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Sugar and slice make graphene real nice

Future computers may run a little sweeter, thanks to a refinement in the manufacture of graphene at Rice University.

Nanomaterials

Nov 11, 2010

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'Nano-tattoo' may help diabetics track their blood sugar

(PhysOrg.com) -- People with type I diabetes must prick their fingers several times a day to test their blood sugar level. Though the pain is minor, the chore interferes with daily life.

Analytical Chemistry

May 28, 2010

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New process yields high-energy-density, plant-based transportation fuel

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has developed a highly efficient, environmentally friendly process that selectively converts gamma-valerolactone, a biomass derivative, into the chemical ...

Materials Science

Feb 25, 2010

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Leptin-controlled gene can reverse diabetes

Researchers have found that even a very little bit of the fat hormone leptin goes a long way when it comes to correcting diabetes. The hormone controls the activity of a gene known as IGFBP2 in the liver, which has antidiabetic ...

Cell & Microbiology

Jan 5, 2010

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Two-step chemical process turns raw biomass into biofuel

(PhysOrg.com) -- Taking a chemical approach, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a two-step method to convert the cellulose in raw biomass into a promising biofuel. The process, which is described ...

Feb 10, 2009

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How bacteria attach their cloaks of invisibility to immune defenses

Bacteria have different strategies for protecting themselves. Some bacterial pathogens surround themselves with a shell made of many sugar chains that lie close together, also known as capsular polymers. This protects the ...

Biochemistry

Jul 30, 2024

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Nanoparticle-based delivery system could offer treatment for diabetics with rare insulin allergy

Up to 3% of people with diabetes have an allergic reaction to insulin. A team at Forschungszentrum Jülich has now studied a method that could be used to deliver the active substance into the body in a masked form—in the ...

Bio & Medicine

Jul 10, 2024

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Biologists uncover how key carbohydrate-attachment mechanism malfunctions

Researchers have uncovered how a structure in bodily carbohydrates (sugar chains or "glycans") that regulates how they attach themselves to other molecules interacts with key enzymes, and in so doing can contribute to a range ...

Biochemistry

Jun 26, 2024

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Improving crops with laser beams and 3D printing

A demonstration of how new technologies can be used in 21st century crop breeding comes from just published research that combines laser scanning and 3D printing to create a detailed 3D model of a sugar beet plant.

Biotechnology

Jun 19, 2024

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Boosting the synthesis of stable sugar compounds with a novel nature-inspired approach

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a new biomimetic concept to convert naturally occurring sugars into diverse classes of stable glycosides and glycoproteins without using protecting-group ...