News tagged with bristles
Bristly Spheres as Capsules
Mar 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Amphiphilic molecules, which have one water-friendly (hydrophilic) end and one water-repellant (hydrophobic) end, spontaneously aggregate in aqueous solutions to make superstructures like ...
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New nanotech sensor developed with medical, chemistry applications
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Researchers at Oregon State University and other institutions have developed a new "plasmonic nanorod metamaterial" using extraordinarily tiny rods of gold that will have important applications in medical, biological and ...
Notch-ing glucose into place
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Jan 27, 2008 |
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A novel gene called rumi regulates Notch signaling by adding a glucose molecule to the part of the Notch protein that extends outside a cell, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and Stony Brook University ...
Stainless Steel Catalyst Lowers Cost of Microbial Fuel Cells
Feb 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny bacteria munching on and metabolizing biodegradable materials can produce electrons that could be harnessed by microbial fuel cells for energy. By taking advantage of the catalytic reactions ...
Temperature-sensitive Nanobrushes
Jul 13, 2005 |
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Electrically conducting polymer with temperature-dependent optical properties and water solubility The terms plastic and electrical current usually bring to mind such things as insulators or computer cases. It goes withou ...
Technique reveals colors and intensity of all lightwaves simultaneously
Feb 07, 2007 |
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Physicists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology have taken the first ever two-dimensional pictures of a "frequency comb," providing extra information that enhances the ...
Wild wheat shows its muscles
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May 10, 2007 |
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A grain of wild wheat has everything required for plant propagation - even tools for drilling into the soil. It uses its two awns for this: in the dry daytime air, these bristles bend outwards. At night, dampened ...
480 million-year-old fossil sheds light on 150-year-old paleontological mystery
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 09, 2008 |
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Discovery of an exceptional fossil specimen in southeastern Morocco that preserves evidence of the animal’s soft tissues has solved a paleontological puzzle about the origins of an extinct group of bizarre ...
How to ... keep teeth whiter
Jan 23, 2009 |
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Whitening strips and professional treatments aren't the only ways to keep your teeth pearly.
Fruit fly 'spineless' gene studied
Apr 04, 2006 |
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New York University researchers have discovered a gene that's involved with a fruit fly's antenna development also gives the organism its color vision.
Flies prefer fizzy drinks
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Aug 29, 2007 |
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While you may not catch a fly sipping Perrier, the insect has specialized taste cells for carbonated water that probably encourage it to binge on food with growing microorganisms. Yeast and bacteria both produce ...
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