Shedding light on mechanisms of electrochemical energy storage

UV-visible spectroscopy gives researchers a tool to study battery materials - a breakthrough that could speed the design of higher performing energy storage devices

20-Apr-2023 - Understanding why certain materials work better than others when it comes to energy storage is a crucial step for developing the batteries that will power electronic devices, electric vehicles and renewable energy grids. Researchers at Drexel University have developed a new technique that can ...

Can the AI driving ChatGPT help to detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease?

Drexel researchers use the chatbot to spot Alzheimer's indicators in spontaneous speech

03-Jan-2023 - The artificial intelligence algorithms behind the chatbot program ChatGPT — which has drawn attention for its ability to generate humanlike written responses to some of the most creative queries — might one day be able to help doctors detect Alzheimer’s Disease in its early stages. Research from ...

Taking an X-ray of an atomic bond

19-Dec-2019 - Understanding the behavior of materials at their interfaces - where they connect to and interact with other materials - is central to engineering a variety of devices used to process, store and transfer information. Devices such as transistors, magnetic memory and lasers could all improve as ...

Tumor cells move differently than normal ones

21-Dec-2016 - What makes cancer so deadly is its ability to move. The better that doctors can keep tumors contained and protect unaffected organs in the body, the less lethal a cancer will be. So if doctors were able to pinpoint tumor cells and literally stop them in their tracks, it would go a long way in ...

Image-tracking technology helps scientists study nature v. nurture in neural stem cells

07-Sep-2015 - One of the longstanding debates in science, that has, perhaps unsurprisingly, permeated into the field of stem cell research, is the question of nature versus nurture influencing development. Science on stem cells thus far, has suggested that, as one side of the existential debate holds: their ...

'Diving board' sensors key to DNA detection

Drexel engineers' sensor technology aims to streamline tests for toxins and pathogens

31-Jul-2012 - A tiny vibrating cantilever sensor could soon help doctors and field clinicians quickly detect harmful toxins, bacteria and even indicators of certain types of cancer from small samples of blood or urine. Researchers from Drexel University are in the process of refining a sensor technology that ...

'Sifting' liquid at the molecular level

Drexel University engineers develop method for using nanotubes to separate liquids

19-Jul-2012 - Drexel University engineers continue to drive research into the use of carbon nanotubes, straw-like structures that are more than 1,000 times thinner than a single human hair. Their most recent development uses the tiny tubes to separate liquids within a solution. The researchers have shown that ...