(Phys.org) —Catching biofilm chemistry with images has always been a cold or dry affair. Now, a multidisciplinary team at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is the first to demonstrate imaging of a biofilm's chemical ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 6, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Rice University scientists have created a highly sensitive portable sensor to test the air for the most damaging greenhouse gases.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 22, 2014
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Tragedies like the E. coli outbreak in Ontario's Walkerton in May 2000 could be averted today with a new invention by researchers at York University that can detect the deadly contaminant in drinking water early.
Analytical Chemistry
May 17, 2016
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The field of medicine is always on the lookout for better disease diagnostic tools—simpler, faster, and cheaper technologies to enhance patient treatment and outcomes. Currently, microfluidic bioassay devices are the preferred ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 30, 2017
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(Phys.org) —With a novel technique that noninvasively analyzes microbes, scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory profiled, for the first time, the chemicals that a cyanobacterium makes available to others. Over ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 21, 2013
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In 90 minutes, scientists may now create designer surfaces and structures that once took 10 hours, thanks to a new high-intensity device constructed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The instrument softly deposits ...
Materials Science
May 1, 2015
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A new state-of-the-art method that measures the amounts of drugs and lipids (fats) in individual cells could help health professionals target more effective treatments for diseases such as tuberculosis (TB).
Biochemistry
Feb 16, 2023
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To understand how cells converse, scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Oregon Health & Science University designed an approach that accurately determines the spatial location of molecules and quantifies ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 30, 2014
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The female genital tract can be a hostile environment for conception. Out of about 100 million sperm, only a few hundred make it to the fallopian tubes. Guided by a directional movement called rheotaxis, sperm cells swim ...
Biochemistry
Mar 31, 2022
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The structural properties of proteins that could eventually become important materials for manufacturing and medicine are revealed by a novel optical technique that works rapidly to sort through amino acid sequences even ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 18, 2017
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