Search results for lab-on-a-Chip:
Close encounters with 3-D cell growth
Dec 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT engineers have built a device that gives them an unprecedented view of three-dimensional cell growth and migration, including the formation of blood vessels and the spread of tumor cells.
Tracking the molecular pathway to mixed-lineage leukemia
Dec 15, 2008 |
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Infants and adults with the blood cancer mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL) typically have a poor prognosis, and most infants die before their first birthdays. Although there are varying causes of MLL, most cases are caused by ...
Toward 4G Phones: LG Develops World's First LTE Handset Modem Chip
Dec 09, 2008 |
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LG Electronics announced today that it has independently developed the first handset (user equipment) modem chip based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE)technology standards. The modem chip can theoretically ...
Magnetic nanotags allow sensitive detection of cancer biomarkers
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The detection of cancer-associated proteins, or biomarkers, in blood samples is a potentially powerful tool for early diagnosis of cancer and monitoring of cancer treatment. A team led by ...
Bringing lab-on-a-chip to a surgery near you
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If doctors were able to conduct efficient genetic analysis at the point of care, using inexpensive, portable equipment, it would revolutionise disease detection and treatment. European researchers ...
New blood scanner detects even faint indicators of cancer
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by Stanford researchers has developed a prototype blood scanner that can find cancer markers in the bloodstream in early stages of the disease, potentially allowing for earlier ...
New holographic method could be used for lab-on-a-chip technologies
Dec 02, 2008 |
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Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous tiny particles within seconds, representing a potential new tool to analyze biological ...
Boosting the power of solar cells
Nov 26, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New ways of squeezing out greater efficiency from solar photovoltaic cells are emerging from computer simulations and lab tests conducted by a team of physicists and engineers at MIT.
Superglue from the sea: Synthetic sea worm glue may mend shattered knee, face bones
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Sandcastle worms live in intertidal surf, building sturdy tube-shaped homes from bits of sand and shell and their own natural glue. University of Utah bioengineers have made a synthetic version ...
Researchers boost solar cell efficiency
Nov 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New ways of squeezing out greater efficiency from solar photovoltaic cells are emerging from computer simulations and lab tests conducted by a team of physicists and engineers at MIT.
Reducing Our Lead Footprint: Engineers Discover New Material to Reduce Lead in Electronics
Nov 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering have discovered a new lead-free material, bismuth samarium ferrite (BSFO), for use in products ranging from ...
New laser method reproduces art masterworks to protein patterns
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Canadian researchers have created a new protein patterning technique that's enabled them to reproduce complex cellular environments and a miniature version of a masterpiece painting. According to a new study ...
Fujitsu Develops C- to X- Ultra-Wideband Gallium-Nitride HEMT Power Amplifier Featuring High Output and Efficiency
Nov 04, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fujitsu Laboratories announced today the development of a high-performance power amplifier based on gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors (HEMT), which as a hybrid amplifier ...
Scientists map molecular regulation of fat-cell genetics
Nov 04, 2008 |
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A research team led by Mitchell Lazar, MD, PhD, Director of the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has used state-of-the-art genetic technology to map thousands ...
Mini-laboratory gets megaproductive
Oct 31, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dawid Zalewski of the University of Twente, Netherlands, has developed a mini-laboratory on a chip that can purify biological mixtures continuously. This is very different from the usual method ...
