NIST's new way of 'seeing': A neutron microscope
... structure--are directed into a row of 100 dimpled aluminum plates. Each dimpled plate acts like a weak focusing lens for neutrons, diverting the neutrons' path slightly at each interface. The image then is projected onto a detector. Adelphi Technology Inc. of San Carlos, Calif., designed and demonstrated the...ORNL adds three R&D 100s to DOE lab-leading total
...eating for processing materials. When used to heat aluminum billets, the system reduces heating time and energ...eated by conventional techniques. High-performance aluminum forged components are lightweight and can serve as a less costly substitute for titanium and other e...Scientists learn how adjuvant makes vaccines effective
...T. Glenny read Ramone's account and decided to mix aluminum salts, or alum, with inactivated tetanus toxin in a test vaccine he tried on rabbits. Again, the vaccine with the adjuvant was more effective than a vaccine containing the toxin alone. The adjuvant alum was first widely used in humans in the 1950s as...Death and resurrection on Caribbean reefs
...y on the north coast of Jamaica. They worked long aluminum pipes into the reefs by hand, then pulled out cores representing timelines of reef history. By identifying and analyzing the condition of the fossil corals, they were able to piece together the changes that occurred over the last millennium. Cheryl W...VaxGen reports Phase I clinical trial results of anthrax vaccine candidate
...o that of AVA, despite a 10-fold greater amount of aluminum adjuvant, an immune stimulant, in AVA. There was a...esigned to determine the optimal concentrations of aluminum adjuvant and recombinant Protective Antigen (rPA) to induce an even greater immune response. (rPA i...University of Delaware lays keel for new research vessel
...alizes in the construction and repair of steel and aluminum ships ranging from fishing and oil recovery vessel...eel modules forming the hull, topped by a lighter, aluminum superstructure that includes the pilothouse. The modules will be constructed in various buildings at...A link between thimerosal and the brain: Can vaccines affect central nervous system function?
... such as ethanol and heavy metals (including lead, aluminum and the ethylmercury-containing preservative thimerosal) potently interrupt growth factor signaling, causing adverse effects on methylation reactions (i.e. the transfer of carbon atoms). Methylation, in turn, plays a significant role in regulating no...'Homegrown' relief for victims of arsenic poisoning in South Asia
... from water and another for a process that removes aluminum sulfate from sludge and enables it to be reused as a coagulant in a water-treatment plant. SenGupta worked with John Greenleaf, a graduate student in environmental engineering at Lehigh, to develop a way to "impregnate" tiny, polymeric ion-exchange b...New scheduling method raises efficiency of electronics recycling
...ucts contain valuable materials, including copper, aluminum and steel, they also harbor hazardous substances such as lead. Although certain recycling centers specialize in electronic products, there is no software designed for the efficient scheduling of jobs within electronics recycling plants. Such scheduli...Edible food wraps can keep kids' sandwiches fresh and the environment cleaner
...re more environment-friendly than plastic wrap and aluminum foil. In addition to covering sandwiches, she says...ct that they are biodegradable, unlike plastic and aluminum products, is compatible with the goals of green chemistry, which works to improve the environment or...'Man's best friend' may be even better
...ons containing ragweed extract in a saline mix and aluminum hydroxide within 24 hours of birth. Injections wer...s of age. In the sham-sensitized animals, only the aluminum hydroxide in saline was injected. Five-milliliter samples of venous blood were drawn from each dog b...Dartmouth researchers put recycling in perspective
... The researchers considered recycling plastic and aluminum and used life-cycle analysis (LCA), which measures the energy and materials required to create an item and again to recycle it. For example, the study states that making a can from recycled material requires 94 percent less energy than making one fro...Experimental Biology 2003 meets in San Diego April 11-15
...ology of rehabilitation medicine to the effects of aluminum on cellular physiological processes related to Alzheimer's and other diseases. The American Physiological Society (APS) offers a series of programs on the effects of oxidative and nitrosative stress on cardiovascular, pulmonary and other diseases. ......bulk of the sample. The microchip, engineered from aluminum and glass in the Cornell Nanoscale Science and Tec...hrough and instead is reflected by the microchip's aluminum surface, with some photons "leaking" a short distance into the hole, on the bottom of which an enzym...Fosrenol (TM) reduces damaging high levels of phosphate in end-stage kidney disease patients
...compared to those on standard therapies, including aluminum salts, calcium salts or sevelamer. The study also...with phosphate binder agents, typically calcium or aluminum salts or sevelamer. Although these agents can be effective, they can cause potentially serious side...UCLA study shows water reclamation could become an important source of future water supplies
...a 2.5-cent deposit on specified glass, plastic and aluminum containers to encourage recycling, has led to a recycling rate of close to 80 percent for aluminum containers and a little more than 60 percent for glass. Extensive state regulation and research subs...Study sheds light on mess in polluted streams
...runoff made acidic by mining or acid rain collects aluminum from local soils and then mixes with stream water ... is less acidic. In subsequent chemical reactions, aluminum molecules link together to form polymer gel. Scientists call the gel "floc" and say its influence is...Songbird population declines linked to acid rain
...onditions could also increase the amounts of toxic aluminum and heavy metals (such as lead, cadmium and mercury) that the wood thrush ingests. "They may be finding less good-quality food and having to work harder to find it," Hames says. "This could potentially lead individual thrushes to attempt breeding els...Wilmington researcher receives award for combating terrorism with chemistry
...erated by the blast. The resins -- which adhere to aluminum foil and resist oil, grease and scratches -- are also used to make high-strength food packaging and coatings for paper, foils, and even sports equipment. Most golf ball covers are now made of Surlyn. For its 35th anniversary, Golf Digest named Rees o......wered (and acidity rises) more naturally occurring aluminum is available to hinder plant growth. Fahey is co-principal investigator in the soil study sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) at New Hampshire's Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. Also contributing to the Nature report were researchers...