Nanoparticles could aid biohazard detection, computer industry
...low to begin with; when the salts are dissolved in liquid at the concentration that Buriak's group needs to form nanoparticles, a test tube full of the solution is worth only pennies. But despite the low market value of the chemical solutions themselves, the effect Buriak's group has discovered may nonethel...INEEL geoscientist to present NAPL contaminant modeling advance at AGU Meeting
...curately predict the movement of non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) contaminants in the subsurface. New calculations account for residual NAPL that remains in the vadose zone-forming a long-term source for groundwater contamination, and also explain how part of this residue can be flushed into groundwater duri...Acoustic technique could disinfect medical instruments without heat or harsh chemicals
...a phenomenon in which acoustic energy applied to a liquid induces the creation of voids -- or bubbles -- tha...ce the amount of energy that can be induced into a liquid depends on the surface area, there may be limits to the volume that can be treated by inducing energ...GSA release 02-55: Dec. Geology & GSA Today media highlights
...y young gullies formed by groundwater seepage. As liquid water is not currently stable on the surface of Ma...vorable climatic conditions to produce and sustain liquid water and the presence of impermeable subsurface layers to collect the groundwater. Gullies may mark...Moderate alcohol consumption during pregnancy is risky too
...two-percent, three-percent or five-percent alcohol liquid diet throughout gestation. Three additional group...f pregnant rats were pair-fed zero-percent alcohol liquid diets that were caloric equivalents of the three alcohol diets. A seventh group consumed lab chow f...K-State microbiologist secret agent in battle against E. coli, other foodborne pathogens
... the pulsifier literally shakes pathogens into the liquid without breaking up the food extensively. In turn,...will give you the same number of pathogens but the liquid is much clearer. Fung said while many people study pathogens in relation to meat and poultry contami...Southern 'stroke belt' study initiates nationwide study
...machinewhich separates cells in the blood from the liquid needed for analysis.Once processing is complete, each blood sample will be divided and storedto allow for multiple types of tests, and information about each samplewill be scanned into a computer database. Some samples will be analyzedand some will b...Rice bioengineers develop method to grow 3-D bone matrix
...tanium fiber mesh. The samples were covered with a liquid growth medium -- a bath of chemicals that promotes bone growth -- and sealed in an incubator. After letting the cultures sit overnight -- to give the cells time to attach themselves to the mesh -- engineers pumped growth medium through the cultures f...Scientists at TSRI identify thousands of proteins associated with deadliest form of malaria
...ide" pieces with enzymes), and resolved them using liquid chromatography combined with tandem mass spectrometry. The instrument detects the pieces and uses sophisticated software that Yates and his colleagues developed previously to search a database of predicted genes to reconstruct most of the proteins in...Nutrition and exercise boost effectiveness of flu shot in older people
...with calories, vitamins, minerals, and exercise. A liquid nutritional supplement containing enhanced levels of antioxidants shows a potential benefit to older adults due to improved antibody responses to the influenza vaccines, reports a study in the September 2002 Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. ...DNA separation by entropic force offers better resolution
...e sieves. Ordinarily, a long chain DNA molecule in liquid will clump into a roughly spherical shape, and to move through a sieve it must uncoil and slide in lengthwise. The researchers found that this movement involves an entropic force which causes DNA molecules that are only partially within a sieve to wi...Imaging apparatus characterizes drops in 'dirty' laboratory environments
...l of thermal combustors for reducing the volume of liquid nuclear wastes for safe, long-term storage. Vitrification of radioactive waste into glassy solids is the most popular approach for disposal. By spraying radioactive sludge into a high-temperature combustor, essentially all the water and other nonrad...UT Southwestern receives $2 million grant to purchase 30-ton superconducting magnet
...s the device as a magnet that sits in a thermos of liquid nitrogen and liquid helium. It is encased in a steel shell to contain the magnetic field. "When you drop solutions of pr...Rice, Brookhaven physicists decode initial stage of cell fusion
...n of proteins embedded in them. As two-dimensional liquid films, membranes remain one of the least understood components in cells because the most powerful techniques in biochemistry -- X-ray crystallography and high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance -- are difficult to apply. "Membrane fusion is govern...New device detects fetal brain response to light: May help prevent brain damage
...n magnetic fields using a superconductor cooled by liquid helium. Previous studies have shown that maternal hypertension, diabetes, pregnancy with two or more babies at once, and many other conditions can lead to hypoxia (lack of oxygen) that can damage the fetal brain. Prenatal infections, smoking, and ot...Milk the right stuff for vines
.... Crisp has trialled so far are milk and whey (the liquid waste from cheese production). The milk is diluted to 1/10th of its normal strength, and the whey 1/3rd, and the solutions sprayed onto the grapevine leaves and immature grapes. The solutions work well on most grape cultivars and, importantly, don't ...Wisconsin team engineers hydrogen from biomass
...rocess." Because the Wisconsin process occurs in a liquid phase at low reaction temperatures (227 degrees C., 440 degrees F.) the hydrogen is made without the need to vaporize water. That represents a major energy savings compared to ethanol production or other conventional methods for producing hydrogen fr...New compound may immobilize AIDS virus, certain radionuclides
... nor basic but instead is neutral. Even worse, the liquid nuclear wastes at most waste sites - for example, Hanford, Savannah River, and Oak Ridge - are extremely basic. These environments attack acidic compounds and cause them to fall apart, says Nyman. Nyman's discovery of the base-stable HPA came about w...Bioengineered, rhythmically beating heart muscle could aid cardiac research
... has proven a useful framework in which cells in a liquid collagen gel could remodel on their own to form a more tissue-like structure. Other work elsewhere has involved rigid structures or lattices upon which cells attach to and grow. "The fundamental basis for that company was a flexible bottom culture pl...New research site established in Australia to help predict climate change
...o measure over time the amounts of water vapor and liquid water, as well as the energy balance at the surface. Instruments such as a Micro-Pulse Lidar and a millimeter cloud radar are used to determine the altitude and profiles of clouds and cloud properties. Surface meteorology sensors obtain measurement...