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MERIS monitoring tracks planetary photosynthesis levels

...s to live in, and constitute a major source of raw materials for human activities. Wood in particular constitutes a critical source of energy storage for a large fraction of humanity which relies on it for heating and cooking. It is especially significant as a 'sink' of carbon that might otherwise enter the at...

UNC computer, marine scientists collaborate to predict flow of toxic waters from Katrina

...contaminated floodwaters and offer it to hazardous materials experts and public health officials. In a matter ...d generate reliable information that the hazardous materials experts will need to have," said CSDL scientist Jesse Feynen. "We're doing that, and we're doing it ...

Fundamental discovery -- Bone fracture

... this weren't bad enough, it is also true that the materials properties of the bone decrease with age," said Ha...) in looking at the nano-scale level of biological materials ?down to a billionth of a meter. Before the use of the AFM, it was impossible to see these tiny mole...

New complete muscle grown in the lab

...science, biotechnology, water-resource management, materials engineering, aerospace and medicine. The majority of the founders and managers of Israel's high-tech companies are alumni. Based in New York City, the American Technion Society is the leading American organization supporting higher education in Israe...

Disease diagnosis, bioengineering covered at state nano summit

...search and practical applications in life science, materials science, energy, electronics and semiconductors. Both presenters and attendees will be able to explore the specific research needs and opportunities associated with the multidisciplinary field that is nanotechnology. Krause's work deals with the sig...

Breakthrough: Scientists create world's tiniest organic particles

...d particles for delivering drugs and other organic materials into the human body.Adapting technology pioneered ...echnology and nanoparticles, but 99 percent of the materials people are focusing on are metals and metal oxides, which are inorganic," DeSimone said. "Our method...

Researchers Discover That Microbes Can Produce Miniature Electrical Wires

...g field of nanotechnology, which develops advanced materials and devices in extremely small dimensions. The fi...ms likely that microbial nanowires could be useful materials for the development of extremely small electronic devices.?/p> “The microbial world never stops ...

Unusual antibiotics show promise against deadly 'superbugs'

...ut by mating collagen with a molecular hitchhiker, materials scientists at Johns Hopkins hope to create some important medical advances. The researchers have found a simple new way to modify collagen, paving the way for better infection-fighting bandages and a treatment to block the formation of unwanted scar ...

Modified collagen could yield important medical applications

...ut by mating collagen with a molecular hitchhiker, materials scientists at Johns Hopkins hope to create some important medical advances. The researchers have found a simple new way to modify collagen, paving the way for better infection-fighting bandages and a treatment to block the formation of unwanted scar ...

When it comes to cell entry, being average has its advantages

... nanotubes ?infinitesimal bits of carbon and other materials used in everything from cameras to clothing. "If you know how viruses get into cells, you know how to better design drugs to keep them out," said L.B. Freund, professor of engineering at Brown. "Or if you do want molecules to get in ?those in medica...

WHO suspends Marburg work, appeals for new funds

...pport from multidisciplinary teams, and additional materials and supplies. Provision of adequate personal protective equipment is a particularly urgent need. Increased field coordination of technical, operational and logistic support is likewise needed. Today, WHO has launched an appeal, through the United Na...

Prescription Drug Patches Gaining Ground, Tackling New Therapies

...n prescription patch growth. Advances in synthetic materials and patch design have led to patches that are more esthetically acceptable and that are capable of delivering sustained dosing of active compounds for several days in a smaller package. “The number of drug therapies being developed in patch form is e...

Structure-building cell signals also may influence learning and memory

...ortant as it is the process by which cells take up materials such as neurotransmitters, fat molecules, and foreign bodies like viruses and toxins, from the external environment thus enabling the cell to store, transport or eliminate these materials. Synaptojanin-1 enables endocytosis when it disassembles a mo...

Nature provides inspiration for important new adhesive

...er-resistant wood adhesives from renewable natural materials using mussel protein as a model. The research work has resulted in 11 papers in journals such as Macromolecular Rapid Communications and the Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. The new wood adhesives are made from natural resources such as s...

Marine sponge yields nanoscale secrets

...spiring cutting-edge research in the design of new materials at the University of California, Santa Barbara. A... into practical methods for the development of new materials in the laboratory. The research team developed a method for coupling small, inexpensive synthetic m...

Bioelectronic ‘signatures?hold key to DNA mutations

...joint appointment as professor in the chemical and materials department at the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering and the Department of Chemistry, is a renowned expert in nanomaterial-based biosensors that operate at the scale of a thousand times smaller than the width of a human hair. He wrote 660 papers and...

Nano-bumps could help repair clogged blood vessels

...d cartilage cells in petri dishes attach better to materials that possess smaller surface bumps than are found on conventional materials used to make artificial joints. The smaller features also stimulate the growth of more new bone tiss...

Human Cells Filmed Instantly Messaging for First Time

... During the same time, production of chemicals and materials from bio-based products would increase from about 12.5 billion pounds, or 5 percent of the current production of target U.S. chemical commodities in 2001, to 12 percent in 2010, 18 percent in 2020 and 25 percent in 2030. Nearly half of the 2,263 mil...

Growth in biomass could put US on road to energy independence

... During the same time, production of chemicals and materials from bio-based products would increase from about 12.5 billion pounds, or 5 percent of the current production of target U.S. chemical commodities in 2001, to 12 percent in 2010, 18 percent in 2020 and 25 percent in 2030. Nearly half of the 2,263 mil...

Disease diagnosis, biodefense among UH chemical research projects

...d on two major themes ?polymer-nanoparticle hybrid materials and polymer loops and brushes. Polymer materials and ultrathin polymer films have applications in advanced electronics, display technology, biosensor...

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