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A new focus for the mechanism of nerve growth
Researchers at Yale shed new light on the mechanism of nerve cell growth by identifying novel functions for a molecular "motor" protein, myosin-II, according to an article in the March issue of Nature Cell Biology.   view more (2006-03-20)

Catching waves: Measuring self-assembly in action
By making careful observations of the growth of a layer of molecules as they gradually cover the surface of a small silicon rectangle, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and North Carolina State University (NCSU) have gained basic insights into how... view more (2007-06-25)

Scientists learn structure of enzyme in unusual virus
Biologists have determined the three-dimensional structure of an unusual viral enzyme that is required in the assembly of new viruses.   view more (2007-09-18)

Brown Engineers Use DNA to Direct Nanowire Assembly and Growth
A research team led by Brown University engineers has harnessed the coding power of DNA to create zinc oxide nanowires on top of carbon nanotube tips. The feat, detailed in the journal Nanotechnology, marks the first time that DNA has been used to direct the assembly and growth of complex nanowires.   view more (2006-07-17)

Researchers make nanosheets that mimic protein formation
University of Michigan researchers have discovered a way to make nanocrystals in a fluid assemble into free-floating sheets the same way some protein structures form in living organisms.   view more (2006-10-13)

New Chief Executive Appointed for the European Science Foundation
The European Science Foundation, based in Strasbourg, appointed at its Annual Assembly, which took place the 27-28 November, 2003, Professor Bertil Andersson as new Chief Executive for a five year period. Bertil Andersson will be the successor to Secretary General Professor Enric Banda. The new... view more (2003-11-28)

Robotic assembly of fuel cells could hasten hydrogen economy
"The U.S. Department of Energy has suggested that the cost of manufacturing fuel cells is the single biggest obstacle on the road to the hydrogen economy," says Raymond Puffer, co-director of the FMC.   view more (2005-11-09)

Manchester scientists create new bio-gel for 3D cell culture
Scientists at The University of Manchester have created a new type of 'bio-gel' which provides a pH neutral environment for culturing cells in 3D, as published in the journal Advanced Materials (March 2006).   view more (2006-03-06)

Large Area High Definition Television (HDTV) prototype based on Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) Light Valves.
The microsystems group TFCG/IMEC at the University of Gent has developed a large area High Definition Television (HDTV) prototype based on Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) light valves. This work is carried out in collaboration with the Taiwanese company TMDC. The LCoS HDTV is most suited for... view more (2003-04-30)

Molecular 'signature' protects cells from viruses
Every cell constantly produces a whole arsenal of proteins. The instruction what is to be built comes from the cell nucleus: this is where the DNA is stored, the heredity molecule in which, so to speak, the construction blueprints for all cellular proteins are stored.   view more (2006-10-13)

Top female physicist delivers the Holweck lecture in London
Dr Catherine Bréchignac, director of research at the Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France, gave the Holweck Prize lecture on Friday 21 November 2003 as the first female winner of this prestigious prize, awarded annually jointly by the Institute of Physics and the... view more (2003-11-26)

HIRA, a new factor in the genome's 3D organizational assembly chain
At the heart of every cell, vital information is "written" on the DNA, a long molecular ribbon almost one meter long bundled inside the nucleus of the cell. For the DNA to fit inside this small space, it is rolled up like a ball of yarn in a highly organized structure called chromatin.... view more (2002-06-05)

A novel mechanism of action for anti-tumor agent, CA4P
Anti-angiogenic agents have been successful in the clinic for blocking the growth of solid tumors. However, these agents used in combination with chemotherapy have improved the survival of patients with cancers by only several months.   view more (2005-10-07)

Scripps Florida scientists develop a process to disrupt hepatitis C virion production
HCV is a significant human pathogen, infecting more than three percent of the world's population. The incidence of infection in the United States has been estimated to be as high as 4 million cases.   view more (2008-03-24)

International Space Station Heads of Agency Meeting
Space agency leaders from the United States, Russia, Japan, Europe and Canada met today at the ESA Technical Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, to discuss International Space Station (ISS) cooperation activities. At this meeting, the ISS Partnership unanimously endorsed the ISS... view more (2004-07-23)

Self-Assembled Materials Form Mini Stem Cell Lab
Imagine having one polymer and one small molecule that instantly assemble into a flexible but strong sac in which you can grow human stem cells, creating a sort of miniature laboratory.   view more (2008-03-28)

Membrane complexes take flight
Against currently held dogma, scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol have revealed that the interactions within membrane complexes can be maintained intact in the vacuum of a mass spectrometer. Their research is published in this week's edition of Science Express.   view more (2008-06-13)

New findings solve human origins mystery
An extraordinary advance in human origins research reveals evidence of the emergence of the upright human body plan over 15 million years earlier than most experts have believed.   view more (2007-10-10)

Innovative acoustic guitar designed at Loughborough
Unlike traditional wooden acoustic guitars, the primary sound-generating components of this new instrument are constructed from plastics. Designer Owain Pedgley, a former PhD student at Loughborough who worked on the guitar in collaboration with leading English luthier Rob Armstrong, said,... view more (1999-11-09)

VTT technology helps in the assembly of microscopic components
Nowadays, micro-sized components that are invisible to the human eye are already being used both in electronics products and elsewhere. Components range from a millimetre to a micrometre in size and are getting even smaller. VTT has developed a unique prototype machine viewer system for use in the... view more (2001-12-05)

Bristleworms engineer optics - Photon02
Computer and optical communications engineers are now using optical structures to produce faster, more powerful, light-based processors and networks. However, according to Dr Andrew Parker from Oxford University, they are well behind the times as nature has been making these optical structures for... view more (2002-08-28)

The European Research Advisory Board: 3 years of successful work
EURAB, the high level advisory board set up in 2001 on the initiative of European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin, has completed its first three years of operation. "EURAB has greatly contributed to the higher profile of European research policy on the European Union's agenda",... view more (2004-06-08)

Nanotech discovery could have radical implications
It has been 20 years since the futurist Eric Drexler daringly predicted a new world where miniaturized robots would build things one molecule at a time. The world of nanotechnology that Drexler envisioned is beginning to come to pass, with scientists conjuring new applications daily.   view more (2005-12-01)

The giant protein titin helps build muscles
Under the microscope, muscle looks like millions of tiny pistons, stacked end-to-end into long rows. These structures, called sarcomeres, permit the contraction and relaxation of muscle that allow our bodies to move.   view more (2006-01-12)

Researchers provide study of early heart development and underlying cause of congenital heart defects
Congenital heart defects involve the malformation in one or more structures of the heart or blood vessels while the fetus is developing in the uterus.   view more (2005-12-21)
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