Antarctic ice seals life's fate
...miniature coring equipment and to dip a straw-like device into the brine of Lake Vida to suck-out samples. "We'll do it like we're on a planetary mission," said Doran. "While we don't expect to find 'Lake Vidas' on Mars today, it's a good analogue for something in Mars' past. Also, if there are brines leak...Ultrasound shown to be potentially safe, effective way to kill bacteria
...R&D at Ultran. He says, "The efficiency of an NCU device is dependent on the properties of the transition l... new materials, is applied in the new patented NCU device developed for decomtamination." Bhardwaj, who a Penn State alumnus, recruited Hoover and Ostiguy for...Researchers developing new arsenal in war against cancer
...iently to the diseased areas, and a new detonation device once the warhead is in place. In a cross-disciplinary effort, the researchers, using photodynamic therapy (PDT), have obtained results in three different areas that, used together, have the possibility of providing more efficient, less invasive, an...Lab engineers develop microelectronics for artificial retina project
... developed by North Carolina State University. The device will serve as the interface between an electronic ... stretched. This is really critical for a flexible device designed to conform to the shape of the retina." The electronic array must be robust enough to with...Beyond patches and pills: the remarkable future of drug delivery
...trasound," Langer says. Placing a small ultrasound device against the skin for 15 seconds makes it more perm...ing larger molecules to enter the bloodstream. The device could be used to painlessly deliver large drugs like insulin or lidocain -- a local anesthetic that ...Secretary Abraham announces next steps for artificial retina project
...State University, are designing a micro-electronic device that would be implanted in the eye on the surface ...hotoreceptor activity. The artificial retina is a device that captures visual signals and sends them to the brain in the form of electrical impulses. The dev...Brain's method of creating mental images differs with the source of cues received
...group inserted their thumb and forefinger into the device to "feel" an object projected onto a computer moni...the contact with the patient with a force-feedback device like the one we used in our experiment. Knowing how the brain combines visual and haptic stimuli is ...Phase transition in bilayers could affect their performance
...ensors, for example, the defects could affect both device performance and long-term storage characteristics. "These biosensors would normally be used with the membrane in the fluid phase, but they would be stored in the gel phase," Granick said. "The defects that form as the material solidifies could cause...Chest compression device outperforms manual CPR
...ulating blood flow. Researchers who tested the device on 20 pigs in cardiac arrest found that it restore... a health care professional would do manual CPR, a device like this could be better for the patient." Researchers induced ventricular fibrillation, an ele...Hearing loss & rehab, stroke & depression among topics of Vol. 39, Iss 5, JRRD
...healthy subjects to demonstrate the utility of the device and identify potential uses. Data identified several potential perfusion measures that may assist future evaluation of prosthetic fit and dermatological risk for individuals with lower-limb amputations and peripheral vascular disease. Time-expanded...Study shows first direct evidence that transplanted muscle cells can take root in damaged hearts
... scheduled to receive an implanted heart-assisting device called an LVAD to help them survive until a new heart becomes available. Because their old heart can be removed for tests after the transplant, detailed analysis of the injected cells is possible. The other arm of the study, led by the Arizona Heart...K-State microbiologist secret agent in battle against E. coli, other foodborne pathogens
...ists." Fung said previously microbiologists used a device called a stomacher to "beat up" and "homogenize" the food samples. However, the problem with the stomacher is it does its job a bit too well. "When you beat the sample up, there are many other things that come into the liquid," Fung said. "Those inhi...Detecting bacteria in space: The good, the bad and the unknown
...ibilities of its identity." Once Fox and Willson's device identifies the problem organism, scientists can pr...monitoring system and the bacterial identification device will help astronauts stay healthy during their time in space."...UCLA scientists eavesdrop on cellular conversations by making mice 'glow' with firefly protein
...upled the protein that makes fireflies glow with a device similar to a home video camera to eavesdrop on cellular conversations in living mice. Reported in the Nov. 11 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, their findings may speed development of new drugs for cancer, cardiov...Firefly light illuminates course of herpes infection in mice
... population in the same animal day after day. The device is located in the Molecular Imaging Center at the University's Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. "This technology can be used to explore questions about this virus that are possible only by studying entire living animals over time," says Gary D....Using the ocean's living light shows to fight terrorism or track the planet's most massive migration
...r. Edith Widder will unveil plans for a unique new device for studying, identifying, and mapping the myriad ocean creatures from bacteria to fish that give off chemical-based light or bioluminescence. Potential applications range from improving the safety of covert operations to tracking the world's most m...Sandia-aided method to heal wounded and diseased achieves US government acceptance
...e Medicare are heavily regulatory-driven. Now the device has a worldwide federal contract. That's effectiv...ral agencies haven't given you a number. Now this device is one of the relatively few that physicians can choose from that have won government approval." Say...Chips that analyse cancer genes
...e sample is placed on the chip, which is a plastic device with a very small glass chamber on it, barely visible to the naked eye," Dr Martin Fey, from the Institute of Medical Oncology, Bern, Switzerland, explained. "Chip technology enables you to screen all the characteristics that will show you how the t...Nanomuscles show promise in industrial and medical applications
...eate a force strong enough to lift 140 grams. This device is targeted at replacing small linear motors in in... on nickel titanium's unique properties to build a device that can move the equivalent of more than 100 pounds. The device may be suitable for medical applica......so be suitable as a routine laboratory or clinical device in earth-bound clinics and hospitals. http://isso.uh.edu/publications/A2001/112-wosik.htm The Effect of Simulated Microgravity on Microbial Gene Expression George E. Fox, professor, biology and biochemistry; Richard Willson, associate professor, ...