Can three-photon absorption lead to better bio-imaging?
Apr 18, 2008 |
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One of the more interesting concepts being looked at in terms of quantum chemistry is that of three-photon absorption (3PA). 3PA works when three photons are simultaneously absorbed in one event. Because three photon absorption ...
Nanotechnology paves way for super iPods
Apr 18, 2008 |
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A breakthrough by scientists from the University of Glasgow could see the storage capacity of an iPod increase 150,000 times.
Nanoparticles Provide Detailed View Inside Living Animals
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Using nanoparticles designed specifically to produce a bright Raman spectroscopic signal, a team of investigators at the Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Focused on Therapy Response (Stanford CCNE) has shown that ...
Researchers devise new method for protecting private data
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Companies and organizations that keep sensitive personal information on millions of Americans have become attractive targets for hackers in recent years, resulting in billions of dollars in losses for U.S. businesses and ...
The next step in robot development is child’s play
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Teaching robots to understand enough about the real world to allow them act independently has proved to be much more difficult than first thought.
Black hole sheds light on a galaxy
Apr 18, 2008 |
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A light echo occurs when interstellar gas is heated by radiation and reacts by emission of light. An international team led by Stefanie Komossa from the Max Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics in ...
Scientists Show First 3-D Image of Antibody Gene
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Apr 18, 2008 |
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Using a multidisciplinary mix of geometry, biological research and techniques developed to solve problems on supercomputers, scientists at the University of California, San Diego have shown for the first time ...
Researchers look at cannabinoids, genes, medicines and brain scans to find better anxiety treatments
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Right now, about half of all people who take medicine for an anxiety disorder don’t get much help from it. And doctors have no definitive way to predict who will, and who won’t, benefit from each anti-anxiety ...
Nanosize Rods Light Up Pancreatic Cancer Cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Quantum dots have shown promise as ultrabright contrast agents for use in a variety of cancer imaging studies. Now, a team of investigators at the Multifunctional Nanoparticles in Diagnosis and Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer ...
Solar flares set the Sun quaking
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Data from the ESA/NASA spacecraft SOHO shows clearly that powerful starquakes ripple around the Sun in the wake of mighty solar flares that explode above its surface. The observations give solar physicists ...
Seeing clearly despite the clouds
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Satellites taking atmospheric measurements might now be able to see blue skies as clearly as optimists do. Researchers have found a way to reduce cloud-induced glare when satellites measure blue skies on cloudy ...
Get mobile, get promoted
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Without that five minutes chat by the watercooler, the open-ended lunch break, or a boss's beckoning door, homeworkers can often feel isolated from colleagues and the opportunities for informal networking and mentoring that ...
Scientists study microbe filaments' power
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Apr 18, 2008 |
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Researchers from The University of Arizona and Columbia University have discovered that tiny filaments on bacteria can bundle together and pull with forces far stronger than experts had previously thought ...
Will screening for aortic aneurysm be effective?
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Pilot screening programmes for abdominal aortic aneurysms in men aged 65 are due to be launched in England this year, but is this move too hasty? Two experts debate the issue in this week's BMJ.
Green Gel: Hybrid material made from polymers and proteins fluoresces and respnods to pH value and temperature
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have now developed a new strategy for the formation of hybrid materials from synthetic polymers and proteins. They have thus been able to fuse the specific biological ...
