A Ruler of Gold and DNA
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 12, 2006 |
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Scientists from the U.S. Department Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have developed a ruler made of gold nanoparticles and DNA that can measure the ...
How can we make nanoscale capacitors even smaller?
Oct 12, 2006 |
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Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered what limits our ability to reduce the size of capacitors, often the largest components in integrated circuits, down to the nanoscale. They have answered a 45-year old question: ...
We Need Better Yardstick to Measure Digital Divide, Researcher Says
Biology /
Oct 12, 2006 |
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Relying on easy-to-measure factors like how many Internet access points a place has presents a simplistic picture of today’s digital divide. A more sophisticated approach is needed to get an honest assessment of who is being ...
Vaccine could help save endangered Ethiopian wolves
Biology /
Oct 12, 2006 |
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Researchers have produced the strongest evidence yet to suggest that a targeted reactive vaccination programme, rather than blanket vaccination, can control infectious diseases like rabies in threatened wild ...
Polarized particles join toolbox for building unique structures
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 12, 2006 |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created polarized, spherical particles that spontaneously self-assemble into clusters with specific shapes and distributions of electric charge. ...
Major biofilm dispersion finding announced
Biology /
Oct 12, 2006 |
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A U.S. biologist says his discovery of a molecule that induces the dispersion of biofilms will affect numerous industries during coming years.
Phase II Study: Revlimid successful
Oct 12, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say a Phase II trial of Revlimid in patients with incurable blood cancer has produced positive results.
Tracing African-American Ancestry Difficult
Biology /
Oct 12, 2006 |
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Mitochondrial DNA may not hold the key to unlocking the ancestry of African Americans, according to a study by a University of South Carolina researcher published in this week’s issue of the journal BMC Biology.
Antique Whale Oil Provides Insights to Origin of Pre-Industrial Chemicals
Oct 12, 2006 |
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One of the last remaining New England whaling ships has provided unexpected insights into the origin of halogenated organic compounds (HOCs) that have chemical and physical properties similar to toxic PCBs and the pesticide ...
Shrinking ponds signal warmer, dryer Alaska
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 12, 2006 |
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A first-of-its kind analysis of fifty years of remotely sensed imagery from the 1950s to 2002 shows a dramatic reduction in the size and number of more than 10,000 ponds in Alaska. The analysis, by University of Alaska Fairbanks ...
U.S. tests CO2 underground storage options
Oct 12, 2006 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy says it is continuing a project designed to determine the feasibility of storing carbon dioxide in brine formations.
Comparing Chimp, Human DNA
Oct 12, 2006 |
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Most of the big differences between human and chimpanzee DNA lie in regions that do not code for genes, according to a new study. Instead, they may contain DNA sequences that control how gene-coding regions are activated ...
U.S. pharmaceutical industry is studied
Oct 12, 2006 |
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A new study concludes the U.S. pharmaceutical industry might be wasting more than $50 billion every year in manufacturing expenses.
NIST releases new standard for semiconductor industry
Oct 12, 2006 |
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A wide range of optical electronic devices, from laser disk players to traffic lights, may be improved in the future thanks to a small piece of semiconductor, about the size of a button, coated with aluminum, gallium, and ...
Fossilized liquid assembly: Nanomaterials research tool
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 12, 2006 |
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From a butterfly's iridescent wing to a gecko's sticky foot, nature derives extraordinary properties from ordinary materials like wax and keratin. Its secret is hierarchical topology: macroscale structures ...
