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Biomedical engineer pursues development of five-dimensional imaging technology
Virginia Tech biomedical engineering faculty member Guohua Cao director of the X Ray Systems Laboratory is leading an effort to develop a new type of X ray scanner that is an unprecedented five dimensional technology ... - Read MoreCarbon dioxide tamed: Making this ubiquitous gas industrially useful
Using a copper catalyst to unite carbon dioxide with organic molecules under mild conditions could make this ubiquitous gas industrially useful Carbon dioxide has become notorious as a troublesome greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil ... - Read MoreSoil microbes alter DNA in response to warming
As scientists forecast the impacts of climate change one missing piece of the puzzle is what will happen to the carbon in the soil and the microbes that control the fate of this carbon as ... - Read MoreEnergy storage in miniaturized capacitors may boost green energy technology
Carbon nanotube sponge shows improved water clean-up
A carbon nanotube sponge capable of soaking up water contaminants such as fertilisers pesticides and pharmaceuticals more than three times more efficiently than previous efforts has been presented in a new study published today The ... - Read MoreResearchers harness sun's energy during day for use at night
New study: US power plant emissions down
Researchers develop artificial bone marrow; May be used to reproduce hematopoietic stem cells
Symbiotic fungi inhabiting plant roots have major impact on atmospheric carbon, scientists say
Simple, cheap way to increase solar cell efficiency
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Released 3 11 2013 5 00 AM EDTSource Newsroom National University of Singapore more news from this source Mar 11 2013 A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore NUS led by Professor ...
In the EU funded project MicroMilk European SMEs together with the University of Hohenheim and the Fraunhofer IGB have developed a novel method for pasteurization of milk with microwaves The system preserves the valuable components ...
All chefs know that you have to break some eggs to make an omelet and that includes engineers at Iowa State University who are using high frequency sound waves to break down plant materials in ...
Released 10 11 2013 9 35 AM EDTEmbargo expired 10 13 2013 1 00 PM EDTSource Newsroom McMaster University more news from this source Oct 15 2013 Hamilton ON Oct 13 2013 Researchers at McMaster ...
A natural shift to stronger warm El Niño events in the Pacific Ocean might be responsible for a substantial portion of the global warming recorded during the past 50 years according to new research at ...
Geochemistry analysis conducted by the U S Naval Research Laboratory of fossil sediment injection structures off the New Zealand coast in February and March reveal no presence of modern day expulsions of methane gas a ...
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New technique targets specific areas of cancer cells with different drugs
no picResearchers have developed a technique for creating nanoparticles that carry two different cancer killing drugs into the body and deliver those drugs to separate parts of the cancer cell where they will be most effective ... - Read MoreWhat Is Different About Women's Health?
no picReleased 1 6 2014 9 05 AM ESTSource Newsroom American Association for Clinical Chemistry AACC more news from this source Contact Information Available for logged in reporters only Citations Clinical ChemistryJan 7 2014 WASHINGTON – ... - Read MorePromising New Biomarkers Linked to Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
no piccould increase survival rates more than current screening methods such as mammography Until recently however scientists have discovered disappointingly few useful cancer markers A team of researchers led by Ye Hu PhD of Weill Cornell ... - Read MoreUnderdiagnosis of Women's Heart Disease Not Resolved by Sex-Specific Criteria
no picReleased 1 6 2014 9 15 AM ESTSource Newsroom American Association for Clinical Chemistry AACC more news from this source Contact Information Available for logged in reporters only Citations Clinical Chemistry 60 1 158–164 2014 ... - Read MoreDesigning Genes Through Diagnosis
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Fruit flies, fighter jets use similar nimble tactics when under attackWhen startled by predators tiny fruit flies respond like fighter jets employing screaming fast banked turns to evade attacks Researchers at the University of Washington used an array of high speed video cameras operating at ...
Agrochemistry
True value of cover crops to farmers, environmentPlanting cover crops in rotation between cash crops widely agreed to be ecologically beneficial is even more valuable than previously thought according to a team of agronomists entomologists agroecologists horticulturists and biogeochemists from Penn State's ...
- A gluttonous plant reveals how its cellular power plant devours foreign DNA
- Risk assessment for pesticides in EU unsuitable for use in field
- How scavenging fungi became a plant's best friend
- Lignin-feasting microbe holds promise for biofuels
- Defending food crops: Whitefly experimentation to prevent contamination of agriculture
Spectroscopy
Switching an antibiotic on and off with lightScientists of the KIT and the University of Kiev have produced an antibiotic whose biological activity can be controlled with light Thanks to the robust diarylethene photoswitch the antimicrobial effect of the peptide mimetic can ...
- Thermal vision: Graphene light detector first to span infrared spectrum
- Tweaking MRI to track creatine may spot heart problems earlier, study suggests
- Understanding secondary light emission by plasmonic nanostructures may improve medical imaging
- Researchers create nonlinear light-generating zero-index metamaterial
- Amplifying Our Vision of the Infinitely Small
Chemistry Education
Modelling modules lead to higher-quality aluminiumThe Norwegian project Modelling assisted Innovation for the Aluminium DC Casting Process MINAC has developed modelling tools that show the impact of even minute adjustments to the casting process on casthouse products The aluminium industry ...
Materials Science
Thermoelectric generator on glass fabric for wearable electronic devicesWearable computers or devices have been hailed as the next generation of mobile electronic gadgets from smart watches to smart glasses to smart pacemakers For electronics to be worn by a user they must be ...
- New self-healing plastics developed
- Virus structure inspires novel understanding of onion-like carbon nanoparticles
- A modern twist on Young's slits
- Sneak a peek through the mist to technology of the future
- Engineers design 'living materials': Hybrid materials combine bacterial cells with nonliving elements that emit light
Chemical Thermodynamics
Refrigerant in car air conditioners: Refreshingly cool, potentially toxic?The refrigerant R1234yf is being considered for use in air conditioning systems in cars Chemists at Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet LMU in Munich now show that in the event of a fire it releases the highly ...
- Thermal conductance can be controlled like waves using nanostructures
- Heat-based technique offers new way to measure microscopic particles
- Magnetically stimulated flow patterns offer strategy for heat transfer problems
- Staying cool in the nanoelectric universe by getting hot
- Physicists quantify temperature changes in metal nanowires
Chemical Kinetics
An improved, cost-effective catalyst for water-splitting devicesSolar energy appears to be the only form of renewable that can be exploited at level that matches the world's growing needs However it is equally necessary to find efficient ways to store solar energy ...
Polymer Chemistry
It looks like rubber but isn't: What goes on in a concentrated solution of circular polymers?The experimental and numerical study of the behaviour of polymers in concentrated solutions is a line of research that is still highly active In the past it enabled us to understand why materials like rubber ...
Chemical Engineering
Stretchable antenna for wearable health monitoringResearchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new stretchable antenna that can be incorporated into wearable technologies such as health monitoring devices Many researchers including our lab have developed prototype sensors for wearable ...
- Effective thermal camouflage and invisibility device for soldiers created
- Engineering team increases power efficiency for future computer processors
- Hydrocephalus: Sensors monitor cerebral pressure
- Supercomputers join search for 'cheapium': Brute force computing used to find new materials
- New materials with potential biomedical applications
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- Thermoelectric generator on glass fabric for wearable electronic devices
- New self-healing plastics developed
- Virus structure inspires novel understanding of onion-like carbon nanoparticles
- Researchers bolster development of programmable quantum computers
- Bioanalysis: Microbeads are easily fixed
- Fruit flies, fighter jets use similar nimble tactics when under attack
- A modern twist on Young's slits
- Sneak a peek through the mist to technology of the future
- Enzyme 'Wrench' Could Be Key to Stronger, More Effective Antibiotics
- Most Hospital Pregnancy Tests Found to Be Unreliable After First Few Weeks of Pregnancy
- A New Approach to Huntington's Disease?
- Bamboo-Loving Giant Pandas Also Have a Sweet Tooth
- Engineers design 'living materials': Hybrid materials combine bacterial cells with nonliving elements that emit light
- Shifting evolution into reverse promises cheaper, greener way to make new drugs
- Shifting Evolution Into Reverse Promises Cheaper, Greener Way to Make New Drugs
- Researcher: Study on Element Could Change Ballgame on Radioactive Waste
- Forests crucial to green growth
- Seal teeth offer glimpse into the environmental past of Russia's Lake Baikal
- Permafrost thaw exacerbates climate change
- Deep ocean current may slow due to climate change
- Making synthetic diamond crystals in plasma reactor
- Dust in the wind drove iron fertilization during ice age
- Emerging carbon trading markets offer lessons
- It looks like rubber but isn't: What goes on in a concentrated solution of circular polymers?
- Switching an antibiotic on and off with light
- Mathematical equation that explains the behavior of nanofoams
- Dartmouth Cancer Researcher on Genetic-Based Testing and Treatment for Breast Cancer
- True value of cover crops to farmers, environment
- Ocean's carbon budget balanced: Supply of food to midwater organisms balanced with demands for food
- Goldilocks principle: Earth's continued habitability due to geologic cycles that act as climate control
- Nanoparticle-based coating for aircraft engines may triple service life and reduce fuel consumption
- Tiny transistors for extreme environs: Engineers shrink plasma devices to resist radiation
- Algae may be a potential source of biofuels and biochemicals even in cool climate
- Real-time simulation of textiles with new software
- Important and complex systems, from the global financial market to groups of friends, may be highly controllable
- Fierce 2012 magnetic storm just missed us: Earth dodged huge magnetic bullet from the sun
- Planting cotton early may mean less stink bug damage
- Magnetic behavior discovery could advance nuclear fusion
- Nanotube composites greatly increase efficiency of next generation of solar cells
- High-strength materials from the pressure cooker: New materials made quickly and in eco-friendly manner
- Pocket diagnosis: App turns any smartphone into a portable medical diagnostic device
- New technique makes LEDs brighter, more resilient
- Radiation damage at the root of Chernobyl's ecosystems
- Fast synthesis could boost drug development
- New biotechnology product to make waterproof paper using natural enzymes
- Rewrite the textbooks on water's surface tension: Air-water interface is negatively charged by the adsorption of hydroxide ions
- Vaccination: No-refrigeration, spray vaccine could curb diseases in remote areas
- Thermal conductance can be controlled like waves using nanostructures
- Building Heart Tissue That Beats
- New Method Is a Thousand Times More Sensitive to Performance-Enhancing Drugs
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