by | Feb 26, 2021 | Biswas, Pratim, Fortner, John, Jiang, Yi, Wang, WeiNing
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A team of researchers at Washington University, led by Pratim Biswas and John Fortner, has constructed crumpled graphene oxide nanoparticles encapsulating TiO2 and Ag to create reactive, easily cleaned water filtration membranes. The TiO2 and Ag, which can be periodically re…
by | Feb 16, 2021 | Gayen, Pralay, Ramani, Vijay, Sankarasubramanian, Shrihari
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Researchers in the Ramani lab at Washington University have developed an electrolyzer capable of selectively splitting salty or brackish water into ultra-pure hydrogen and oxygen at high operating power densities. Originally designed to tap the perchlorate-rich water on the …
by | Feb 12, 2021 | Bergonzi, Karla, Culver, Joseph, Eggebrecht, Adam, Ferradal, Silvina
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Researchers in Prof. Joseph Culver’s laboratory have developed a patented, compact, lightweight functional neuroimaging device for long-term bedside monitoring. This technology, based on high-density diffuse optical tomography (HD-DOT), could be used as a surrogate for …
by | Feb 9, 2021 | An, Hongyu, Eldeniz, Cihat
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Researchers in Prof. Hongyu An’s laboratory have developed a new image processing system for faster acquisition of motion-corrected MR or PET/MR images. This technology could be expanded to multiple sampling schema to correct both respiratory and cardiac motion.
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by | Feb 1, 2021 | Baldelomar, Edwin, Bennett, Kevin
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed targeted, natural nanoparticle imaging agents that may be used to quantify kidney nephron endowment and diagnose renal disease with MRI or PET imaging.
Nephrons are the functional units of the kidney responsi…