Tiny cell-based chemical detectors have homeland security potential
...echnology (NIST) scientists and collaborators. The prototype sensor system monitors the natural response of bac...ted with an optical sensor that changes color. The prototype was demonstrated as part of an early warning system for industrial pollutants that interfere with se...Natural Science and Public Health: Prescription for a Better Environment
...y Department of Natural Resources are developing a prototype real-time early-warning network to monitor the quality of drinking water from accidental or intentional contamination. By upgrading current water quality monitoring stations with new sensor technologies as they become available, by adding new statio...Speedy elephants use a biomechanical trick to 'run' like Groucho
... one has ever done it." He and Kram are building a prototype force platform in Colorado to answer once and for all if elephants can run. So there's still time to place your bets....Engineers design new optical microprobe to detect subsurface organ abnormalities
...dcovered mirror only about 2 millimeters wide, the prototype device broadcasts a special kind of quasi-laser light that can not only scan internal organ surfaces but also penetrate just beneath the surface. Key researchers in the miniaturization effort are Jason Zara, an assistant professor of engineering and ...Automated imaging of brain tissue, high-quality glimpses inside arteries
...n Westford, Massachusetts, will present a research prototype imaging system that can provide high-quality inner views of blocked arteries. With pilot clinical trials underway during the past year, formal trials for FDA approval are scheduled to begin within 6 months. When diagnosing and treating coronary arter...Novel flu vaccine shows promise in mice
...lu infections can be particularly dangerous. A new prototype vaccine developed by researchers at The Wistar Institute, however, might be able to protect recipients not only against this year's strains of the virus, but also against those yet to come, possibly eliminating the need for an annual shot. In fact, b...Ocean policies haven't kept up with science
...ities in the initiative, which Lubchenco says is a prototype for large-scale marine ecosystem-based research. What she and other scientists are discovering is that the world's oceans are resilient enough to rebound if they are managed properly."The message is one we've learned from testing and studying marine ...A tiny pump promises big time performance
...pump. Right now, Zhong's invention is still in the prototype stage, but the weightless, maintenance-free and implantable "pumpless pump" probably is not too far off, he speculated. "We are not there yet, but this is going to take off very fast," he said. "Perhaps three to four years." That might not seem soon ...First steps to EMBO research awards agreed by the EMBC
...e promotion of biosciences in Europe and acts as a prototype to other more ambitious programmes, such as the European Research Council, that are currently being actively discussed in Europe"....Von Liebig Center awards funding to six projects to commercialize UCSD faculty research
...of this project, Professor Nguyen will develop the prototype for an efficient video codec for wireless multimed...coding enhancement algorithms. He expects that the prototype will attract sponsors including service providers, consumer electronics companies, chip manufacturer...Army awards up to $50 million to establish Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies
...rate of productivity of discoveries and transition prototype development with our industrial partners. "The teams at UCSB, MIT, and Caltech are recognized for developing a uniquely interdisciplinary approach to this kind of research--uniting researchers from multiple departments and programs into a single work...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2003
...er in New York are testing the world's first 5 MVA prototype at the Waukesha factory. According to Waukesha, low-cost, second-generation high-temperature superconducting wires like ORNL's RABiTS (rolling assisted, biaxially textured substrates), a patented technology and winner of an R&D 100 Award, will be req...New technology helps fire managers anticipate smoke problems
...work on this technology in 2000. By 2002 the first prototype was up and running. The first tests began with the Quartz Mountain wildfire complex in the Pasayton Wilderness of the Okanogan National Forest in Washington's northern Cascades. "We worked with smoke managers, burn bosses, and air regulators for man...Rutgers to create ultra-tiny 'bio-nano' motors under National Science Foundation grant
...emical and biochemical are teaming up to create a prototype of an ultra-tiny motor small enough to be part of ...s to help repair damaged cells, organs and DNA. A prototype of the "Viral Protein Nano Motor" is expected to be unveiled in 2007, with research and development ...Brookhaven Lab develops 'ThraxVac' to clean up anthrax
...al steps before commercialization will be making a prototype and optimizing it for field use. The researchers do not actually work with anthrax at Brookhaven; they work with a genetically identical bacterium called Baccilus cereus. This model bacterium does not contain or produce the dangerous toxins that anth...Research grants program closing
...e unlocked secrets of the immune system, developed prototype artificial arms controlled by thought waves, produced the most sensitive PET scanners, and have been on the forefront of cutting-edge research in cellular, molecular, and tissue engineering. "The legacy of the Biomedical Engineering Research Grants P...New vaccines may address need to protect newborns in the developing world
PHILADELPHIA -- In a new research study, two prototype oral vaccines have both been shown capable of indu... of the new study lies in the effectiveness of the prototype vaccines in newborns. Although newborns are protected from most common viral infections immediately ...World's largest scientific society holds regional meeting in Long Beach, Calif.
...n for almost two years. The 300,000 gallon-per-day prototype plant is the largest federally funded seawater research and development project in the United States. The federal government is contributing 50 percent of the project cost. (Robert C. Cheng, Long Beach Water Department, 562-570-2305, Robert_cheng@lb......ford University's eDiamond project aims to build a prototype for a national database of breast images that can be used in breast cancer diagnosis. A key aim is to develop the computer network infrastructure needed to allow the database to be accessed nationwide; this will be undertaken by a partnership involvi...