Scientists have discovered how cells detect tissue damage and modify their repair properties accordingly. The findings, published today [6 October] in the journal Developmental Cell, could open up new opportunities for improving ...
Biochemistry
Oct 6, 2011
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Methods for distinguishing between authentic and counterfeit Scotch whisky brands have been devised by scientists at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 25, 2011
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Researchers at the National University of Singapore have invented a graphene-based polarizer that can broaden the bandwidth of prevailing optical fiber-based telecommunication systems.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 6, 2011
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Nanoscale whiskers from sea creatures could grow human muscle tissue
Bio & Medicine
Mar 11, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO scientist Dr Tara Sutherland and her team have achieved another important milestone in the international quest to artificially produce insect silk.
Materials Science
Feb 3, 2010
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An international team of scientists led by a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) investigator has discovered that the deadly facial tumors decimating Australia's Tasmanian devil population probably originated in Schwann ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 31, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of European researchers has demonstrated some of the first commercially viable plasmonic devices, paving the way for a new era of high-speed communications and computing in which electronic and optical ...
Plasma Physics
Oct 16, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's every violinmaker's dream to produce an instrument to rival the sound of a Stradivarius but now researchers at The University of Nottingham are trying to do just that… using acoustic physics and carbon ...
Materials Science
Sep 11, 2009
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Engineers at the University of Leeds are working on a new type of body armour made from cement.
Engineering
Jun 29, 2009
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Work has started on a new 130 million US dollar submarine fibre optic cable that is expected to revolutionise communications in the islands of the North Pacific, officials said.
Telecom
Jun 5, 2009
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