Scientists have created microbe-sized beads that can utilize energy in the environment to self-propel upstream by purely physical means.
Materials Science
May 1, 2015
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When a missile or meteor strikes the earth, the havoc above ground is obvious, but the details of what happens below ground are harder to see.
General Physics
Apr 10, 2015
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Scientists at EPFL have developed a new lab-on-a-chip technique to analyze single cells from entire population. The new method, which uses beads and microfluidics can change the way we study mixed populations of cells, such ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 13, 2015
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Traditionally, plastic recycling processes involve using a lot of water. In order to avoid this waste, Ak Inovex from Mexico developed a new green technology that doesn't require liquids, and has the capacity to process materials ...
Materials Science
Jan 5, 2015
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Following on from the successful launch of the UK Good Scrub Guide, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) has now released an Australia specific version of the Guide, freely available for download.
Environment
Oct 23, 2014
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Scientists from the IZW led by Alex Greenwood publish in PLOS ONE a simple way to retrieve small genomes from a mix of various organisms.
Biotechnology
Oct 14, 2014
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Rice University researchers are using magnetic beads and DNA "springs" to create chains of varying flexibility that can be used as microscale models for polymer macromolecules.
Polymers
Jul 28, 2014
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A new technique to identify the type of shell used to make early, decorative beads could help archaeologists understand more about early human trading.
Archaeology
Jul 2, 2014
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A new study by scientists at the University of York has shed new light on the use of mollusc shells as personal adornments by Bronze Age people.
Archaeology
Jun 17, 2014
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One of the main aims of the Apollo missions of the 1960s was to determine whether the moon had any water on it. If man were to build a colony on the moon, having water present would make living there easier.
Space Exploration
May 19, 2014
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