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Simulations help explain fast water transport in nanotubes
Sep 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By discovering the physical mechanism behind the rapid transport of water in carbon nanotubes, scientists at the University of Illinois have moved a step closer to ultra-efficient, next-generation ...
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Proteins important in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease travel in the slow lane
Apr 17, 2007 |
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Using a novel video-imaging system, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have been able to observe proteins important in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease moving along axons, ...
Home, James - public transport gets personal
Aug 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A European research project has developed technologies that pave the way for highly efficient unmanned public transport systems in our cities.
RNA on the move
Nov 26, 2009 |
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In the fruit fly Drosophila, oskar mRNA, which is involved in defining the animal’s body axes, is produced in the nuclei of nurse cells neighbouring the oocyte, and must be transported to the oocyte and along ...
Protein helps immune cells to divide and conquer
Mar 08, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a key protein that is required for immune cells called B lymphocytes to divide and replicate themselves. The rapid generation of large ...
Going With the Flow: Using Star Power to Better Understand Fusion
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UC San Diego researchers are using “star” power to help ignite the field of fusion, which is being looked at as a future reliable green energy source. Under a new $5.8 million five-year grant ...
'Chemical equator' discovery will aid pollution mapping
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of York have discovered a 'Chemical Equator' that divides the polluted air of the Northern Hemisphere from the largely uncontaminated atmosphere of the Southern Hemisphere.
Stem cell derived neurons for research relevant to Alzheimer's and Niemann-Pick type C diseases
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Stem cell derived neurons may allow scientists to determine whether breakdowns in the transport of proteins, lipids and other materials within cells trigger the neuronal death and neurodegeneration that characterize Alzheimer's ...
Inner workings of photosynthesis revealed by powerful new laser technique
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Instant pictures showing how the sun's energy moves inside plants have been taken for the first time, according to research out tomorrow (Friday 6 February) in Physical Review Letters.
Studying rivers for clues to global carbon cycle
Feb 08, 2008 |
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In the science world, in the media, and recently, in our daily lives, the debate continues over how carbon in the atmosphere is affecting global climate change. Studying just how carbon cycles throughout the Earth is an enormous ...
Emissions targets for 2030 will only be reached by banning cars in London
Sep 13, 2007 |
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London Authority (GLA) takes radical steps, one of which could be the removal of all cars from both inner and outer London, according to a report published today.
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