Beyond batteries: Storing power in a sheet of paper
...sselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new energy storage device that easily could be mistaken for a...and geared toward meeting the trickiest design and energy requirements of tomorrows gadgets, implantable medical equipment, and transportation vehicles. Alo...Gene regulation, not just genes, is what sets humans apart
... the biochemistry that cells use to turn food into energy is essentially the same across most animal species, the fine-tuning of how an organism deals with the different sorts of sugars and complex carbohydrates in its diet lies in the regulatory sequences, Wray said. Chimps are fruit-eaters, for the mos...High blood pressure, low energy -- a recipe for heart failure
...ence. Their latest research reveals that impaired energy production in heart muscle may underlie heart fail...lecular factor involved in maintaining the heart's energy supply could become a key to new approaches to prevent or treat heart failure. The molecular factor...Abnormal fat metabolism underlies heart problems in diabetic patients
...rtant lipid from cellular components that generate energy for the heart, and their latest research shows thi...on. Their malfunction not only interferes with the energy supply of heart muscle cells, it also increases the amount of damaging oxygen-containing substances ...Scientists show that mitochondrial DNA variants are linked to risk factors for type 2 diabetes
...rains exhibited significant differences related to energy metabolism and storage. One rat strain exhibited ...ants in genes that encode for proteins involved in energy production. Thus, for the first time, they were able to directly link inherited variation in the mi...1 of deep ocean's most turbulent areas has big impact on climate
...he deep ocean. In fact, the turbulence packs an energy wallop equal to about five million watts -- compar...tly submerged Mid-Atlantic Ridge. To measure the energy generated by the extraordinarily intense turbulence more than a mile below the oceans surface, St. L......s that are threatened by the regions fisheries and energy industry. The new park serves as a nesting and feeding ground for some quarter million pairs of Magellanic penguin, estimated to represent 20 percent of the entire species. The park includes more than 40 small islands, which support the only two ne...Research shows skeleton to be endocrine organ
...n of the skeleton and uncovers a crucial aspect of energy metabolism, said Gerard Karsenty, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the department of Genetics and Development at Columbia University Medical Center, Paul Marks Professor in the Basic Sciences, and senior author of the paper. These results uncover an important a...New molecular regulators of hyperthyroidism and goiter
...land has an important role in determining how much energy the body burns. Thyroid gland functions are regula...ight loss because the body increases the amount of energy it burns) and goiter. Signals downstream of the receptor for TSH had been thought to be mediated m...JCI table of contents: Aug. 9, 2007
...land has an important role in determining how much energy the body burns. Thyroid gland functions are regula...ight loss because the body increases the amount of energy it burns) and goiter. Signals downstream of the receptor for TSH had been thought to be mediated m...Sugar and spice and everything nice: Health differences in newborn girls and boys
...or adenosine adenosine triphosphate (ATP; the main energy source of the heart), creatine phosphate (CP; a re...ely in part on internal nutrient stores to produce energy anaerobically (without oxygen). The end-products of this process (anaerobic metabolism) are lactate ...Secret life of elephant seals not secret anymore!
...ir winter migration than Atlantic seals. The extra energy expended would mean less energy for breeding in years of low food abundance, he said. Studies suggest that the amount of sea ice d...... and the immune response they provoke suck up the energy of the host organism and hasten its death. It se...ike it was dogma that if the organism has to spend energy doing something, it should shorten the animals life, said co-author and USC biologist Steven Finkel....Link between sunspots, rain helps predict disease in east Africa
...ity." Sunspots indicate an increase in the sun's energy output, and peak on an 11-year cycle. The next pea...pot peaks may affect rainfall. The increased solar energy associated with sunspots, they suggest, heats both land and sea, forcing moist air to rise and trigg...In limiting life span, study finds booming bacteria innocent
...ation of Cell Press. The findings suggest that the energy the flies expend to fight their burgeoning bugs co...eneficial relationships. People gain nutrients and energy with the aid of bacteria, and the microbes are provided with a buffered environment, carbohydrates, ...AAAS analysis finds Congress would add billions to FY 2008 R&D investment
...e proposed new funding targeted for environmental, energy and biomedical initiatives, according to a new rep... cuts for 2008. Congress would keep increasing DOE energy R&D spending dramatically, by18.5 percent in the House to $1.8 billion and a staggering 29 percent t...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 1, 2007
... biorefining method that uses fewer steps and less energy and generates fewer waste products. Depending on the selected combination of physical and biological treatment, this process also yields various fractions enriched in bran, wheat germ and proteins that could be sold or utilized for the extraction or ...Story tips from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2007
...nd paper plants in the future may operate at lower energy levels as the result of a new joint technology dev...times the life of regular impellers with an annual energy savings of 56 million BTUs. The funding source is DOEs Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Ene...Satellite tracking will help answer questions about penguin travels
...nt in biology. "We want to model the energy requirements for these birds so that we understand...turn to the breeding grounds and still have enough energy to reproduce. Human fisheries competing for the same food could make migration even more difficult f......then using them up later the bats get the maximum energy they can from the sugars. This is important becaus... According to Voigt and Speakman: All animals need energy to power their metabolism. Ultimately this energy comes from food, but usually only a small fraction...