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Rare Chinese frogs communicate by means of ultrasonic sound

... colleagues returned to China with their recording equipment and a special device that allowed playback of recorded frog calls in the audible or ultrasonic ranges. They observed eight male frogs under three experimental conditions (no sounds, playback of calls containing only audible parts and playback of just...

Wound monitor 'sniffs out' infections

... mobile unit which sits alongside other monitoring equipment next to the patient. Key applications for the device will include monitoring trauma injuries, chronic ulcers and in military field hospitals. Manchester will coordinate a European team of engineers and medical experts, which will include consultant...

Biofuels can replace about 30 percent of fuel needs with significant research and policy effort

...ce and innovative biomass conversion processes and equipment to produce fuels, power and chemicals from biomass. The biorefinery would work much like a petroleum refinery, which produces multiple fuels and products from petroleum. The group based its recommendations on research studies, including studies on ...

Purdue creates new low-cost system to detect bacteria

...ing correct, which is as good as you could do with equipment costing more than $100,000, " Rajwa said. "And, unlike conventional systems, our method is 100 percent non-invasive, which means we can carry out the procedure without staining, manipulating or killing the biological samples. "The power of this tec...

Drug discovery team to explore newly discovered deep-sea reefs

...me geological system. After a quick personnel and equipment turnaround, Harbor Branch researchers will return to the Miami area on a separate expedition from May 31 to June 9 to conduct the first in depth survey of deep reef areas in the region to better assess the ecological importance of the reefs and to id...

Deep-water discovery

...me geological system. After a quick personnel and equipment turnaround, Harbor Branch researchers will return to the Miami area on a separate expedition from May 31 to June 9 to conduct the first in-depth survey of deep reef areas in the region to better assess the ecological importance of the reefs and to le...

Corn waste potentially more than ethanol

...uphill for later use, directly run light, heat and equipment or electrolyze water to create hydrogen." The Penn State researcher and colleagues have also used microbial fuel cells and wastewater to produce hydrogen gas directly. ...

Life and death in the hippocampus: what young neurons need to survive

...nt by neighboring cells, as the cells' life-saving equipment that allows them to integrate into the existing brain circuitry. The NMDA receptor is activated by the neurotransmitter glutamate, a chemical released by neurons in order to transmit information to neighboring cells. Whenever the receptor picks up...

New light microscope sharpens scientists' focus

...t they did have ?which turned out to be old optics equipment Hess had saved from their days at Bell Labs, suppl...by the money in their wallets. They dusted off the equipment and set up shop in the living room of Hess's condominium in La Jolla, California. There, in just ...

Arctic expedition will investigate alien-like glacier

...hwhile testing spacecraft and remote-control rover equipment on the glacier in the future. "These are exciting times for planetary exploration in Canada, said Dr. Alain Berinstain, Director of Planetary Exploration and Space Astronomy at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). "With the development of the Canadian A...

Prevention is the best option: fighting autoimmune diseases

...s made possible using sophisticated flow cytometry equipment at the Centenary Institute. The machines use laser beams and advanced optics and electronics toanalyse and purify many kinds of cells at a rate of over 25,000 cells every second. This technology is able to produce results that cannot be obtained by ...

Research offers new hope for preterm babies

... health is so critical." "Acquiring this piece of equipment is a big step forward for us. We believe we will soon have the data that will tell us to what extent preterm babies can auto-regulate blood and oxygen flows in the brain. This will greatly assist in caring for these babies, particularly those needing...

Large-scale genomics project will hunt genes behind common childhood diseases

... projects in the world," said Dr. Hakonarson. "The equipment will be capable of producing approximately 150 million genotypes per day, all extracted from blood samples. Children's Hospital will be the only pediatric hospital to have this technology entirely at its disposal." The Center plans to analyze blood ...

Researchers to develop ultra-miniature implantable sensors to measure blood flow

...tools," Kan explained. "Future surgical monitoring equipment could consist of microscopic implants or sensor systems integrated with present tools." Kan noted that these miniature sensors can be as small as 100 microns in length by 100 microns in width, and with development, these sizes could shrink to severa...

New technology enables faster, more efficient cell harvest: Cell therapy meeting study

...m). It does not require the addition of laboratory equipment or trained technicians, as the method is easy to learn and use. "Researchers and companies working in cell therapy expressed the need to find better and easier ways to isolate and enrich cells that result in higher cell yield, faster processing ti...

Embryos exposed in 3-D

...m). It does not require the addition of laboratory equipment or trained technicians, as the method is easy to learn and use. "Researchers and companies working in cell therapy expressed the need to find better and easier ways to isolate and enrich cells that result in higher cell yield, faster processing ti...

Search on for treatment of slow-healing wounds

... hire more doctoral-level researchers and purchase equipment for its investigation into the role biofilms play in chronic wounds. The money will be distributed over four years. Biofilms are bacteria that grab onto a surface, build a colony and then secrete a protective slime that makes them nearly invulnera...

Walking not enough for significant exercise benefits

...gram which incorporated cardio-based activities on equipment such as treadmills and stationary bicycles. The traditional group was asked to complete exercise at a moderate intensity, a level allowing for one or two sentences of conversation with ease. Intensity was not set for the walking group; they completed...

Uniform tungsten trimers stand and deliver

...White said. The collaborators employed specialized equipment available from the William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a DOE user facility located at PNNL, to prepare and characterize the platform as well as the clusters. Using a unique approach that changed the tungsten oxide directly f...

Male circumcision reduces HIV risk, study stopped early

... with proper technical training and medical tools, equipment and supplies necessary to perform large numbers of circumcisions safely. "Already, there are large numbers of boys and young men who are seeking circumcision in areas of Africa where men are not traditionally circumcised," he said. "The danger is ...

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