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Detecting, Predicting, and Preventing Aortic Ruptures with Computational Modeling

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2023 – An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) causes the wall of a person’s aorta, the largest artery in the body, to weaken and bulge […]

Fibroblast Inhibitors Assist Anti-Cancer Drugs to Suppress Cancer Growth

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2023 – Fibroblasts build and maintain the extracellular matrix, or physical scaffolding for cells, in the connective tissues within the body. It is believed […]

Prepare for Landing: Making Airports More Efficient

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2023 – Air traffic is a significant and complex problem. Near misses between passenger planes on runways have been making headlines lately and raising […]

The Powerhouse of the Future: Artificial Cells

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2023 – Energy production in nature is the responsibility of chloroplasts and mitochondria and is crucial for fabricating sustainable, synthetic cells in the lab. […]

A Recipe for 3D-Printing Food

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2023 – 3D-printing food could address global challenges in food supply and nutrition. But there are hurdles involved in adapting additive manufacturing to produce […]

Cascading Failures in Urban Traffic Systems Tied to Hidden Bottlenecks

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2023 – Transportation systems in urban settings are vulnerable to a variety of factors including weather, traffic congestion, and special events. Bottlenecks, in particular, […]

Vocal Tract Size, Shape Dictate Speech Sounds

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2023 – Only humans have the ability to use speech. Remarkably, this communication is understandable across accent, social background, and anatomy despite a wide […]

Cleaning Up the Atmosphere with Quantum Computing

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2023 – The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases daily with no sign of stopping or slowing. Too much of civilization depends […]

Simulating Cuts and Burns Reveals Wound Healing and Clearing Power of Fibroblasts

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2023 – Burn wounds are notoriously prone to bacterial infection and typically lead to a larger amount of scar tissue than laceration wounds. In […]