News tagged with laboratory methods
Mars Rover device gets new mission on Earth
Developed to sniff out extraterrestrial life on other planets, a portable device known as the Mars Organic Analyzer (MOA) is taking on a new role in detecting air pollutants on Earth. Researchers in California ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Feb 05, 2009 |
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MIT, Intel unveil new initiatives addressing 'big data'
MIT has been selected from among 55 institutions that submitted 157 proposals to host a new Intel research center that will concentrate on what’s come to be called “big data” -- new techniques ...
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Study reveals pesticide approval processes don't protect river biodiversity
(Phys.org) -- The results of an international study, using data from globally available field research, indicate that current pesticide approval procedures do not adequately protect the environment.
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The cell's 'New World': First complete atlas of RNA-binding proteins
In one of the most famous faux pas of exploration, Columbus set sail for India and instead 'discovered' America. Similarly, when scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, set out ...
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Scientists confirm Sierra Nevada 200-year megadroughts
The erratic year-to-year swings in precipitation totals in the Reno-Tahoe area conjures up the word "drought" every couple of years, and this year is no exception. The Nevada State Climate Office at the University ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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New device warns workers of high levels of airborne metals in minutes rather than weeks
Scientists are reporting development of a new paper-based device that can warn workers that they are being exposed to potentially unhealthy levels of airborne metals almost immediately, instead of the weeks ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 31, 2012 |
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Kitchen exhaust fans vary in effectiveness in reducing indoor air pollution
(Phys.org) -- Cooking exhaust hoods designed for home kitchens vary widely in their ability to capture and vent away the air pollutants generated by the gas burners on cook stoves, according to a study by ...
May 31, 2012 |
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New plaster enhances wound healing
(Phys.org) -- Swiss researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a plaster that accelerates wound healing and is easily removed from the wound at any time. Burn victims in particular may profit from this invention ...
May 31, 2012 |
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Four telltale signs of propaganda on Twitter
As Election Day 2012 draws nearer, the "Twitterverse" promises to light up again and again with explosions of political opinion. But which tweets are the genuinely expressed feelings of individual users and which are systematic ...
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May 31, 2012 |
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New technology speeds up DNA 'rewriting' and measures the effects of the changes in living cells
Our ability to "read" DNA has made tremendous progress in the past few decades, but the ability to understand and alter the genetic code, that is, to "rewrite" the DNA-encoded instructions, has lagged behind. A new Weizmann ...
May 31, 2012 |
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SLAC X-ray laser used to probe biomolecules to individual atoms
An international team led by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has proved how the world's most powerful X-ray laser can assist in cracking the structures of biomolecules, and in the processes helped to ...
May 31, 2012 |
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