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- How sweet it is: Bioenergy advanced by new tool
- New meaning to refrigerator magnets: Magnets may act as wireless cooling agents
- Wearable device for early detection of common diabetes-related neurological condition
- Glow in space is evidence of a hot bubble in our galaxy
- Building 'invisible' materials with light
- New tools help neuroscientists analyze 'big data'
- 'Holy grail' of battery design achieved: Stable lithium anode
- Gene changes in breast cancer cells pinpointed with new computational method
- New radiological signs of gastric lap band slippage identified
- Novel technologies advance brain surgery to benefit patients
| How sweet it is: Bioenergy advanced by new tool Posted: 28 Jul 2014 08:33 AM PDT Researchers have developed a powerful new tool that can help advance the genetic engineering of 'fuel' crops for clean, green and renewable bioenergy -- an assay that enables scientists to identify and characterize the function of nucleotide sugar transporters, critical components in the biosynthesis of plant cell walls.       |
| New meaning to refrigerator magnets: Magnets may act as wireless cooling agents Posted: 28 Jul 2014 07:47 AM PDT The magnets cluttering the face of your refrigerator may one day be used as cooling agents, according to a new theory. A magnetically driven refrigerator would require no moving parts, unlike conventional iceboxes that pump fluid through a set of pipes to keep things cool.  |
| Wearable device for early detection of common diabetes-related neurological condition Posted: 28 Jul 2014 06:44 AM PDT Thanks to a small, wearable device that can hang on a pair of eyeglasses, a common complication of diabetes may get caught sooner. Researchers have developed a pupillometer that scans the patient's eyes for early signs of diabetic autonomic neuropathy -- a condition that progressively affects the autonomic nerves controlling vital organs. This kind of early detection enables early treatment, leading to far better health outcomes for the patient.  |
| Glow in space is evidence of a hot bubble in our galaxy Posted: 28 Jul 2014 06:44 AM PDT A recent study shows that the emission is dominated by the local hot bubble of gas -- 1 million degrees -- with, at most, 40 percent of emission originating within the solar system. The findings should put to rest the disagreement about the origin of the X-ray emission and confirm the existence of the local hot bubble.  |
| Building 'invisible' materials with light Posted: 28 Jul 2014 05:07 AM PDT A new technique which uses light like a needle to thread long chains of particles could help bring sci-fi concepts such as cloaking devices one step closer to reality.  |
| New tools help neuroscientists analyze 'big data' Posted: 27 Jul 2014 01:57 PM PDT New technologies for monitoring brain activity are generating unprecedented quantities of information. That data may hold new insights into how the brain works -- but only if researchers can interpret it. To help make sense of the data, neuroscientists can now harness the power of distributed computing with Thunder, a library of tools.  |
| 'Holy grail' of battery design achieved: Stable lithium anode Posted: 27 Jul 2014 01:57 PM PDT Researchers report that they have taken a big step toward accomplishing what battery designers have been trying to do for decades -- design a pure lithium anode. All batteries have three basic components: an electrolyte to provide electrons, an anode to discharge those electrons, and a cathode to receive them. The nanosphere layer of a newly created battery design resembles a honeycomb: it creates a flexible, uniform and non-reactive film that protects the unstable lithium from the drawbacks that have made it such a challenge.  |
| Gene changes in breast cancer cells pinpointed with new computational method Posted: 24 Jul 2014 11:42 AM PDT Computer scientists working with high-throughput data generated by breast cancer biologists have devised a computational method to determine how gene networks are rewired as normal breast cells turn malignant and as they respond to potential cancer therapy agents.  |
| New radiological signs of gastric lap band slippage identified Posted: 24 Jul 2014 09:44 AM PDT Two previously undescribed radiological signs of potentially life-threatening slippage of laparoscopically adjustable gastric bands have been identified by researchers.  |
| Novel technologies advance brain surgery to benefit patients Posted: 24 Jul 2014 09:36 AM PDT In a milestone procedure, neurosurgeons have integrated advanced 3D imaging, computer simulation and next-generation surgical tools to perform a highly complex brain surgery through a small incision to remove deep-seated tumors. "These minimally invasive approaches permit smaller incisions and a shorter recovery. In this case, the patient was able to go home the day after the successful removal of multiple brain tumors," said one expert.  |
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