News tagged with novel technique
Chemical fingerprinting tracks the travels of little brown bats
They're tiny creatures with glossy, chocolate-brown hair, out-sized ears and wings. They gobble mosquitoes and other insect pests during the summer and hibernate in caves and mines when the weather turns cold. ...
May 29, 2012 |
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Scientists use nanotechnology to hunt for hidden pathogens
Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a novel technique that may give doctors a faster and more sensitive tool to detect pathogens associated with inflammatory bowel disease, including ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Novel U. of Colorado 3D super-resolution imaging technology to be developed by Boulder company
Double Helix LLC of Boulder and the University of Colorado have completed an exclusive option agreement to allow Double Helix to develop a novel technique for 3D super-resolution imaging.
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Method that can validate nuclear collision models benefits IAEA
A novel technique for materials research is unexpectedly also contributing to the nuclear safety efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist Dr. Weilin ...
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Metadynamics technique offers insight into mineral growth and dissolution
By using a novel technique to better understand mineral growth and dissolution, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are improving predictions of mineral reactions and laying the groundwork ...
Jan 23, 2012 |
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New method pinpoints important gene-regulation proteins
A novel technique has been developed and demonstrated at Penn State University to map the proteins that read and regulate chromosomes -- the string-like structures inside cells that carry genes. The specific ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Hubble directly observes the disc around a black hole
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to observe a quasar accretion disc -- a glowing disc of matter that is slowly being sucked into its galaxy's central black hole. Their ...
Nov 04, 2011 |
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New technique elucidates dynamics of plant cell metabolites
A new technique developed by researchers at RIKEN has clarified the location and dynamics of specific metabolites in a single cell of the alga Chara australis. The findings reveal that these metabolites are re ...
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Researchers pioneer novel technique to make plasmonic nanogap arrays
In the quest to exploit unique properties at the nanoscale, scientists at Stevens Institute of Technology have developed a novel technique for creating uniform arrays of metallic nanostructures. A team of faculty and students ...
Sep 06, 2011 |
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Researchers create bizarre optical phenomena, defying the laws of reflection and refraction
Exploiting a novel technique called phase discontinuity, researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have induced light rays to behave in a way that defies the centuries-old ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Scientists invent new way to disarm malaria parasite
A novel technique to "tame" the malaria parasite, by forcing it to depend on an external supply of a vital chemical, has been developed by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of California-San ...
Aug 30, 2011 |
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The forces of attraction: How cells change direction
Many cell types in higher organisms are capable of implementing directed motion in response to the presence of certain chemical attractants in their vicinity. A team led by Dr. Doris Heinrich of the Faculty of Physics and ...
Jul 05, 2011 |
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New synchrotron X-ray technique could see hidden building blocks of life
Scientists from Finland and France have developed a new synchrotron X-ray technique that may revolutionize the chemical analysis of rare materials like meteoric rock samples or fossils. The results have been ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 29, 2011 |
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'Critical baby step' taken for spying life on a molecular scale
(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability to image single biological molecules in a living cell is something that has long eluded researchers; however, a novel technique, using the structure of diamond, may well be able ...
May 19, 2011 |
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Novel technique reveals how glaciers sculpted their valleys
The beautiful and distinctive U-shaped glacial valleys typical of alpine areas from Alaska to New Zealand have fascinated and frustrated geologists for centuries.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 31, 2011 |
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