News tagged with filament
Study shows how DNA finds its match
It's been more than 50 years since James Watson and Francis Crick showed that DNA is a double helix of two strands that complement each other. But how does a short piece of DNA find its match, out of the millions ...
Feb 08, 2012 |
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All set and ready to glow
A new technique that paves the way for manufacturing affordable LED light bulbs is to be exploited in the UK, in a deal that researchers say could have a dramatic impact on carbon emissions.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 07, 2012 |
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A spider web's strength lies in more than its silk
While researchers have long known of the incredible strength of spider silk, the robust nature of the tiny filaments cannot alone explain how webs survive multiple tears and winds that exceed hurricane strength.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Detailed picture of how myoV 'walks' along actin tracks
A new study in the Journal of General Physiology uses state-of-the-art fluorescence microscopy to provide a striking 3-D picture of how class V myosins (myoV) "walk" along their actin track.
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Scientists succeed in making the spinal cord transparent
(Medical Xpress) -- In the event of the spinal cord injury, the long nerve cell filaments, the axons, may become severed. For quite some time now, scientists have been investigating whether these axons can ...
Dec 26, 2011 |
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How a molecular traffic jam impacts cell division
Interdisciplinary research between biology and physics aims to understand the cell and how it organizes internally. The mechanisms inside the cell are very complicated. LMU biophysicist Professor Erwin Frey, who is also a ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
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The tangled web in Alzheimer's protein deposits is more complex than once thought
Scientists from the National Institutes of Health in the United States have made an important discovery that should forever change the scope and direction of Alzheimer's research. Specifically, they have discovered that the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 01, 2011 |
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The high energy crab
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova. Its precursor star exploded in 1054 AD in an event that was recorded by Chinese and (quite probably) Anasazi Indian astronomers. It is called ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Draconid meteor outburst
On October 8th Earth is going to plow through a stream of dust from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, and the result could be an outburst of Draconid meteors.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Cosmic thread that binds us revealed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers at The Australian National University have found evidence for the textile that forms the fabric of the Universe.
Sep 29, 2011 |
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In immune cells, 'super-res' imaging reveals natural killers' M.O.
Making use of a new "super resolution" microscope that provides sharp images at extremely small scales, scientists have achieved unprecedented views of the immune system in action. The new tool, a stimulated ...
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Superconductivity: The puzzle is taking shape
By destabilizing superconductivity with a strong magnetic field, the electrons of a "high temperature" superconductor align into linear filaments. This phenomenon has been demonstrated by a team of researchers ...
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Hubble movies reveal solarsystemsized traffic jams
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to big-budget action movies, Rice University astronomer Patrick Hartigan prefers Hubble to Hollywood.
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Research team discovers new conducting properties of bacteria-produced wires
The discovery of a fundamental, previously unknown property of microbial nanowires in the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens that allows electron transport across long distances could revolutionize nanotechnology ...
Aug 07, 2011 |
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Korean researchers report creation of faster, more resilient ReRam
(PhysOrg.com) -- Korean researchers working out of the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology report in a paper published in Nature Materials, that they've been able to create a non-volatile Resistance RAM (ReRam) chip c ...
Jul 20, 2011 |
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