32 new grants made for innovative technology R&D
...ssment and decision support and is able to include chemical and biological sensors. Siemens Westinghouse...ess for determining, in situ and in real time, the chemical composition of molten pools of metals and alloys, enabling immediate adjustments to composition duri...Commandeering cellular machinery: recognition mechanism to detect small molecules
...ally-based mechanisms able to detect common drugs, chemical weapons and other small molecules. By allowing ma... used a new protein engineering technique known as chemical complementation that allowed the variants to be tested in parallel a task akin to finding genetic n...College students recognized & rewarded for their innovative work
...s of liquid, for anything from medical purposes to chemical analysis. He has created a simple but robust mach...t off flow. A native of Ann Arbor, Gu is a senior chemical engineering major at the University of Michigan. His advisor, Dr. Shuichi Takayama, receives a $5,0...Offspring at risk from maternal occupational exposure to solvents
...many types of organic solvents, but they all share chemical properties that make them easily inhaled and they can easily penetrate skin. Work environments where solvents are used include manufacturing and industry jobs involving painting and plastic adhesives, nail salons, dry-cleaning operations, and medical...How roots control plant shoots
...es, the new findings help show how roots also send chemical signals that control whether or not leaves grow. H...nown about how genes active in roots control these chemical signals, Sieburth says. The new study reveals part of the answer, and indicates a previously unknown...Stanford cooling tool may improve performance of athletes, soldiers
.... With such devices, you could send a soldier in a chemical protective overgarment out into the desert, where he would normally have a limited survival time, and he could survive indefinitely with peak cognitive function." The technology is patented and has been licensed by Stanford's Office of Techno...Research out this week helps us understand basics of how neurons communicate
...ters a nerve cell and causes the cell to release a chemical called a neurotransmitter that then carries a signal to other nerve cells. Calcium cannot freely enter cells, and must wait for an opening of a molecular gate, which is called a calcium channel. "In this study we removed a specific part of the calciu...Protein energy profiles offer clues about amyloids
...function of a protein is often based upon specific chemical interactions -- enzymes, for instance, are proteins that make or disrupt chemical bonds in other molecules -- individual atoms of a protein must be aligned just so if they are to fun...Toward a better understanding of taste and smell impairments
...icting and alleviating the effects of occupational chemical exposure on sensory function related to taste and smell. Related studies will track chemosensory performance and symptoms among rescue and construction workers at the World Trade Center site. The third component investigates taste loss in a ...Component of volcanic gas may have played a significant role in the origins of life on Earth
...cules found in living things today. Fifty years of chemical research on the origins of life has shown that ami...diri, and Orgel suggest that the missing link is a chemical component of volcanic gas known as carbonyl sulfide. Carbonyl sulfide is present in volcanic gas...New risks for bladder cancer identified by MIT team
...searchers and colleagues have identified three new chemical risk factors for bladder cancer in a study involvi...The team also identified six chemicals in the same chemical family that do not appear to be human carcinogens. Because they are chemically similar to their thre...New technique targets pesticide-resistant insects
...to the third world, where pesticide resistance and chemical overuse on crops is a major problem. "It also has potential for public health programs such as malaria control." An Italian company is working on a commercial release for a formulation designed on this technology which, in the first instance, will be...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2004
...length, diameter, shape, position, orientation and chemical composition of the nanofibers. The nanofibers can be arranged to create tiny fluid-filled membrane structures that enable rapid diffusion-based mixing. The silicon-based fabrication techniques allow integration with electronic devices. "Integration w...Researchers provide road map for generating B cells from stem cells
...stage and enabling the cell to respond to specific chemical signals later on. For example, the transcription factors PU.1 and lkaros are crucial early in the process, nudging a multi-potent progenitor cell -- stage 1, which could become any type of blood cell -- toward becoming a lymphoid progenitor, stage 2...Acoustics meeting in San Diego
...roduce light (sonoluminescence) or perform desired chemical reactions (sonochemistry). Michael Hoffman of Cal...ale sonochemical reactor for breaking down organic chemical pollutants into simpler, nonhazardous chemicals. In their studies, the sonochemical reactor broke do...Health, food, new technologies featured during ACS meeting Oct. 17-20 in Peoria, Ill.
...ity and workforce development as it relates to the chemical sciences. The discussion will emphasize biotechnology and the training of future workers for technical careers. Open to the public. (Tuesday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m.) The following awards will be presented at the meeting: Sumita Mitra ACS Industr...Channel protein converts vibrations to electrical signal
...when the researchers treated the hair cells with a chemical that damages the mechanically-sensitive signaling pathway. Other researchers had recently found that if a hair cell's tip links are chemically separated, the tip link protein, cadherin 23, is removed from the cilia within minutes. According to Corey...Ancient Chinese folk remedy packs anti-cancer punch
...interested in artemisinin about 10 years ago. The chemical helps control malaria because it reacts with the h.... When artemisinin comes into contact with iron, a chemical reaction ensues, spawning charged atoms that chemists call "free radicals." The free radicals attack...Mechanism discovered for muscle wasting seen in diabetes, AIDS and other diseases
...ate atrophy suggests a new set of drug targets for chemical intervention during cachexia, cancer, AIDS and other settings of atrophy," the authors conclude. "This is critically important because unfortunately there are currently no drugs approved for the treatment of skeletal muscle atrophy." ......pore, this group is developing a system in which a chemical ring, acting as a reading head, is used to measure differences in friction as DNA passes through the ring. Theory and experiment are used to understand the observations. Ronald W. Davis, Ph.D., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. $450,000 (2 years)...