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Traditional healing may relieve symptoms of mental illness
Temple healing practices may help to improve the symptoms of people with mental illnesses, according to researchers in this week`s BMJ.   view more (2002-07-03)

Cheaper LEDs from breakthrough in zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowire research, Nano Letters study says
Engineers at UC San Diego have synthesized a long-sought semiconducting material that may pave the way for an inexpensive new kind of light emitting diode (LED) that could compete with today's widely used gallium nitride LEDs, according to a new paper in the journal Nano Letters.   view more (2007-01-04)

New rotors could help develop nanoscale generators
In collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, scientists have investigated the rotation of molecules on a fixed surface to understand how they may help in the development of future rotor-based machinery at nanoscale level.   view more (2009-05-28)

Enzymatic reaction rate surprises researchers
Enzymatic reactions, which are crucial in biological processes, can occur much faster than previously thought possible, as researchers at the biophysics department of the Faculty of Exact Sciences of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have discovered. Their findings were published on line on 5 May in Nature Structural Biology (www.nature.com/nsb).... view more... (2003-05-07)

NRC team uses new Quantum Technology to control molecules
A research team at the National Research Council Canada (Ottawa) has developed a new quantum technology which uses laser pulses to control quantum processes.   view more (2006-10-13)

Nonstick and laser-safe gold aids laser trapping of biomolecules
Biophysicists long for an ideal material-something more structured and less sticky than a standard glass surface-to anchor and position individual biomolecules.   view more (2009-06-18)

Drying wood with steam
Large quantities of wood chips are dried for the production of chip-board. Modifications to a widely implemented large-scale industrial process lead to enormous savings: 15 percent less heat energy is required and emissions are markedly reduced.   view more (2002-02-01)

Bioengineers at University of Pennsylvania devise nanoscale system to measure cellular forces
University of Pennsylvania researchers have designed a nanoscale system to observe and measure how individual cells react to external forces.   view more (2007-08-28)

Research shows loggerhead sea turtles threatened by small-scale fishing operations
Washington, DC. Ocean Conservancy Scientist, Wallace J. Nichols and University of California-Santa Cruz researcher Hoyt Peckham found surprising results in a recent peer-reviewed loggerhead sea turtle study that Nichols and Peckham conducted over the course of 10 years. The full study will be published on October 17 in the online, open-access... view more... (2007-10-17)

'High Q' NIST nanowires may be practical oscillators
Nanowires grown at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have a mechanical "quality factor" at least 10 times higher than reported values for other nanoscale devices such as carbon nanotubes, and comparable to that of commercial quartz crystals.   view more (2007-11-28)

Engineers build DNA 'nanotowers' with enzyme tools
Duke engineers have added a new construction tool to their bio-nanofabrication toolbox. Using an enzyme called TdTase, engineers can vertically extend short DNA chains attached to nanometer-sized gold plates. This advance adds new capability to the field of bio-nanomanufacturing.   view more (2005-10-13)

Graphene-based gadgets may be just years away
Researchers at The University of Manchester have produced tiny liquid crystal devices with electrodes made from graphene - an exciting development that could lead to computer and TV displays based on this technology.   view more (2008-05-01)

Chemical engineers discover new way to control particle motion potentially aiding micro- and nano-fluid systems for drug delivery, sensors, more
Chemical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a new way to control the motion of fluid particles through tiny channels, potentially aiding the development of micro- and nano-scale technologies such as drug delivery devices, chemical and biological sensors, and components for miniaturized biological... view more... (2008-03-18)

Nanogenerator provides continuous power by harvesting energy from the environment
Researchers have demonstrated a prototype nanometer-scale generator that produces continuous direct-current electricity by harvesting mechanical energy from such environmental sources as ultrasonic waves, mechanical vibration or blood flow.   view more (2007-04-06)

Smoking associated with aging of nonfacial skin
A history of smoking may be associated with a higher degree of aging in skin not regularly exposed to light, such as that of the upper inner arm.   view more (2007-03-20)

New research detects human-induced climate change at a regional scale
Canadian and British climate scientists have clearly detected human-induced climate change at a regional scale in Canada, southern Europe and China.   view more (2006-09-22)

Researchers demonstrate single molecule absorption spectroscopy
A powerful new tool for probing molecular structure on surfaces has been developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.   view more (2005-12-21)

£350,000 Computer Boost for New Science Centre at University of Leicester
A new £350,000 supercomputer is set to make number crunching as nice as pi for mathematicians at the University of Leicester. The University has established a new Centre for Mathematical Modelling within the Faculty of Science and will link researchers in diverse disciplines such Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Engineering. The 64-processor... view more... (2000-11-07)

Geneticists tell ostrich farmers the secrets of sex
Research published in the online journal, BMC Biotechnology reports on a new, large-scale technique for distinguishing between male and female ostrich chicks using DNA extracted from feathers. This new technique will remove the need for invasive procedures currently in use to sex-type ostriches and allow breeders to discover the sex of their... view more... (2002-10-16)

NIST team develops novel method for nanostructured polymer thin films
All researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wanted was a simple, quick method for making thin films of block copolymers or BCPs (chemically distinct polymers linked together) in order to have decent samples for taking measurements important to the microelectronics industry.   view more (2007-09-17)
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