32 new grants made for innovative technology R&D
...ative Nanomechanical MeasurementsDevelop an atomic force microscopy based platform for high-speed, high-bandwidth quantitative nanomechanical measurements which provides structure-property understanding at the nanoscale in order to accelerate discovery, design, and commercialization of nanomaterials. ...New Stanford center probes nanoscale material
...ting carbon nanotubes on the end of silicon atomic force microscope (AFM) tips, which among other advantage...ale studies who is developing a magnetic resonance force microscope to detect individual electron and nuclear spins. Researcher John Kirtley of IBM's T. J. W...Stanford researchers establish center for physics-based simulations of biological structures
... understanding myopathies and generation of motive force throughout organ systems (Jim Spudich); neuromuscular dynamics, which must be understood to better treat movement disorders resulting from cerebral palsy, stroke and Parkinson's disease (Scott Delp); and cardiovascular dynamics, which has important i...Channel protein converts vibrations to electrical signal
...ch cycle of sound, they quickly snap shut, and the force of this snapping can push the cilia bundle. Like pushing a child on a swing, successive pushes can build up to a large oscillation, amplifying the sound. In addition, different hair cells amplify different frequencies, so this mechanism could create ...UK scientist and children's author wins EMBO Award for Communications 2004
...ce 2001 Frances Balkwill has also been the driving force behind another major science education project much closer to home. Housed within the new building for Bart's and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine in London's East End, the Centre of the Cell will open its doors to children, teenagers and ...... horse's leg restricts how quickly it can transmit force to the ground and bounce back up again and also increases the chances of injury. The team has also found that fast horses can bring their legs forward quickly in preparation for the next stride but that this is more difficult and therefore slower for...US DHS sponsored evaluation confirms superior performance of Response Biomedical's RAMP anthrax test
...ation of existing methods for B. anthracis. A task force was formed that included representatives from industry, academia, and many government agencies to help in the selection of the methods and design of the studies. Five rapid immunoassay-based anthrax field tests have undergone comprehensive validatio...In a tiny squid, bacterial toxin governs organ development
... and critical organ development on the other - may force biologists to rethink the relationship between the world's many microorganisms and their host plants and animals, according to Margaret McFall-Ngai, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of medical microbiology and the corresponding author of t...Study in Royal Society journal on evidence for impact of global warming on bird populations
... of this structural randomness. Understanding such force distributions is crucial for the prediction of the...tion of these materials. This study shows that the force distributions can be accurately described by an analogue of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which ...Forensic clock calls time on crime
...iquitous forensic tool. This month, the UK police force collected its millionth DNA sample. But DNA profiling cannot give an indication of the age of a biological sample, and though there are techniques that can, they are not reliable enough to be used as evidence in court, says Clifton Bishop, director o...Zebrafish study yields observation of muscle formation
...ers differ in their structure and ability to exert force for extended periods of time. The mechanism of communication between slow and fast twitch cells is unknown, but it is likely, the authors write, that similar examples will be found in other types of tissues. The findings describe "how fast muscle...Hudson's Bay Company fur trapping policies set stage for modern environmental struggles
...hat the Hudson's Bay Company, the dominant outside force in the region during the early years of the 19th c...istory doctoral student, said the firm failed as a force for conservation because it was constrained by its business strategy and the constant demand for pro...Doctors link common chemotherapy drug to jawbone necrosis
... the places on the skeleton where the most outside force occurs. Novartis's Aredia (pamidronate disodium) and Zometa (zoledronic acid) injections are the two intravenous bisphophosphonates used in chemotherapy regimens. Novartis changed their labeling in August. Merck's Fosamax (alendronate) and Proct...MIT team engineers new approaches to understanding malaria, more
...oing just that. "We provide the first quantitative force versus displacement results on how the deformability of the red blood cell changes progressively in response to the full development of the P. falciparum parasite inside the cell," Suresh said. "Such information at the molecular level is vital to gai...Study in Royal Society journal on first evidence for magnetic field detection in sharks
...ment of feeding specialization likely is a driving force in speciation. Contact: Dr von Rintelen, Museum of Natural History, Institute of Systematic Zoology, Invaldienstr. 43, Berlin, D-10115, Germany Neuro-evolutionary patterning of sociality by Dr JL Goodson Although birds and mammals have not shared a...Science's Breakthrough of the Year: Salty, acidic soup could have supported life on Mars
...blic-private partnerships" emerged as a formidable force in 2004, affecting the way medicines are developed and delivered to developing countries. Joint ventures by foundations, rich countries, academics, pharmaceutical companies and other groups were behind several prominent initiatives this year, includi...Shots fired at Bayonne range prove smart gun technology works
...ince June of 2004, five members of the NJIT police force have been trained to use the test gun and be recog...rimental gun then can read and record the size and force of the users' hand during the first second when the trigger is squeezed. "This technology is si...Needling chromosomes yields insights into cell division
...ell division. Then, she would ever-so-gently apply force to pull them apart. Upon release, if they remained apart it revealed they were separated; but if they snapped back together the researchers would know the chromatids were still attached. Paliulis was a Duke graduate student when she performed the exp...Fundamental finding yields insight into stem cells, cancer; opens door to drug discovery
...in2. "It appears that beta-arrestin2 is a positive force in Hh signaling in living organisms," Caron said. "The current finding opens up new avenues for study of normal developmental regulation and the manner in which abnormalities in that regulation can lead to cancer. Drugs that disrupt the function of b...Pinatubo's rivers show the danger isn't over when volcanic eruption ends
...ilippine island of Luzon, erupted with devastating force in June 1991 and now is proving to be an ideal laboratory for studying the "hydrologic aftermath" of a volcanic eruption, said Karen Gran, a University of Washington doctoral student in Earth and space sciences. Gran has been studying data compiled ...