Nanogels used with drugs
Carnegie Mellon researchers have developed non-toxic, biodegradable nanogels that can be used for delivery of carbohydrate-based drugs. The nanogels...
New device uses nanotubes to track asthma
Alexander Star, a chemistry professor in the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Arts and Sciences, is leading a team in developing a sensor that could...
How Things Work: Air Traffic Control
Handling over 80,000 flights each day, air traffic controllers in the United States guide aircraft from the ground to the sky and back to the ground. Using...
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Popcorn may cause lung disease According to Cecile Rose, a doctor at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center, fumes from microwave popcorn may...
Researchers study life-cycle fuel emissions
In a recently published paper called “Comparative Life-Cycle Air Emissions of Coal, Domestic Natural Gas, LNG, and SNG for Electricity Generation,” Carnegie...