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HIV Vaccine, CO2 New Uses, No Noise Fabric
Published 1 year, 8 months ago
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Today, you’ll learn about a breakthrough in the effort to create a vaccine for HIV, how engineers are turning carbon dioxide into useful products, and the silk fabric that could one day make your clothes noise-canceling.
HIV Vaccine
- “A Trial HIV Vaccine Triggered Elusive and Essential Antibodies in Humans.” Duke Health. 2024.
- “The impact of antiretroviral treatment on mortality trends of HIV-positive adults in rural Uganda: a longitudinal population-based study, 1999-2009.” by Ivan Kasamba, et al. 2012.
CO2 New Uses
- “Engineers find a new way to convert carbon dioxide into useful products.” by Anne Trafton. 2024.
- “Highly Efficient Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction via DNA-Directed Catalyst Immobilization.” by Gang Fan, et al. 2024.
No Noise Fabric
- “Single Layer Silk and Cotton Woven Fabrics for Acoustic Emission and Active Sound Suppression.” by Grace H. Yang, et al. 2024.
- “How Piezoelectricity Works to Make Crystals Conduct Electric Current.” by Edwin Robledo. 2023.
- https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/blog/piezoelectricity/
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