removing excess additives, while keeping the drugs easy to inject. Researchers from University at Buffalo in . . . → Read More: New Process Boosts Injectable Drug Purity, Safety

Grid Computing Power Applied to Zika Research

Carolina Horta Andrade at Federal University of Goiás in Brazil, the lead researcher on the OpenZika project. (Ana Fortunato, IBM)

19 May 2016. A consortium in Brazil and the U.S. is employing distributed grid computing to provide processing power for research on prospective compounds for treating Zika virus infections. The OpenZika project is using . . . → Read More: Grid Computing Power Applied to Zika Research

Start-Up Licenses Genetics Technology for HIV Diagnostics

David Raiser, left, and Iain MacLeod, founders of Aldatu Biosciences (Aldatu Biosciences)

19 May 2016. A spin-off company from Harvard University is licensing genetics research to develop more powerful tools to detect drug-resistant strains of HIV. Financial details of the agreement between the 2 year-old Aldatu Biosciences Inc. and Harvard were not disclosed.

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FDA Approves Trial Testing Stem Cells for Brain Injuries

Gordie Howe (GordieHowe.com)

Updated 10 June 2016. Gordie Howe died today at age 88.

18 May 2016. A company developing stem cell therapies says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its application for a clinical trial testing stem cell treatments for traumatic brain injury. The intermediate-stage trial, sponsored by Stemedica Cell Technologies . . . → Read More: FDA Approves Trial Testing Stem Cells for Brain Injuries

Fast, Inexpensive Test for Water Bacteria Developed

E. coli bacteria (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

18 May 2016. A team at York University in Toronto designed a water-testing kit connecting to a smartphone that makes testing for water-borne bacteria faster and less expensive. The Mobile Water Kit, from the lab of engineering professor Sushanta Mitra, is described in . . . → Read More: Fast, Inexpensive Test for Water Bacteria Developed

ReWalk, Wyss Institute Developing Soft Exoskeleton Robot

Robotic exosuit being tested (Biodesign Lab, Harvard University)

17 May 2016. A robotics company is licensing technology from a bioengineering lab at Harvard University to develop systems for people needing help with mobility, such as those with multiple sclerosis or suffering a stroke. Financial aspects of the deal between ReWalk Robotics Ltd. in . . . → Read More: ReWalk, Wyss Institute Developing Soft Exoskeleton Robot

Braeburn to Continue N. Carolina Facility Despite HB2

(Boston Public Library, Wikimedia Commons)

17 May 2016. Braeburn Pharmaceuticals, a developer of treatments for opioid addiction, will continue with its plans to build a research and manufacturing facility in North Carolina, despite its opposition to a recent state law overturning local ordinances prohibiting discrimination against the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) . . . → Read More: Braeburn to Continue N. Carolina Facility Despite HB2