Technique in Biological Technology

Growth spurts

... to nanocrystal synthesis is needed. A new technique known as "liquid cell in situ transmission ... solution. The Berkeley researchers deployed this technique on NCEM's JEOL 3010 In-Situ microscope. Utilizing ... says Zheng. "Also, our in situ liquid cell TEM technique can be applied to other areas of research such as ...

NYU physicists find way to explore microscopic systems through holographic video

... at New York University have developed a technique to record three-dimensional movies of microscopic ... microscope. The team has already employed the technique for a range of applications, from research in ... of fat droplets in milk. More broadly, the technique creates a more sophisticated method to aid in ...

New statistical technique improves precision of nanotechnology data

... A new statistical analysis technique that identifies and removes systematic bias, ... profile adjustment by regression (SPAR), the technique could also reduce the amount of experimental data ... Beyond nanomaterials and nanostructures, the technique could also improve reliability and precision in ...

Secret of sandcastle construction could help revive ancient building technique, researchers say

... There is increasing interest in using the technique as it may help reduce reliance on cement in ... 2,000 years before Christ, when people used the technique to build walls around their settlements and the technique spread throughout the world - as documented in ...

New fuel cell catalyst uses 2 metals

... University in St. Louis have developed a technique for a bimetallic fuel cell catalyst that is ... effective than commercial catalysts. The novel technique eventually will enable a cost effective fuel cell ... to slash the costs. The Washington University technique is expected to substantially reduce the loading ...

Gender-Selection Technique Embraced for Hopeful Parents

... now is offering an alternative gender-selection technique with fewer moral and ethical dilemmas. The ... not an embryo. According to the developer, this technique offers approximately a 70-percent chance of ... if they are not of the desired gender. The technique employs a centrifugation process, known as "sperm ...

Scientists determine the structure of highly efficient light-harvesting molecules in green bacteria

... structures using X-ray crystallography, a technique that determines the arrangement of atoms in a ... the chlorosomes in green bacteria because the technique only works for molecules that are uniform in ... and used solid-state NMR spectroscopy -- a technique in which samples are spun very rapidly and ...

Researchers find better way to manufacture fast computer chips

... at Ohio State University are developing a technique for mass producing computer chips made from the ... , Nitin Padture and his colleagues describe a technique for stamping many graphene sheets onto a ... once, in precise locations. "We designed the technique to mesh with standard chip-making practices," ...

Hebrew University scientist develop technique for eliminating reblockage of arteries

... Jerusalem, March 9, 2009 An easily implementable technique to avoid reblockage of arteries that have been ... cause of mortality in the western world, the technique developed by Prof. Rubinsky's research teams ... at the University of California, Berkeley. The technique employs the biophysical phenomenon of ...

New imaging technique reveals the atomic structure of nanocrystals

... CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A new imaging technique developed by researchers at the University of ... can be obtained from different sources, our technique is general and can be applied to non-periodic ... as interfaces and local defects," Zuo said. "Our technique also provides a basis for imaging the ...

Technique for Creating Authentic Rat Embryonic Stem Cells Published in Cell

... to announce that pioneering research describing a technique for creating authentic embryonic stem (ES) cells ... and his team, now at Cambridge University . The technique is expected to allow the generation ... Stem Cell Sciences, said, "The impact of this new technique could be far-reaching in terms of opening the way ...

Cracking a tough nut for the semiconductor industry

... in high-performance integrated circuits. The new technique could help improve the reliability and ... problem in a new adaptation of a materials test technique called nanoindentation. Nanoindentation works by ... such as a silicon wafer. The new NIST technique requires a slight modification of the ...

100% Non-Incision Cosmetic Surgery, The 'Frame Thread Lift,' Debuts December 14, 2008 At American Academy Of Anti-Aging Medicine In Las Vegas

... The surgeon invented this highly acclaimed technique while practicing the so-called Contour Lift, ... the Contour Lift is that Dr. Woo Jung Ho's vector technique creates a "frame" on the face. The ... small incisions to the face, Dr. Woo Jung Ho's technique needs none. The surgery entails spreading nets ...

Protein-printing technique gives snapshots of immune system defense

... could have guessed that centuries later the same technique would uncover the secrets of human cells. ... of Technology researchers have borrowed a technique from such "intaglio" printing to create snapshots ... to mimic a multi-part vaccination. This technique could prove a powerful tool for research and ...

Nanoscale dimensioning is fast, cheap with new NIST optical technique

... Scanning Optical Microscope (TSOM) imaging, the technique has potential applications in nanomanufacturing, ... on a sample to acquire one best image, the new technique captures a series of images with an optical ... the image. While Attota believes this simple technique can be used in a variety of applications, he has ...

Denser, more powerful computer chips possible with plasmonic lenses that 'fly'

... revitalize optical lithography, a patterning technique that dominates modern integrated circuits ... "However, the resolution possible with this technique is limited by the fundamental nature of light. To ... photolithography is about 35 nanometers, but our technique is capable of a much higher resolution at a ...

Killer pulses help characterize special surfaces

... easier and more efficient with a measurement technique called surface-enhanced Raman scattering. To ... surface. Using killer laser pulses, their technique can count how many molecules are sitting in the ... it." Dlott, Fang and Seong demonstrated their technique by measuring the distribution of local ...

SACHEM Launches 2-D HPLC e-Learning Program : New e-Learning Program Teaches Scientists How to Better Analyze and Prove Product Purity Through Greater Sensitivity and Precision in Identification of Trace Components

... proteomics and other similar applications, this technique is a measurable superior technique to detect minor component biomolecules of ... companies and regulatory agencies. This technique enables a significantly improved approach to ...

NIST studies how new helium ion microscope measures up

... signal used to image extremely small objects, a technique analogous to the scanning electron microscope, ... One such NIST contribution is fast imaging, a technique Vladar developed to obtain sharper images. A ... signal slowly and getting a fuzzy image, the NIST technique collects many images as fast as possible and ...

New technique to compress light could open doors for optical communications

... thinner than current optical fibers. "This technique could give us remarkable control over light," ... the researchers found. The research team's technique works because the hybrid system acts like a ... in these devices. Oulton believes the hybrid technique of confining light could have huge ramifications. ...

New kind of MRI enables study of magnets for computer memory

... say physicists who've invented a new kind of MRI technique to do just that. The technique may eventually enable the development of ... become a tool for biomedical research. The technique combines three different kinds of technology: ...

Advance brings low-cost, bright LED lighting closer to reality

... have solved this problem by developing a technique to create LEDs on low-cost, metal-coated silicon ... reflective layer. The Purdue team used a technique common in the electronics industry called ... nitride was then deposited by another common technique known as organometallic vapor phase epitaxy, ...

MIT reports finer lines for microchips

... been possible with other methods. Their new technique could pave the way for next-generation computer ... in the 2013-2015 time frame. The MIT technique could also be economically attractive because it ... Ore. Schattenburg and colleagues used a technique known as interference lithography (IL) to ...

New map IDs the core of the human brain

... describes a novel application of a non-invasive technique that can be used by other scientists to continue ... MRI technology, which is a non-invasive scanning technique that estimates fiber connection trajectories ... cross a single location. The study applies this technique to the entire human cortex, resulting in maps of ...

A look into the nanoscale

... in mesoscopic dynamics," Barty said. "This technique could be extended to a few nanometers spatial and ... the sample is completely destroyed. The new technique is necessary to study ultrafast dynamics of non ... plasma formation under extreme conditions. The technique also allows researchers to image dynamic process ...

Tethered molecules act as light-driven reversible nanoswitches

... when exposed to visible light. Now, a new technique for attaching light-sensitive organic molecules ... can be controlled without direct contact, this technique could enable applications that can be controlled ... could be when they were in solution. The new technique uses a change in the shape of an azobenzene ...

Trap and zap: Harnessing the power of light to pattern surfaces on the nanoscale

... Princeton engineers have invented an affordable technique that uses lasers and plastic beads to create the ... without touching it." The researchers used the technique to "draw" features that were about 100 nanometers ... pulse, a desired pattern is created. The technique offers particular advantages on curved or ...

Northwestern chemist investigates lost reds in Homer painting

... Raman spectroscopy (SERS), the analytical technique pioneered by Van Duyne in 1977. SERS uses laser ... a variation of Raman spectroscopy, a widely used technique first developed in the 1920s. What sets SERS ... tell you what elements are present. The Raman technique tells you about what molecules are there." In ...

Microsurgery on the brain of the fruit fly leads to new insights into irreparable nerve injuries

... brain tissue. The researchers have perfected a technique for keeping the cultured brain of a fruit fly ... of time. With the aid of microsurgery, this new technique enables scientists to inflict injury on certain ... and their colleagues have now developed a new technique in which the fruit fly's entire brain is ...

Commencement 2008: Student innovation could improve data storage, magnetic sensors

... Morrow has also developed a microscopic technique to measure the minute magnetic properties of his ... number of freestanding nanostructures. The technique uses a specialized scanning tunneling microscope ... detect the properties of just one nanocolumn. His technique could have important implications for the study ...

Glowing zebrafish help researchers track role of sugars in the cell

... of Chemistry. One big advantage of the technique is that it is non-toxic and can be used to study ... fluorescent dyes to proteins, and have used the technique to study protein trafficking in cell culture and ... that have yet to be discovered. One technique Bertozzi has developed is to feed cells an ...

Bon MOT: Innovative atom trap catches highly magnetic atoms

... devices. The strongly counterintuitive technique of laser cooling to slow down atoms to very low ... time-keeping and spectroscopy experiments. The technique originally focused on atoms that were only weakly ... magneto-optical properties. The new trapping technique raises the possibility of using erbium and ...

Femtogram-level chemical measurements now possible, U. of I. team reports

... CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Finding a simple and convenient technique that combines nanoscale structural measurements ... of a gram) and below. The measurement technique combines the extraordinary resolution of atomic ... engineering. King and colleagues describe the technique in a paper accepted for publication in the ...

Credit-card-sized platform for volatile compound analysis CAREER project goal

... fields. Gas chromatography is the primary technique used in a number of scientific, medical, and ... security and military personnel can rely on the technique to test air samples for chemical warfare agents, such as sarin and mustard gases. The technique also is widely used in food processing, the ...

UW paper in Science shows how some solids mimic liquids on nanoscale

... a nanometre-sized sample, or examine with a technique capable of nanometre resolution, they will see ... surface. The researchers have developed a technique to look at the dynamical properties of this near ... films are used. "The cute thing about the technique is that the actual ideas behind it are almost 500 ...

New kind of transistor radios shows capability of nanotube technology

... are now possible, thanks to a novel growth technique developed by Rogers and colleagues at the U. of ... in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. The growth technique produces linear, horizontally aligned arrays of ... one such area. As a demonstration of the growth technique and todays nanotube analog potential, Rogers and ...

Berkeley scientists bring MRI/NMR to microreactors

... Louis Bouchard and Scott Burt have developed a technique in which parahydrogen-polarized gas is used to ... optimal performances. Says Burt, Our MRI/NMR technique provides the ability to directly measure the ... expensive, and the parahydrogen-enhanced MRI/NMR technique developed by Pines, Bouchard, Burt and their ...

Feeling the heat

... the use of silicon nanowires synthesized via a technique developed by researchers with the U.S. Department ... can measure dozens of square inches in area. The technique involves the galvanic displacement of silicon ... say exactly why it works, we can say that the technique does work. Nearly all of the worlds ...

Move over, silicon: Advances pave way for powerful carbon-based electronics

... precisely where transistors will be built. The technique is like printing, Chou said. By repeating the ... Chou said. One innovation that made the technique possible was to coat the stamp with a special ... on the level of interest from industry, the technique could be applied to wireless communication ...

The closest look ever at native human tissue

... long-standing goal. Using an advanced microscopy technique called cryo-electron tomography, researchers from ... Frangakis and his group have been developing a technique called cryo-electron tomography, with which a ... by a computer. The researchers applied this technique to observe proteins that are crucial for the ...