(Phys.org) —When most people think of silk, the idea of a shimmering, silk scarf, or luxurious gown comes to mind. But few realize, in its raw form, this seemingly delicate fiber is actually one of the strongest natural ...
Materials Science
May 13, 2014
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Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have demonstrated that they can make sensitive chemical analyses of minute samples of nanoparticles by, ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 24, 2014
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We've all heard that "it's not wise to use a cannon to kill a mosquito." But what if you could focus the cannon's power to concentrate power into a tiny space? In a new study, University of Missouri researchers have demonstrated ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 4, 2013
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When people wash their hands with antibacterial soap, most don't think about where the chemicals contained in that soap end up. University of Minnesota engineering researchers do.
Environment
Jan 22, 2013
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Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a menu of 61 new strains of genetically engineered bacteria that may improve the efficacy of vaccines for diseases such as flu, pertussis, cholera and HPV.
Biotechnology
Jan 15, 2013
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Cancer, diabetes, and excess body weight have one thing in common: they alter cellular metabolism. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg and the Medical University of Vienna ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 12, 2012
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(AP) -- Restaurants around the world will soon use new DNA technology to assure patrons they are being served the genuine fish fillet or caviar they ordered, rather than inferior substitutes, an expert in genetic identification ...
Other
Nov 27, 2011
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Stem cells show great potential to enable treatments for conditions such as spinal injuries or Lou Gehrig's disease, and also as research tools. One of the greatest problems slowing such work is that researchers have found ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 8, 2011
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If new technology under development proves out, horseshoe crabs will have to undergo fewer blood donations.
Other
Jun 30, 2011
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first clinical trial in humans of a new technology: Cornell Dots, brightly glowing nanoparticles that can light up cancer cells in PET-optical imaging.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 13, 2011
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