Review
Remote Sensing
M. R. Freeman, M. M. Kashani, P. J. Vardanega
Summary: Aerial robotic technology has diverse applications in civil engineering, including monitoring infrastructure, site management, and disaster response. The adoption of aerial robotics in the industry is driven by cost savings, improved measurement capability, and safety enhancements. The use of aerial robotics in civil engineering can be categorized as established or emerging applications.
JOURNAL OF UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Yiwei Li, Bi-Feng Liu, Xingcai Zhang
Summary: Microchips have long been studied and facilitated recent research in multiple biomedical and material fields, with advances in functional materials driving several leaps in microchip technology. Microarray and microfluidic chips have revolutionized genomics, proteomics, and biodetections, while advances in materials fabrication continue to expand the frontiers of microchip platforms.
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Xin Zhou, Qing Huang, Yang Jiang, Huijing Tang, Luhan Zhang, Danyang Li, Yunsheng Xu
Summary: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are secreted vesicles that carry biological information and have been studied for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. However, natural EVs have limitations that can be improved through engineering techniques. This review provides an overview of advanced strategies for EV engineering, including pre-treatment of parent cells and direct modification of EVs.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Sang Yeob Kim, Da Yun Kwon, Arum Jang, Young K. Ju, Jong-Sub Lee, Seungkwan Hong
Summary: This paper reviews the categorization and applications of UAV sensors in forensic engineering, with a focus on geotechnical, structural, and water infrastructure fields. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of sensors with different wavelengths and addresses the challenges of current UAV technology and recommendations for further research in forensic engineering.
Review
Microbiology
Chantal D. Bader, Angela L. Nichols, Dong Yang, Ben Shen
Summary: The rise of antibiotic resistance and shortages of effective antibiotics drive the need for new antibiotics with novel modes of action. Natural products, while the best resource, face challenges such as limited samples, tedious isolation and structure elucidation, and insufficient production. Recent innovations in screening methods, microbiology, bioinformatics, metabolomics technologies, as well as natural product-inspired synthesis and synthetic biology, have contributed to the discovery of new natural product antibiotics.
CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Zahra Yazdanpanah, James D. Johnston, David M. L. Cooper, Xiongbiao Chen
Summary: Treating large bone defects is challenging and bone tissue engineering using 3D bioprinted scaffolds has emerged as a promising approach. This review highlights the latest developments in the use of bioprinted scaffolds for critical-sized defect treatment, including the biomaterials, cells, and growth factors used in bioink formulation and bioprinting techniques. The review also discusses current limitations and emerging approaches in this field.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Liudong Xing, Barry W. Johnson
Summary: With the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are playing an increasingly important role in military and civil applications. This article reviews the reliability literature of UAVs, highlighting failure causes and challenges, as well as discussing modeling, analysis, and design methods for UAV systems and subsystems. It also presents open research problems and opportunities for designing reliable and resilient UAVs and UAV-assisted IoT systems.
IEEE INTERNET OF THINGS JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Robotics
D. C. Schedl, I Kurmi, O. Bimber
Summary: Autonomous drones have shown great potential in finding hidden persons in densely occluded forests during search and rescue missions. Through field experiments, it has been proven that these drones can adaptively sample and improve classification confidence, leading to quicker and more reliable detection of individuals. This technology also enables SAR operations in remote areas with unstable network coverage, ensuring effective communication with rescue teams.
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Tobias Jerabek, Christoph Keysberg, Kerstin Otte
Summary: This review provides an overview of recent advances in the characterization of CHO cells (Chinese hamster ovary cells) using sub-omics approaches and their application in cell line development.
BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
(2022)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Tobias Jerabek, Christoph Keysberg, Kerstin Otte
Summary: This review highlights recent advances in cellular sub-transcriptomes, sub-proteomes, and secretome analyses for cell line development.
BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
(2022)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
A. G. Olabi, Abdul Hai Alami, Shamma Alasad, Haya Aljaghoub, Enas Taha Sayed, Nabila Shehata, Hegazy Rezk, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem
Summary: The world has heavily relied on fossil fuels for decades, leading to issues like global warming. Biofuels, particularly those derived from microalgae, are considered a sustainable alternative. Researchers are exploring new technologies for biofuel production from microalgae while facing challenges in the process.
FERMENTATION-BASEL
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ankita Mohapatra, Timothy Trinh
Summary: As fires become more intense and frequent, efforts have been made to develop firefighting technology and research. The use of automated approaches without human involvement has proved to be more efficient in detecting and monitoring wildfires in remote areas. This review paper explores advancements and trends in sensor nodes, unmanned aerial vehicles, camera networks, and satellite surveillance, while addressing their shortcomings and challenges. The goal of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview and serve as a reference for further developments in this emerging research field.
Article
Social Issues
Steven Umbrello, Michael J. Bernstein, Pieter E. Vermaas, Anais Resseguier, Gustavo Gonzalez, Andrea Porcari, Alexei Grinbaum, Laurynas Adomaitis
Summary: Various approaches have been developed in the past few decades to address the challenges and complexities of dealing with the potential impacts of emerging technologies. Although these approaches share similarities, they each have their shortcomings. This paper focuses on Anticipatory Ethics for Emerging Technologies (ATE) as a way to address these deficiencies, but acknowledges the need for improvements in certain areas. The paper presents findings from the TechEthos Horizon 2020 project, which evaluates the ethical, legal, and social impacts of climate engineering, digital extended reality, and neurotechnologies, and aims to enhance the ATE framework to incorporate the diverse human processes and material forms in which these technologies are embedded.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Prina Mehta, Manoochehr Rasekh, Mohammed Patel, Ekhoerose Onaiwu, Kazem Nazari, I. Kucuk, Philippe B. Wilson, Muhammad Sohail Arshad, Zeeshan Ahmad, Ming-Wei Chang
Summary: Advancements in technology and material development have led to significant breakthroughs in fiber engineering in recent years. Traditional methods have limitations, but emerging techniques such as electrospinning, centrifugal spinning, and pressurized gyration are showing potential in applications like drug delivery and regenerative medicine.
ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS
(2021)
Review
Immunology
Cornelia S. Link-Rachner, Katja Sockel, Catharina Schuetz
Summary: This review summarizes the recent advances in the understanding of the pathophysiology of GvHD, clinical trials, and newly approved agents, with a special focus on skin involvement.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)