News tagged with synthetic
Invasive mussel may inspire new adhesive
Aug 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The green mussel is known for being a notoriously invasive fouling species, but scientists have just discovered that it also has a very powerful form of adhesion in its foot, according to ...
Secrets of the sandcastle worm could yield a powerful medical adhesive (w/ Video)
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Scientists have copied the natural glue secreted by a tiny sea creature called the sandcastle worm in an effort to develop a long-sought medical adhesive needed to repair bones shattered in battlefield injuries, ...
Engineered protein-like molecule protects cells against HIV infection
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the help of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and molecular engineering, researchers have designed synthetic protein-like mimics convincing enough to interrupt unwanted biological conversations ...
Chemists discover twisted molecules that pick their targets
Aug 10, 2009 |
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New York University chemists have discovered how to make molecules with a twist—the molecules fold in to twisted helical shapes that can accelerate selected chemical reactions. The research, reported in the latest issue of ...
Trapped! Scientists Immobilize Bacteria in Fibrous Hydrogel
Aug 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria play a role in myriad industrial processes from fermentation to cleaning up environmental pollution. But floating freely in solution, the microbial cells constantly multiply, generating ...
Genetically engineered bacteria compute the route
Jul 24, 2009 |
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US researchers have created 'bacterial computers' with the potential to solve complicated mathematics problems. The findings of the research, published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Biological Engineering, demons ...
Space radar techniques for land mapping
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 17, 2009 |
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Entrepreneurs at ESA’s Business Incubation centre in the Netherlands have used radar technology from the agency’s Envisat remote-sensing satellite to develop a compact, high-resolution radar that can monitor ...
Researchers demonstrate reversible generation of a high capacity hydrogen storage material
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory have created a reversible route to generate aluminum hydride, a high capacity hydrogen storage material. This achievement is not only expected ...
China environmental phenomena monitored from space
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 06, 2009 |
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China is in a very seismically active area and has had many catastrophic earthquakes during its history. A joint European-Chinese team is using satellite radar data to monitor ground deformation across major continental faults ...
'Holey' Nanosheets for Wastewater Dye Removal
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered that extremely thin sheets of nickel oxide with hexagonally shaped holes can absorb hazardous dyes from wastewater nearly as well as the best traditional methods, but are recyclable. ...
Insulin analogue glargine possibly increases cancer risk
Jun 26, 2009 |
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The risk of cancer possibly increases if patients with diabetes use the long-acting insulin analogue glargine instead of human insulin. The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), in collaboration with ...
Study highlights massive imbalances in global fertilizer use
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Synthetic fertilizers have dramatically increased food production worldwide. But the unintended costs to the environment and human health have been substantial. Nitrogen runoff from farms ...
Study highlights massive imbalances in global fertilizer use
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Synthetic fertilizers have dramatically increased food production worldwide. But the unintended costs to the environment and human health have been substantial. Nitrogen runoff from farms has contaminated ...
Crustacean shell with polyester creates mixed-fiber material for nerve repair
Jun 16, 2009 |
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In the clothing industry it's common to mix natural and synthetic fibers. Take cotton and add polyester to make clothing that's soft, breathable and wrinkle free. Now researchers at the University of Washington ...
Biomedical engineers teach bacteria to count
May 28, 2009 |
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Biomedical engineers at Boston University have taught bacteria how to count. Professor James J. Collins and colleagues have wired a new sequence of genes that allow the microbes to count discrete events, opening the door ...
