Engineers repurpose wasp venom as an antibiotic drug  Science DailyThe venom of insects such as wasps and bees is full of compounds that can kill bacteria. Unfortunately, many of these compounds are also toxic for humans, ... Read more https://ww …

Eastbourne youngsters in engineering pantomime challenge  Eastbourne HeraldEighteen teams from Eastbourne primary schools took part in the annual Pantomime Technology Challenge last week. Read more https://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/eastbour …

The hierarchy of oilSTLtoday.comDear Dr. Roach • Please write about the increasing use of “fashionable” coconut oil and coconut milk. I am on a plant-based diet, approaching vegan, and I see more products with high amounts of saturated fat, which seems to …

Alaska's Conflicted Oil FutureBaystreet.caAlaska, the final frontier, may be the next oil industry goldmine thanks to aggressive drilling, changing environmental policies, and a bullish administration. Not all Alaskans, however, are on board with the t …

Madison.comDr. Zorba Paster: Olive oil may be good for the brainMadison.comResearchers wanted to test olive oil's qualities when it came to dementia, so they chose a distant cousin of ours, the mouse. But this was a very special mouse, one that's p …

VCU School of Engineering receives $5 million grantRichmond.comDolutegravir is a relatively new, effective drug that treats HIV/AIDS. According to the National Institutes of Health, 30 tablets of the drug costs more than $1,700. The Virginia Commonwealth U …

The Daily ProgressHealth: Giving fish oil to pregnant moms may help cut children's asthma riskThe Daily ProgressIn research by the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, published Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, children whose mothers took high doses of fish o …

USA TODAYTrump may be good for oil, trouble for renewablesUSA TODAYU.S. energy producers of all kinds see reasons for optimism as they start 2017, though the incoming Trump administration may spell trouble for some of a greener hue. Among oil drillers, a r …