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Portable diagnostics designed to be shaken, not stirred

As medical researchers and engineers try to shrink diagnostics to fit in a person's pocket, one question is how to easily move and mix small samples of liquid.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pulp NonFiction: Fungal analysis reveals clues for targeted biomass deconstruction

Without fungi and microbes to break down dead trees and leaf litter in nature, the forest floor might look like a scene from TV's "Hoarders."

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study links past changes in monsoon to major shifts in Indian civilizations

(PhysOrg.com) -- A fundamental shift in the Indian monsoon has occurred over the last few millennia, from a steady humid monsoon that favored lush vegetation to extended periods of drought, reports a new study ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Better understanding of triangular hormonal relationship between crop, fungus and parasite

Parasitic plants ruin crops and threaten the food production for some three hundred million people not only in Africa, but also elsewhere in the world. Developing crops are increasingly falling prey to these ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Rules' may govern genome evolution in young plant species

A new University of Florida study shows a hybrid plant species may experience rapid genome evolution in predictable patterns, meaning evolution repeats itself in populations of independent origin.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Detroit unsure over the future of green cars

The US auto industry remains unsold over the future of "green cars" such as electrics and hybrids, as carmakers struggle with the first steps in a market most agree shows promise over the long term.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 27

12 new flavonoids discovered in Kew tree

Scientists at Kew interested in the classification of legumes have been studying the chemistry of the Kentucky yellow-wood (Cladrastis kentukea). Evidence from DNA sequencing suggested that this species is ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers reveal Eucalypt’s nano properties

(PhysOrg.com) -- Murdoch University nano scientists have discovered that a eucalyptus plant native to south west WA has unique self-cleaning and water-repellent properties which could make it a gold mine for ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Unlisted ingredients in teas and herbal brews revealed in DNA tests by high school students

Take a second look at your iced or steaming tea. Guided by scientific experts, three New York City high school students using tabletop DNA technologies found several herbal brews and a few brands of tea contain ingredients ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Poplar tree leaf bud extract could fight skin aging

Antioxidants are popular anti-aging ingredients in skin creams, and now scientists are reporting a new source of these healthful substances — leaf buds of poplar trees. Their study appears in the ACS' Journal of Agricultural an ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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