News tagged with biological particles
Breakthrough with light could help viral research
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed a method using the force of light to gently trap, manipulate and study tiny, active objects as miniscule as viruses -- opening doors to expanded viral research.
First direct observations of biological particles in high-altitude ice clouds
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 17, 2009 |
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A team of UC San Diego-led atmospheric chemistry researchers moved closer to what is considered the "holy grail" of climate change science when it made the first-ever direct detection of biological particles ...
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Nanoparticle toxicity doesn't get wacky at the smallest sizes
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The smallest nano-sized silica particles used in biomedicine and engineering likely won't cause unexpected biological responses due to their size, according to work presented today. The result should allay ...
Rain, snow forms with aid of living organisms: study
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Feb 28, 2008 |
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Brent Christner, LSU professor of biological sciences, in partnership with colleagues in Montana and France, recently found evidence that rain-making bacteria are widely distributed in the atmosphere. These ...
Spit, anyone?
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Mark Nicas has given some of his best years to spittle. He builds models - the mathematical kind - of how someone else's slobber ends up on you. The size of the particles, whether they come out in a dry co ...
Sniffing out a broad-spectrum of airborne threats in seconds
Jun 09, 2008 |
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Scientists in California are reporting successful laboratory and field tests of a new device that can sniff out the faintest traces of a wide range of chemical, biological, nuclear, and explosive threats - and illicit drugs ...
Researchers discover new way to control particle motion
Mar 17, 2008 |
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Chemical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a new way to control the motion of fluid particles through tiny channels, potentially aiding the development of micro- and nano-scale technologies such ...
NIST reference materials are 'gold standard' for bio-nanotech research
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 09, 2008 |
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued its first reference standards for nanoscale particles targeted for the biomedical research community—literally “gold standards” for labs studying ...
Blood Brothers: Particles Form Strong Bonds in Blood Vessels (w/ Video)
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Functionalized nano- and microscale particle systems have become a key component in biomedical applications, from drug delivery to prosthetics. Their small size and potential for modification and functionalization ...
Gluing particles together on the micro- and nano-scale
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 14, 2009 |
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Researchers at New York University have created a method to precisely bind nano- and micrometer-sized particles together into larger-scale structures with useful materials properties. Their work, which appears in the latest ...
'Femtomolar Optical Tweezers' May Enable Sensitive Blood Tests
Nov 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cutting-edge “tweezers” are so sensitive that they can feel the tell-tale tug of tiny concentrations of pathogens in blood samples, yet don’t ever need to be sterilized—or even held—as they ...
Progress Toward a Biological Fuel Cell?
Dec 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Biological fuel cells use enzymes or whole microorganisms as biocatalysts for the direct conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy. One type of microbial fuel cell uses anodes (positive electrodes) ...
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