Automated catalyst testing uses two coordinated robots, cutting 32 days of work to 17 hours

A technology has been developed that uses robots rather than humans to evaluate the performance of newly developed catalysts. By operating 45 times faster than manual work while also improving ...
news.iastate.edu

Researchers design a national testing facility to simulate tornadoes, downbursts and gusts; Experiments will help them engineer buildings that can stand up to extreme winds

AMES, Iowa – The foundation of a house remains, the basement ripped open and exposed, with the rest of the house blown away. A brick-veneered bank building partially caved in. A collapsed high school ...
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Government sets out plan to phase out animal experiments

The government has detailed for the first time how it aims to fulfil its manifesto pledge to work toward phasing out animal testing. The new plans include replacing animal testing for some major ...
IFLScience

Is Animal Testing Necessary – And Where Are We On Alternatives?

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...
UPI

To promote drug safety, FDA to replace animal testing with AI-based experiments, other methods

April 10 (UPI) --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is replacing animal testing with human-relevant methods, including artificial intelligence, when developing monoclonal antibody therapies and ...
The Gazette

Lawmaker demands UI animal-testing review after watchdog flags ‘pet dog’ experiments

IOWA CITY — A state lawmaker is demanding the University of Iowa immediately audit its animal testing programs and pursue alternative research methods based on a watchdog group’s findings that UI ...
SpaceNews

Polaris Dawn Selects 38 Science and Research Experiments to Advance Human Health and Space Exploration

Polaris Dawn, the first of the Polaris Program’s three human spaceflight missions, announced today the extensive suite of science and research experiments the crew and SpaceX will conduct throughout ...
EurekAlert!

Can combined virtual-real testing speed up autonomous vehicle testing? Findings from AEB field experiments

Schematic overview of the CVRT system, illustrating its three core modules: the Simulation Environment Module for generating high-fidelity virtual scenarios and traffic flows; the Data Process Module ...
Science Daily

Testing vaccine candidates quickly with lab-grown mini-organs

Developing and testing new treatments or vaccines for humans almost always requires animal trials, but these experiments can sometimes take years to complete and can raise ethical concerns about the ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Opinion: It’s time to stop product and science testing on animals

Science has given us many marvels. Electricity immediately springs to mind, as does the telephone. The remarkable ease with which we’re able to trace our ancestry is utterly astounding, and I have no ...
The Debrief

A Forgotten ESP Study From 1943 Is Raising New Questions About Experiments on Canada’s Indigenous Children

A resurfaced 1943 study brings the history of human experiments conducted on Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools into focus.