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An incisive design solution: The spider's venomous fang

(Phys.org) -- Although their armor consists of the same material as their predator’s fangs, flies, grasshoppers and other insects that are the usual prey of spiders have little to offer by way of defence ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Simulated digestion: Nanomaterial made from lipids and silicon dioxide improves absorption of pharmaceuticals

(Phys.org) -- Some medicines have to be taken either before, after, or during a meal because food ingredients can affect its absorption or bioavailability. Australian researchers have now encapsulated drugs ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Neutrons used to study a key protein in milk

Martha, a cow placidly grazing in a field in The Netherlands, became an important collaborator with researchers who successfully analyzed and characterized the internal protein structure and the composite ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vaccines for HIV: A new design strategy

HIV has eluded vaccine-makers for thirty years, in part due to the virus' extreme ability to mutate. Physical scientists and clinical virologists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Ragon Institute ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mighty mesh: Extracellular matrix identified as source of spreading in biofilms

New research at Harvard explains how bacterial biofilms expand to form slimy mats on teeth, pipes, surgical instruments, and crops.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

REL, Inc. teams with NYU-Poly to create lightweight, ultra durable automotive brake rotor

REL, Inc. teams with NYU-Poly to create lightweight, ultra durable automotive brake rotor

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists create a functional model of the extracellular matrix

Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have created a functional model of the native extracellular matrix that provides structural support to cells to aid growth and proliferation. The model could lead to advances ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New path to flex and stretch electronics: Researchers develop solution-based fabrication technique

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imprinting electronic circuitry on backplanes that are both flexible and stretchable promises to revolutionize a number of industries and make "smart devices" nearly ubiquitous. Among the ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The extracellular matrix

NPL scientists have created a functional model of the native extracellular matrix which provides structural support to cells to aid growth and proliferation and could lead to advances in regenerative medicine.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Industry and neutron science: Working to make a match

Industrial users are starting to eye the potential of neutron science for solving problems that can't be solved in any other way. At the same time, the Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor ...

Technology / Other

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Engineers create polymer light-emitting devices that can be stretched like rubber

Stretchable electronics, an emerging class of modern electronic materials that can bend and stretch, have the potential to be used in a wide range of applications, including wearable electronics, "smart skins" and minimally ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created Aug 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

New technique yields troves of information from nanoscale bone samples

A new technique developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute allows researchers to collect large amounts of biochemical information from nanoscale bone samples.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Citrate key in bone's nanostructure

Bone is one of nature's surprising "building materials." Pound-for-pound it's stronger than steel, tough yet resilient. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have identified the composition ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tiny talk on a barnacle's back: Scientists use new imaging technique to reveal complex microbial interactions

Even the merest of microbes must be able to talk, to be able to interact with its environment and with others to not just survive, but to thrive. This cellular chatter comes in the form of signaling molecules ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Molecular muscle: Small parts of a big protein play key roles in building tissues

We all know the adage: A little bit of a good thing can go a long way. Now researchers in London are reporting that might also be true for a large protein associated with wound healing.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast