http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- It may look like little more than fishing line, but plastic optical fibre or POF promises to revolutionise high-speed last-mile communications networks. Its evolution is being aided by groundbreaking research in Europe. http://www.physorg.com/news175183984.html Technology Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:30:03 EST news175183984 Biochips carrying thousands of DNA fragments are widely used for examining genetic material. Experts would also like to have biochips on which proteins are anchored. This requires a gel layer which can now be produced industrially. http://www.physorg.com/news165058328.html Chemistry Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:32:34 EST news165058328 (PhysOrg.com) -- Like tiny Jedi knights, tunable fluidic micro lenses can focus and direct light at will to count cells, evaluate molecules or create on-chip optical tweezers, according to a team of Penn State engineers. They may also provide imaging in medical devices, eliminating the necessity and discomfort of moving the tip of a probe. http://www.physorg.com/news161277474.html Physics Mon, 11 May 2009 16:18:36 EST news161277474 In their fight against cancer, doctors have just gained an impressive new weapon to add to their arsenal. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a chip that can save lives by diagnosing certain cancers even before patients become symptomatic. http://www.physorg.com/news129828441.html Biology Mon, 12 May 2008 16:27:21 EST news129828441 NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that in experiments being carried out jointly with Professor Kazuo Sutoh of the Department of Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, and Associate Professor Shoji Takeuchi of the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, it has successfully demonstrated the world's first molecular delivery system for molecular communication. http://www.physorg.com/news125848734.html Biology Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:58:54 EST news125848734 Things that work on a small scale are not necessarily as successful on a large one. It takes a lot of patience and money to scale up analytical or therapeutic processes from the laboratory to industrial manufacture. A new platform made of building blocks minimizes the cost. http://www.physorg.com/news124457972.html Technology Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:39:32 EST news124457972 Backed by a government intent on promoting innovation and fuelled by the `brain gain` of talented scientists and entrepreneurs returning from abroad, China`s health biotech industry only needs a more favourable investment climate to emerge as a global force in the production of therapies and medicines - both new and low-cost generics - experts say in a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news118940809.html Biology Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:06:49 EST news118940809 A new biochip technology could eliminate animal testing in the chemicals and cosmetics industries, and drastically curtail its use in the development of new pharmaceuticals, according to new findings from a team of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the University of California at Berkeley, and Solidus Biosciences Inc. http://www.physorg.com/news117133544.html Biology Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:05:44 EST news117133544 Biochip platforms that work as artificial cells are attractive for medical diagnostics, interrogation of biological processes, and for the production of important biomolecules. However, to match the complexity of nature, the biochips need to be designed such that proteins, DNA, and other important biological components can be located in specific, spatially well-defined regions on the chips. http://www.physorg.com/news90589632.html Nanotechnology Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:47:12 EST news90589632 An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Yanbin Li, professor of biological engineering in the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, has developed a portable biosensor for in-field, rapid screening of avian influenza virus. http://www.physorg.com/news89043789.html Biology Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:23:09 EST news89043789 Testing for deadly food, air and water pathogens may get a lot easier and cheaper thanks to the work of a Michigan State University researcher and his team. http://www.physorg.com/news85673661.html Technology Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:14:21 EST news85673661 Purdue University researchers have developed a biochip that measures the electrical activities of cells and is capable of obtaining 60 times more data in just one reading than is possible with current technology. http://www.physorg.com/news80556983.html Technology Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:56:23 EST news80556983 A new, fast, and inexpensive way to test for medically important molecules, such the blood clot protein thrombin and faulty proteins present in Alzheimer`s disease, could emerge from research published today in the journal Advanced Materials. http://www.physorg.com/news78663512.html Physics Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:58:32 EST news78663512 According to Dongqing Li, just about anything you can do in a medical lab, he can do faster, cheaper and better with a device that fits nicely in the palm of your hand. http://www.physorg.com/news78508313.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:51:53 EST news78508313 New research from a University of Alberta optics expert is shining a light on some of the challenges facing lab-on-a-chip technology. Electrical engineering professor Dr. Jim McMullin has developed a new type of biochip, which may eliminate the need for the bulky technology to analyze the results of tests happening within the tiny channels of biochips. http://www.physorg.com/news74868973.html Technology Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:56:13 EST news74868973