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Fire and water reveal new archaeological dating method

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new way of dating archaeological objects - using fire and water to unlock their 'internal clocks'.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0




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Flexible rack systems sort molecules

Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Ruhr-Universitat Bochum have developed a flexible and efficient new process for the separation of enantiomers. Enantiomer separation is indispensable for ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UV light controls antibodies, improves biosensors

From detecting pathogens in blood samples to the study of protein synthesis, Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) sensors have many uses in modern biology. In this technique, antibodies anchored to gold electrodes ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Organ engineering: Possibilities and challenges ahead

Cartilage, bone, and skin can already be regenerated in vitro, and these tissues are currently available for clinical applications. However, regeneration of more complex tissues such as the liver and pancreas ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers develop “net” nanodetector

Bin Ding and his team of researchers at Donghua University, Shanghai, China, have developed a new method of testing for formaldehyde using an electro-spinning netting technique. The process, described in their paper published ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Mutant proteins weigh in: Researchers 'see' binding with DNA through quartz crystal microbalance

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rice University scientists have demonstrated a new way to see and quickly measure DNA/protein binding, a discovery that prompted one journal reviewer to write, "This study has made my day."

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Quartz crystal microbalances enable new microscale analytic technique

A new chemical analysis technique developed by a research group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology uses the shifting ultrasonic pitch of a small quartz crystal to test the purity of only ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 24, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Optical chip detects blood molecules

(PhysOrg.com) -- A portable 'lab on a chip' that can identify target molecules in blood samples has been created by European researchers. It is being used to measure fertility hormones and detect the genes ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New microsensor measures volatile organic compounds in water and air on-site

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a miniature sensor that uses polymer membranes deposited on a tiny silicon disk to measure pollutants present in aqueous or gaseous environments. ...

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created Sep 17, 2007 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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