News tagged with artificial cells
Researchers pioneer molecular catalyser
Scientists in Sweden have developed a molecular catalyser with the ability to quickly oxidise water to oxygen. Presented in the journal Nature Chemistry, the results are a significant contribution to the future ...
Apr 16, 2012 |
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New design for a metamaterial could be far more efficient at capturing sunlight than existing solar cells
Metamaterials are a new class of artificial substances with properties unlike anything found in the natural world. Some have been designed to act as invisibility cloaks; others as superlenses, antenna systems ...
Mar 09, 2012 |
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ORNL finding has materials scientists entering new territory
Solar cells, light emitting diodes, displays and other electronic devices could get a bump in performance because of a discovery at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that establishes new boundaries ...
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Envelope for an artificial cell
(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemists have taken an important step in making artificial life forms from scratch. Using a novel chemical reaction, they have created self-assembling cell membranes, the structural envelopes ...
Jan 25, 2012 |
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The Nanotechnology of Sundew and English Ivy
Fifteen small sundew plants perch on a window sill, collecting sunlight and eating meat in the lab of Mingjun Zhang on the University of Tennessee's Knoxville campus. Sundew plants are carnivores, consuming ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Ionic liquid catalyst helps turn emissions into fuel
An Illinois research team has succeeded in overcoming one major obstacle to a promising technology that simultaneously reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide and produces fuel.
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Researchers create the first artificial neural network out of DNA
Artificial intelligence has been the inspiration for countless books and movies, as well as the aspiration of countless scientists and engineers. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) ...
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Let's get physics-al: Computing will continue to evolve into the future
Will the future bring us the teleportation devices of "Star Trek" or the sinister machines of the "Matrix"? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku of the City College of New York says that many of the things that were once the ...
Jun 14, 2011 |
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'Artificial leaf' moves closer to reality
An important step toward realizing the dream of an inexpensive and simple "artificial leaf," a device to harness solar energy by splitting water molecules, has been accomplished by two separate teams of researchers ...
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Engineer builds tissue models to study diseases
Shelly Peyton, a chemical engineer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is building working models of human bone, breast, liver and artery tissues to see how cells behave when they are affected by a ...
May 12, 2011 |
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Harnessing the energy of the sun: New technique improves artificial photosynthesis
Transforming solar energy into a usable form is a real challenge. One technique is to use semiconductors to store the energy as hydrogen. Unfortunately, the most efficient semiconductors are not the most stable. ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 10, 2011 |
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Two unsuspected proteins may hold the key to creating artificial chromosomes
Whitehead Institute scientists report that two proteins once thought to have only supporting roles, are the true "stars" of the kinetochore assembly process in human cells.
Apr 28, 2011 |
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Origami: Not just for paper anymore
While the primary job of DNA in cells is to carry genetic information from one generation to the next, some scientists also see the highly stable and programmable molecule as an ideal building material for ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 27, 2011 |
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How sweet it is: Why your taste cells love sugar so much
A new research study dramatically increases knowledge of how taste cells detect sugars, a key step in developing strategies to limit overconsumption. Scientists from the Monell Center and collaborators have ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Turning to nature for inspiration: Bio-inspired sensors hold promise
with applications ranging from medical devices to robotics to new consumer goods – Chang Liu looks to biology.
Feb 19, 2011 |
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