University of Arkansas

The Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation is due to begin construction in mid-2020 and has a budget of US$16 million

Architecture

Grafton Architects' college building highlights versatility of wood

Following its Pritzker Prize win, Grafton Architects isn’t creating another stone building as you might expect. Instead, the firm has designed a light-filled all-timber college research building that it hopes will highlight the versatility of wood.

The Cytophone laser/ultrasound-based device in action detecting circulating tumor cells in the blood of patients with melanoma

Medical

Cytophone detects and blasts circulating cancer cells

A team of researchers has developed a non-invasive tool which not only detects circulating tumor cells in the bloodstream, but can blast them away at the same time. Dubbed the Cytophone, it employs a laser which heats the CTCs, subsequently detecting them via ultrasound.

A close-up view of the square dimples, which worked the best

Medical

Tiny dimples could make for longer-lasting artificial hips

Although artificial hips allow many people to remain mobile, the things do wear out after a while, often requiring replacement surgeries. The need for such operations may soon become less frequent, however, thanks to research being conducted at the University of Arkansas.