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Researchers make nanosheets that mimic protein formation

...bly offers substantial advantages over traditional manufacturing approaches, if we can design the building blocks appropriately. This is what we're trying to do." ...

Developing uses for sugar-cane bagasse: Biotechnology applied to the paper industry

The principal raw material used for manufacturing paper pulp is wood. However, growing demand in the paper industry, at a time of dwindling forest resources, have compelled the sector to turn to other sources of raw materials, such as cereal straw, reeds, bamboo or sugar-cane bagasse. This residue...

Carnegie Mellon scientists use 'green' approach to transform plastics manufacturing

...RP differs significantly from conventional polymer manufacturing methods. This "living," synthetic process can be shut down or restarted at will, depending on how the temperature and other conditions of the reaction are varied. ATRP is an exceptionally robust way to uniformly and precisely control the chemical com...

BC catalyst discovery promises faster, cheaper drug production

...entally friendly, and less expensive processes for manufacturing drugs. It's a great example of how NIH support for fundamental chemical research can benefit the American health care consumer," said John M. Schwab, a chemist at the National Institute of General Medical Science,which supported the work. ...

Increase in drug development for killer diseases is not enough

...s have "growing national capacity for high-quality manufacturing to convert the inventions into health products for...et segmentation, and the engagement of R&D and manufacturing capacities in countries where the targeted disease is endemic." ...

'Hidden-hero' microbes in soil, water may help naturally clean toxic sites

...ational Security Complex, toxic waste from weapons manufacturing at the facility between 1951 and 1983 leaches into groundwater that extends in radioactive plumes for miles from the contaminated site. But soon, Florida State University Associate Professor Joel Kostka and his FSU oceanography department team will...

Experimental vaccine given during pregnancy reduces stillbirths from common virus

...l DNA to the animal’s cells. The cells then begin manufacturing the viral protein. Cells of the guinea pigs?immune system detect the viral protein and launch an attack against it. In so doing, they learn to recognize CMV. The gene used in the experimental guinea pig CMV vaccine—UL83, also called pp65—contains ...

Health Canada approves cold and flu medicine

... with requirements for standardized labeling, good manufacturing practices, and specification requirements for finished products and post-market surveillance for potential adverse effects. ...

Nanotechnology shows promise as next wrinkle fighter

...films as they were compressed or heated during the manufacturing process, Ilsoon said the principles show promise to apply to human skin. The research is supported by the National Science Foundation and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. On all fronts, it's all about nailing a wrinkle before it starts. ...

Einstein's tea leaves inspire new blood separation technique

...the devices could be produced cheaply with current manufacturing techniques -- about 50 cents per chip -- but could still be five to 10 years away from mass production. ...

NIAID DNA vaccine for H5N1 avian influenza enters human trial

... made, but for which the reliability of supply and manufacturing capacity has been problematic. Dr. Nabel and his c... the virus was not present during any stage of the manufacturing process, notes Julie E. Martin, D.O., principal investigator of the study. "It is impossible for the...

Bypassing eggs, flu vaccine grown in insect cells shows promise

...l Association. Removing eggs from the flu vaccine manufacturing process is one option for health officials seeking...rd. The insect-cell technology also simplifies the manufacturing process in another way: A live flu virus is needed when growing vaccine in eggs, a danger when worki...

Hexavalent chromium in drinking water causes cancer in lab animals

...ed in electroplating, leather tanning, and textile manufacturing and have been found in some drinking water sources. Male and female rats and mice were given four different doses of sodium dichromate dihydrate in their drinking water ranging from 14.3 mg/l to 516 mg/l for two years. The lowest doses given to th...

The longest carbon nanotubes you've ever seen

Using techniques that could revolutionize manufacturing for certain materials, researchers have grown carbon nanotubes that are the longest in the world. While still slightly less than 2 centimeters long, each nanotube is 900,000 times longer than its diameter. The fibers--which have the potential to be ...

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