A sensitive yet uncomplicated method to detect differences in DNA strands using metal nanoparticle solutions has been developed by Roejarek Kanjanawarut and Xiaodi Su at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering at A*STAR, Singapore.
Dec 23rd, 2009
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Scientists from A*STAR in Singapore and the USA have developed a fast bioluminescence imaging technique that may greatly assist in the search for drugs that target mobile - or metastatic - cancer cells.
Dec 23rd, 2009
Read moreA team of researchers at the FOM institute AMOLF has succeeded for the first time in powering an energy transfer between nano-electromagnets with the magnetic field of light. This breakthrough is of major importance in the quest for magnetic metamaterials with which light rays can be deflected in every possible direction.
Dec 23rd, 2009
Read moreUMass Lowell Nanomanufacturing will receive $4 million under a defense appropriations bill passed by Congress Saturday and signed by President Obama Monday.
Dec 23rd, 2009
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Microscopic ridges contouring the surface of flower petals might play a role in flashing that come-hither look pollinating insects can't resist. Michigan State University scientists and colleagues now have figured out how those form.
Dec 23rd, 2009
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Topically applied therapy travels deep into the skin to combat MRSA infections.
Dec 22nd, 2009
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Using a technique that provides detailed images of nanoscale structures, researchers at the University of Michigan and Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital have discovered changes in the collagen component of bone that directly relate to bone health.
Dec 22nd, 2009
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Sophisticated as it is, a superconducting linac is a conventional particle accelerator that, in a machine like the Next Generation Light Source (NGLS) now under study, can be used to produce superbright laser beams. The inverse is also true: powerful lasers can be used to accelerate charged particles - but in ways that are anything but conventional.
Dec 22nd, 2009
Read moreLeticia Espinosa Alonso put catalysts under the microscope and discovered a world of new possibilities.
Dec 22nd, 2009
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MIT researchers present conclusive evidence that membrane vibrations in red blood cells require energy input from ATP (adenosine triphosphate), a chemical cells use to store and transfer energy.
Dec 22nd, 2009
Read moreDiabetics may soon be able to wear contact lenses that continuously alert them to variations in their glucose levels by changing colours - replacing the need to routinely draw blood throughout the day.
Dec 22nd, 2009
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Communication between nerve cells is vital for our bodies to function. Part of this communication happens through vesicles containing signalling molecules called neurotransmitters.
Dec 22nd, 2009
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Physiker bremsen ein einzelnes Atom mit Hilfe einer optoelektronischen Rueckkopplung in Echtzeit.
Dec 22nd, 2009
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Sandia National Laboratories scientists have developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected and used.
Dec 22nd, 2009
Read moreThe cellulose produced by bacteria could be used for artificial blood vessels in the future as it carries a lower risk of blood clots than the synthetic materials currently used for bypass operations.
Dec 22nd, 2009
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Strange but true: the recently restarted Large Hadron Collider, the most powerful accelerator in the world, is the direct descendant of Thomas Edison's light bulb. The light bulb was invented before electrons were discovered but nevertheless led to the first vacuum tubes, which for a long time were the principal means of accelerating and controlling charged particles in radios, medical x-rays, and other practical applications.
Dec 22nd, 2009
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