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Biological Engineering

Biological Engineering

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Business|Science|Technology

Separating molecules is a highly energy-intensive but essential part of drug development, desalination and other industrial processes – improving membranes can help

Around half of US industrial energy use goes toward separating molecules in industrial processes. Developing materials that can withstand harsh industrial conditions can help increase efficiency.

Science|Technology

How animals get their skin patterns is a matter of physics – new research clarifying how could improve medical diagnostics and synthetic materials

Understanding how the intricate spots and stripes, or Turing patterns, of many animals form can help scientists mimic those processes in the lab.

How animals get their skin patterns is a matter of physics – new research clarifying how could improve medical diagnostics and synthetic materials
Health|Science

What do your blood test results mean? A toxicologist explains the basics of how to interpret them

Your blood contains a wealth of information about the state of your health. Analyzing the levels of each component is an important part of diagnosis.

What do your blood test results mean? A toxicologist explains the basics of how to interpret them
Environment|Science|Technology

Our robot harvests cotton by reaching out and plucking it, like a lizard’s tongue snatching flies

Cotton is one of the world’s largest crops and is harvested with large, heavy machines. Robotic harvesting could yield higher-quality cotton with less damage to plants and soil.

Our robot harvests cotton by reaching out and plucking it, like a lizard’s tongue snatching flies
Science|Technology

Understanding how ions flow in and out of the tiniest pores promises better energy storage devices

To model the inside of a supercapacitor, my team had to rework a common physics law that most high school students learn.

Understanding how ions flow in and out of the tiniest pores promises better energy storage devices

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