Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are high-performance materials with expected applications in aerospace, automobiles, defense, and medicine. These materials are usually employed in conditions of ...

Researchers believe they’ve found a way to detect fetal congenital heart defects earlier in a woman’s pregnancy, which could help reduce infant mortality. Using a simple blood test and artificial ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Matthew Krane, an assistant professor of materials engineering at Purdue University, has won a Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research for his work aimed at ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — The CDC recognizes January as National Birth Defects Awareness Month. While not all birth defects can be prevented, this month is set aside to raise awareness of and spreading ...

Semiconductors may be small, but the impacts they have are significant. Semiconductors used in life-dependent applications, such as pacemakers, defibrillators, life support systems, automotive safety ...

Quality assurance methods address quality issues in the output of businesses. Lean and six sigma principles apply approaches and metrics to a process to promote efficiency with a minimum number of ...

Researchers report on a new defect passivation strategy for improved power conversion efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells. Polycrystalline formamidinium lead iodide (FAPbI 3), widely ...

Apple supplier Foxconn has begun adding automated X-ray machines to its assembly lines, allowing it to inspect and cut down on defects with devices like the iPhone and iPad. Citing a source with first ...

In light of the current construction environment, construction defect resolution experts at LiMa Solutions are hosting a symposium on July 26 and 27 titled "Drawing a Line at the Bottom Line - ...

Health experts are urging the government to help reduce the number of babies born with birth defects by ensuring that folic acid is added to flour - a practice already mandatory in 81 other countries ...

Researchers have identified a gene that plays a key role in the formation of neural tube defects, a problem commonly found in infants of pregnant women with diabetes. This is the first time the gene ...