Sharon F. Wu

Articles

• SciTech Briefs

  Orbital Sciences plans to replace Antares’ engines

  SciTech | November 10, 2014
• Froehlich gives lecture on data-collection methods

  Despite comprehensive civil rights legislation that has improved the quality of life in the U.S., there is still a lot that needs to be done. For 30.6 million people with physical disabilities, ambulatory activities present many hardships. About half of those people have reported using assistive aid, including wheelchairs, canes, crutches. or walkers. Consequently, many city streets, sidewalks, an...

  SciTech | November 3, 2014
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  Researchers create self-assembling microscale proteins

  At the New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering, associate professor Jin Kim Monteclare and a group of collaborators designed nanoscale proteins bound to curcumin, a cancer therapeutic. The outcome was successful, self-assembling nanoscale proteins, which can bind to small molecules through a hydrophobic core.

  SciTech | October 27, 2014
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  Sweat-eating bacteria could be cure for acne

  In a study presented at the American Society for Microbiology Conference on Beneficial Microbes in Washington, D.C., two groups of volunteers were asked to apply a topical cream on their skin.

  SciTech | October 6, 2014