Scientists find nanowires capable of detecting individual viruses
...r indication of the virus's presence. Simultaneous electrical and optical measurements using fluorescently labeled influenza A confirmed that these conductance changes corresponded to binding and unbinding of single viruses from nanowire devices. In addition to influenza A, the Lieber group tested nanowire arra...Northeastern University receives $12.4 million NSF grant for creation of nanomanufacturing institute
...creates a collaboration between the mechanical and electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, philosophy and political science departments at the university, as well as industry and partner universities (UML, UNH and MSU). " Northeastern aims to be at the forefront of nanotechnology research," said Ahmed Abde...Green, leafy spinach may soon power cellphones and laptops
... and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, including electrical and biomedical engineers, nanotechnology experts a...aporate a soft organic semiconductor that prevents electrical shorts and protects the protein complexes from the layer of metal that completes the sandwich. The...Students build submarine to track Octopuses
...ction of Tyrone Vincent, an associate professor of electrical engineering. The hydrophones are set up to create bi-aural hearing that will allow researchers to determine the direction from which a sound originates. During the July test, Shadow III completed ten dives in Prince William Sound, with a communicatio...K-State, other universities to study how climate affects plant evolution
...ation sciences; Sanjoy Das, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering; and Mary Knapp, climatologist for the State of Kansas will join Welch and Roe as they develop and apply the computer models that will track the gene responses in Arabidopsis plants. Working with seven leading laboratories i...Cockroach-like robot leads new research effort
...f Michigan, led by Daniel Koditschek, professor of electrical engineering and computer science. But Full has contributed to other robots too: Ariel, which walks like a crab and was designed to operate in the surf zone and right itself if upended; Mecho-Gecko, which climbs up walls; and the Stanford-built Sprawl...Washington University in St. Louis leads group studying aging process
...y Ghosh, Ph.D., Washington University professor of electrical & systems engineering; and Ralph S. Quatrano, Ph.D., Spencer T. Olin Professor and Washington University biology chair.Pakrasi and Quatrano are Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Senior investigators are: Richard D. S......their outer membranes by the application of a tiny electrical current, a process called electroporation. This technology allowed the team to track cells that had been electroporated with the mutant forms of Cdc42 and observe as they contributed to somite formation. Electroporation of dominant negative and cons...Two Virginia Tech energy-related inventions win R&D 100 awards
...emical energy from hydrogen or methanol fuels into electrical energy. PEM fuel cells use an ion-containing polym...g. The sensors require no down-hole electronics or electrical power. Light is sent the length of the fiber to the sensor and reflected back. The message is extrac...Sandia experiments may reduce possibility of future water wars
...also may add formerly untapped solar energy to the electrical grid. The method for lessening water use is being ...ked light to create another asset: solar-generated electrical power. (Greenhouse pumps, timers, and sensors are already powered by freestanding solar modules that...Mouse study shows NPAS3 and NPAS1 genes may be linked to psychosis
...er than the typical excitatory neurons, which pass electrical signals amongst themselves and act as the brain's wiring. The role of inhibitory interneurons, on the other hand, is to dampen the activity of excitatory neurons. The NPAS1 and NPAS3 proteins are transcription factors that can activate or deactiv...APS awards more than $140,000 to minority students of physiology
...Garcia is studying the effects of excess oxygen on electrical signaling in the central nervous system (CNS). This research will help elucidate the neural mechanism that causes CNS oxygen toxicity. CNS oxygen toxicity is a potential health problem for hyperbaric oxygen therapy patients and U.S. Navy divers who...New tool predicts how long pollutants will stay in soil
...e of non-ionic chemicals, meaning those lacking an electrical charge, including some solvents, pesticides and pharmaceuticals. Through intentional or accidental dumping, such contaminants often wind up in soil. Before approving new pesticides or making cleanup decisions, public officials need to know how long t...Muscles are smarter than you think
...bility of the muscle fibre to contract normally to electrical stimulation. This enabled the researchers to chang...s in muscle fibre known as the T-system that allow electrical signals, set up on the muscle fibre's surface in response to nerve signals, to move deep inside and ...New understanding of the machinery of flinching
...had shown could be induced to trigger flinching by electrical stimulation. However, Graziano and Cooke sought to... toward protection from a threat. By measuring the electrical activity of the animals' eye muscles during the response, the researchers could follow it in greater...Embryonic stem cell therapy shows steady benefits in rebuilding infarcted heart
...ated hearts showed no evidence of graft rejection, electrical and/or structural abnormality, sudden cardiac death or tumor formation. Conclusion and next steps The researchers conclude that "embryonic stem cells, through differentiation within the host myocardium, can contribute to a stable beneficial outcome......uikshank said mefloquine will be a useful tool for electrical synapse study. "Mefloquine isn't a magic bullet, but it seems to be better than anything out there," he said. "It's a lot more selective, so it has real utility for science." Connors said the discovery, detailed in the online early edition of the Pr...Revealing bizarre deep-sea secrets
... with their bright lights, loud noises, and strong electrical fields, while nets allow countless animals to swim away unseen and shred slower, softer animals beyond recognition. "We're absolutely certain that we're still missing a great deal," says Dr. Widder, though conventional tools are important and have ...AGU journal highlights - 29 July 2004
...kout reveals power plant pollution The summer 2003 electrical power blackout in the northeastern United States a...ometers [20 miles]. Title: The 2003 North American electrical blackout: An accidental experiment inatmospheric chemistry Authors: Lackson T. Marufu, Brett F. Taub......iological microprocessor and transmits as a result electrical pulses via a special projection, the axon, to the dendrites of other neurons. Many epilepsy researchers have up to now assumed that when epilepsy occurs this communication between the cells does not work properly because the transmission of the signa...