Identifying Molecules in Infrared Could Lead to New Medicines

Silk-based optical waveguides meet biomedical needs
(Tufts University) Researchers at Tufts and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign demonstrate a new way to make silk-based optical waveguides that are biocompatible, biodegradable...

Carb synthesis sheds light on promising tuberculosis...
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) A fundamental question about how sugar units are strung together into long carbohydrate chains has also pinpointed a promising way to target new medicines...

Does service learning produce better engineers,...
(Tufts University) Tufts' School of Engineering researchers have launched a study to determine the extent to which service-learning might help engineering programs attract and retain...

Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil...
Smart gardeners know that soil is anything but an inert substance. Healthy soil is teeming with life-not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other...

Biomaterials Science, Second Edition: An Introduction...
The second edition of this bestselling title provides the most up-to-date comprehensive review of all aspects of biomaterials science by providing a balanced, insightful approach to learning...