R&D Magazine

New Sensor Could Explore Rocks on the Moon, Mars

Authored by Kenny Walter, Digital Reporter, R&D Magazine

Scientists have created a new sensor that could gather information on rocks during future space missions to the Moon or Mars.

A team from the Faculty of Physics of Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) has developed a compact spectral polarimeter that can carry out mineralogical investigations on the surface of astronomical bodies.

New robots can see into their future

The bacterial community on the International Space Station resembles homes

New Waterproof Wheelchair is Powered Entirely by Compressed Air

Authored by Kenny Walter, Digital Reporter, R&D Magazine

A new lightweight, high-powered wheelchair that is powered by high-pressurized air instead of batteries or electronics is offering users new recreational opportunities.

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have created the PneuChair, a pneumatic wheelchair that forgoes the traditional heavy battery energy source for high-pressured air. It runs on 4,500 psi. This make it both significantly lighter than other power chairs and also waterproof, enabling users to take the PneuChair to lakes, beaches and water parks.

Good news from trio of phase one Zika vaccine trials

Startup to Test New Development Approach for Cell and Gene Therapies

Authored by Ryan Bushey, Digital Editor, Drug Discovery & Development

A new biotech startup has launched with a unique strategy for creating specialized cell and gene therapies.

Obsidian Therapeutics completed an estimated $49.5 million financing round as it seeks to advance its lead programs toward clinical development and continue building its proprietary technology platform.

Gene Variant that Protects Against Alzheimer’s Identified

Authored by Kenny Walter, Digital Reporter, R&D Magazine

Scientists have identified a gene variant that, if reduced, may decrease the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers from Brigham Young University (BYU) have discovered a rare genetic variant that provides a protective effect for high-risk individuals, including elderly people who carry known genetic risk for Alzheimer’s but never acquire the disease.

Microscope using UV instead of visible light emerging as diagnostic tool

Rooftop wiretap aims to learn what crows gossip about at dusk

Mammoth Bones Found in Michigan

Authored by Kenny Walter, Digital Reporter, R&D Magazine

Researchers have found additional bones of a mammoth on the same site they found skeletal remains of the Ice Age-era animal in 2015.

Paleontologists from the University of Michigan have found 40 bones and bone fragments from a Mammoth at the J. Bristle Farm in Manchester, Michigan, just two years after they found a skull, tusks and dozens of intact bones at the same farm.