Machine Learning Helps Detect Lymphedema Among Breast Cancer Survivors
Innovative Technique Mimics MRI to See What’s Ailing Batteries
A team of chemists has developed an MRI-based technique that can quickly diagnose what ails certain types of batteries — from determining how much charge remains to detecting internal defects — without opening them up. “The use of alternative energy and electrically powered vehicles will further increase the demand for better and safer batteries,” observes…
Chemists Develop MRI-Like Technique to Detect What Ails Batteries
A team of chemists has developed an MRI-based technique that can quickly diagnose what ails certain types of batteries–from determining how much charge remains to detecting internal defects–without opening them up. “The use of alternative energy and electrically powered vehicles will further increase the demand for better and safer batteries,” observes Alexej Jerschow, a professor…
Researchers Adapt HIV Test in Developing Rapid Diagnostic Test for Zika Virus
Researchers at New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry), in collaboration with Rheonix, Inc. (Ithaca, NY), are developing a novel test for Zika virus that uses saliva to identify diagnostic markers of the virus in a fraction of the time of current commercial tests. The test, which was adapted from an existing model developed…
Scientists Develop Machine-Learning Method to Predict the Behavior of Molecules
An international, interdisciplinary research team of scientists has come up with a machine-learning method that predicts molecular behavior, a breakthrough that can aid in the development of pharmaceuticals and the design of new molecules that can be used to enhance the performance of emerging battery technologies, solar cells, and digital displays. The work appears in…
Biologists Find New Source for Brain’s Development
Researchers Use Machine Learning to Spot Counterfeit Consumer Products
A team of researchers has developed a new mechanism that uses machine-learning algorithms to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit versions of the same product. The work, led by New York University Professor Lakshminarayanan Subramanian, will be presented on Mon., Aug. 14 at the annual KDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining in Halifax, Nova…
Chemists Get Step Closer to Replicating Nature with Assembly of New 3D Structures
Researchers Pinpoint How Detecting Social Signals May Have Affected How We See Colors
Sea Urchin Protein Provides Insights into Self-Assembly of Skeletal Structures
Calcium carbonate, or CaCO3, comprises more than 4% of the earth’s crust. Its most common natural forms are chalk, limestone, and marble, produced by the sedimentation of the shells of small fossilized snails, shellfish, and coral over millions of years. New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) researchers are studying how nature creates three-dimensional…
Breakthrough Reached Using 3D DNA Crystals
A team of New York University chemists has created self-assembled, three-dimensional DNA crystals that can bind a separate, dye-bearing strand — a breakthrough that enhances the functionality of these tiny building blocks. The advance, reported in the journal Nature Chemistry, offers promise for the creation of enhanced synthetic chemistry. “The work shows that we can…
Nano-Scale Electronics Score Laboratory Victory
Researchers at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering have pioneered a method for growing an atomic scale electronic material at the highest quality ever reported. In a paper published in Applied Physics Letters, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Davood Shahrjerdi and doctoral student Abdullah Alharbi detail a technique for synthesizing large sheets of high-performing…