Mitochondria produce ATP, the energy currency of the body. The driver for this process is an electrochemical membrane potential, which is created by a series of proton pumps. These complex, macromolecular machines are collectively ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 27, 2015
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The humble infusion pump: It stands sentinel in the hospital room, injecting patients with measured doses of drugs and writing information to their electronic medical records.
Security
Jan 7, 2015
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How much energy was used to heat the water for your morning shower is probably the least of your groggy, uncaffeinated thoughts.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 7, 2015
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Climate-change warning labels are coming to gas pumps in Berkeley, California, a city with a long history of green and clean policies.
Environment
Nov 19, 2014
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Sticker shock at the gas pump could soon be a thing of the past thanks to research being conducted by UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Engineering
Aug 1, 2014
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(Phys.org) —University of Adelaide researchers are using new magnetic materials to develop revolutionary electrical motors and generators which promise significant energy savings.
Engineering
Jul 14, 2014
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A University of York biologist is part of an international team of scientists that has discovered how plants use fungi to help them to gather vital nutrients from the soil.
Biotechnology
May 13, 2014
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Nothing dies of old age in the ocean. Everything gets eaten and all that remains of anything is waste. But that waste is pure gold to oceanographer David Siegel, director of the Earth Research Institute at UC Santa Barbara.
Earth Sciences
Mar 11, 2014
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RMIT University researchers in Melbourne, Australia, have developed the world's first liquid metal enabled pump, a revolutionary new micro-scale device with no mechanical parts.
Engineering
Feb 21, 2014
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Space station astronauts repaired a crippled cooling system during a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk Tuesday, braving a "mini blizzard" of noxious ammonia as they popped in a new pump.
Space Exploration
Dec 25, 2013
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