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The tick-tock of the optical clock

(PhysOrg.com) -- UK's National Physical Laboratory time scientists have made an accurate measurement of the highly forbidden octupole transition frequency in an ytterbium ion, which could be used as the basis ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Post-doctoral researcher makes strides in fuel cell technology

Liang Wang, a post-doctoral researcher in the University of Delaware's Center for Fuel Cell Research in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is developing new materials and structures that can improve ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Bacteria responsible for common infections may protect themselves by stealing immune molecules

Bacteria responsible for middle ear infections, pink eye and sinusitis protect themselves from further immune attack by transporting molecules meant to destroy them away from their inner membrane target, according to a study ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Synthetic cells: Ion exchange leads to complex cell systems with inorganic membranes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Our body consists of individual organs that are made of cells, which in turn contain a number of separate organelles. Biological function cannot be maintained if there are no separate compartments, ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Extracting natural gas from shale can be done safely, says researcher

Natural gas currently provides more than a quarter of the energy used in the United States and that fraction is likely to continue growing.  New technologies are making it easier and more economical to ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Hagfish found to eat through its skin

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study in Canada has shown that the primitive fish called the Hagfish, which has the habit of burrowing into dead or dying creatures on the sea bed, eats by absorption through its skin ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Protein with cardioprotective capabilities during heart attack discovered

University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have discovered a new protein that could be cardioprotective during heart attack, potentially leading to more targeted treatments for patients at risk.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Secondhand smoke may provoke inflammatory response in lungs

Second-hand smoke is associated with a number of diseases and conditions, including cancer, heart disease, and emphysema. It is an irritant to lung tissue and blood vessels, but the processes through which the body reacts ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Perfusion CT may be used as a noninvasive tool in detection of hepatic toxicity

A research team from China investigated the microcirculation changes in liver of patients with tumor during chemotherapy by perfusion computed tomography (CT). Their study suggested that chemotherapy affects hepatic microcirculation ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research reveals lipids' unexpected role in triggering death of brain cells

The lipid that accumulates in brain cells of individuals with an inherited enzyme disorder also drives the cell death that is a hallmark of the disease, according to new research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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