The new iPod touch SmartSled solution provides enhanced Barcode and RFID data collection experience to business users.
The new SmartSled cases for Galaxy Tab Active2, J3 2017, J7 2017, and XCover4 combine protection and functionality for increased efficiency.
Researchers will present findings from new research on the representation of nurses in the media, replicating the 21-year-old Woodhull Study on Nurses and the Media, at a press conference at the National Press Club.
FUJIFILM Corporation launched its new generation Dry Chemistry Analyzer, the DRI-CHEM NX700, which can perform multiple test parameters of clinical chemistry.
Since December 2017, DHS S&T has participated with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard in several tests and evaluations of two National Security Cutters, USCGC Hamilton and USCGC James, to independently confirm that operational capability is delivered to the Coast Guard fleet.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today Ionic Security, Inc., based in Atlanta, Georgia, is the first company to successfully complete prototype testing and move to the pilot deployment phase as part of the Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP).
The American Psychological Association is honoring Mental Health Awareness Month in May with a range of activities aimed at providing important insights into the status of mental health for minority and vulnerable communities and finding solutions and sharing resources to address critical gaps in comprehensive care and policy.
AACC, a global scientific and medical professional organization dedicated to better health through laboratory medicine, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 AACC and AACC Academy Awards. These annual awards recognize laboratory medicine professionals worldwide for their exceptional research, scholarship, and service in the field, while also raising awareness that laboratory testing is essential to high quality patient care.
From among the proposals, S&T found a potential solution to the problem in a simple, but effective, buoy mooring system: instead of a concrete sinker and a heavy metal chain, a narrow screw anchor and an elastic rope to prevent scraping of the ocean floor was proposed and accepted.
Spring 2018 Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research seeks to provide evidence for undergraduate research's impact on student success in academe and beyond
A new analysis investigates the role of health concerns in climate litigation since 1990 and finds that although health is cited in a minority of cases, it may have critical potential for protecting communities from the effects of climate change and coal fired power plants.
Looking for a convenient device to prepare samples, including filtering the sample for your rapid test kit or other PCR or DNA/RNA extraction procedure? The POREX SQ-EASY™ is here!
POREX’s “Collection to Detection” diagnostic solutions put the right materials technology and components in your hands to optimize your tests and systems; including in vitro diagnostics, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and point-of-care (POC) tests.
POREX® will be showcasing faster diagnostics, ultra-pure liquid handling, and a wide portfolio of materials and capabilities, and more at this year's AACC!
From routine sampling to the most rigorous robotic liquid handling, ensuring no cross contamination just got a lot easier. New POREX® FORTRESS™ liquid barrier pipette tip filters, offer the most advanced technology to protect samples from contamination and ensure the accuracy of test results.
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Kidney Innovation Accelerator (KidneyX). KidneyX will spur the development and commercialization of innovative technologies and therapeutics in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of kidney diseases.
Catalog of candidate genes involved in plant-microbe relationships.
Researchers develop a method of identifying gene expression patterns in drought-resistant plants.
Girls diagnosed with type 2 diabetes have a high frequency of menstrual irregularities, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
New algorithm lets biologists harness massively parallel supercomputers to make sense of a protein “data deluge.”
Jazz violinist Emma “Ginger” Smock was born in Chicago in 1920. She moved to Los Angeles after her parents’ deaths and was raised by her aunt and uncle, and she soon displayed precocious musical talent. Smock spent the early 1940s performing light concert music before becoming a protégé of veteran jazz violinist Stuff Smith in 1943.
This spring, visitors to some Smithsonian museums may find themselves greeted by a 4-foot-tall, wide-eyed robot named Pepper. Six Smithsonian museums have deployed the humanoid Pepper robots in an experimental program to test how robot technology can enhance visitor experiences and educational offerings.
Today’s nurses have to keep track of so much more for patients than they did just 30 years ago. Millennials are used to having information at their fingertips, and nurses today have to manage an enormous amount of data simultaneously.
Each year, the DOE Office of Science writes profiles on past National Science Bowl® competitors. These features include memories of their high school adventures and information on their education and career accomplishments.
WASHINGTON -- If you’ve had a bad day at work thanks to rude colleagues, doing something fun and relaxing after you punch out could net you a better night’s sleep.
U.S. ARKRAY, Inc. (ARKRAY) announces the launch of the ADAMS™ A1c HA-8180V System for hemoglobin A1c testing. The system obtained FDA 510(k) clearance as an aid in the diagnosis and monitoring of individuals with diabetes.
• Sixty-four percent of US patients undergoing hemodialysis in 2011 received opioids for pain, which is one of the most common reported symptoms in this patient population. • Opioid use was associated with higher risks of altered mental status, fall, and fracture in a dose-dependent manner, and these risks were present even when patients were not prescribed high opioid doses.
In this issue, find research on Race and opioids, heroin overdose death undercount, folate during pregnancy, age of sexual initiation and health outcomes
Each year, the DOE Office of Science write profiles on past NSB competitors. These features include their memories of their high school adventures and information on their education and career accomplishments.
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery recognizes the life of Barbara Bush with a photograph by Diana Walker taken in 1989. The portrait will be installed this morning in the museum’s In Memoriam space, on the first floor, and will be on view through Sunday, April 29.
Clinical trial planning is underway at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute to determine whether a novel stem cell therapy will improve heart function for patients with heart failure.
Although sight is a much different sense than sound, Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists have found that the human brain learns to make sense of these stimuli in the same way.
Sandra Gregerman, director emeritus of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Bert Holmes, Philip G. Carson Distinguished Chair of Science and professor of chemistry at University of North Carolina at Asheville, will receive the 2018 CUR Fellows Award from the Council on Undergraduate Research. The awards will be presented in early July at the 2018 CUR Biennial Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, Virginia.
Hotspots of type 1 diabetes in New York City are found in food swamps, areas with a higher proportion of fast food restaurants, for children and adults with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of the Endocrine Society.
Today, the Integrated Maritime Domain Enterprise - Coastal Surveillance System (IMDE-CSS) has evolved well beyond the initial information-gathering requirement into an information-sharing capability.
The DHS Science and Technology Directorate awarded $189,863 today to iProov Ltd. of London, England, to improve the screening process for international passengers. This is the first award to an international company from S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP).
Magnesium ions move very fast to enable a new class of battery materials.
Scientists directly see how the atoms in a magnesium-based battery fit into the structure of electrodes.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today released its 2018 Mobile Security Research and Development (R&D) Program Guide that introduces the technology projects, goals and objectives and their alignment with DHS and federal mobile security strategies and priorities.
Researchers from the GW Cancer Center will participate and present posters at the AACR Annual Meeting held April 14-18.
Scientists mimic a worm’s lethal jaw to design and form resilient materials.
• Among 655 healthcare providers at dialysis clinics in the United States, 19% were aware of racial disparities in waitlisting. • Although a quarter of dialysis facilities had >5% racial difference in waitlisting within their own facilities, only 5% of the providers were aware of the disparity at their own facilities.
Converting laser light into nuclear vibrations is key to switching a material’s properties on and off for future electronics.
It’s a simple idea: Pair the control of a neglected tropical disease with a more prominent disease that afflict the same populations to reduce morbidity and mortality. The approach could be a win-win, but for public health officials, having evidence to support implementation of an integrated approach is vital.
Magination Press, the children’s book imprint of the American Psychological Association, has moved the publication date of “Something Happened in Our Town,” a book to help children understand and deal with police shootings of civilians, to May 1 in response to recent events.
Scientists demonstrated that powerful acids heal certain structural defects in synthetic films.
DHS S&T recently used advanced DNA sequencing to determine the identity of a 4,000-year-old mummy head found in 1915, when American explorers entered an ancient tomb cut in the parched limestone cliffs of the eastern bank of the Nile River, 155 miles south of Cairo.
Small businesses in the innovation research and development domains will have the opportunity to engage with the DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program representatives in their own hometowns beginning April 16th.
Novel engineered polymers assemble buckyballs into columns using a conventional coating process.
SSH announced today that 1506 healthcare professionals from 30 countries have achieved certification since the program began in 2012. This year alone, 89 healthcare simulation professionals have earned certification between January 1 and March 31, 2018.
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