Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
...world in which a doctor in the poorest country can instantly diagnose tuberculosis or malaria, or provide women a way they can prevent HIV-AIDS; where bad water is made safe again. This report is about the pathways to get there," says report co-author Peter Singer, MD, Director of the University of Toronto Jo...Discovery might improve design, effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs
...cuum into which the water molecule would evaporate instantly if it were exposed to the surroundings." Inside the mass spectrometer manufactured by Bruker Daltronics, Inc., the vacuum was comparable to the vacuum found in intergalactic space, he said. Wolfenden said the presence of the water-filled gap hints at...Improved molecular switch could serve as sensor, medical tool
...ent was removed, the degradation of the antibiotic instantly slowed to its original pace. Ostermeier believes the same molecular switch technology could be used to produce "smart" materials, medical devices that can detect cancer cells and release drugs, and sensors that could sound an alarm in the prese...Shots fired at Bayonne range prove smart gun technology works
...efforts to develop a personalized handgun that can instantly and reliably recognize one or more pre-programmed authorized users. To date, the New Jersey legislature has awarded NJIT $1.5 million for the project. In 2003, Recce received a patent for Dynamic Grip Recognition. The invention enabled NJIT elect...New research shows in the animal world, it pays to be an imposter
... giant Australian cuttlefish use neural control to instantly change their skin patterning, posture, and tactics. According to Hanlon the cuttlefish can switch between a male and female appearance 10 to 15 times per minute. "In the blink of an eye they can pull out of it and go back to being a male," he says. U...Insects, viruses could hold key for better human teamwork in disasters
...n complete global information being made available instantly to all responders is fundamentally flawed," Contractor said. "Instead, we need to develop a strategy that leverages cutting-edge research in information technology to enable the rapid assembly and deployment of ad hoc, flexible networks of responders...Novel ultrafast laser detection of cancer cells also may improve understanding of stem cells
...se changes, registered by an imaging spectrometer, instantly identify cancer-modified mitochondria in cells gone wrong. Mitochondria are known as the power pack of cells, energizing them like batteries do flashlight bulbs. "There are hundreds of mitochondria, sometimes thousands, in a cell," says Gourley. "To ...Scientists develop new color-coded test for protein folding
...rsity scientists have developed a simple test that instantly changes color when a protein molecule attached to a gold nanoparticle folds or unfolds. The new technique, which works on the same principle as ordinary pH tests that measure the acidity of water, is described in the March 2005 issue of the journal C...NRL develops self-cleaning 'smart' fabrics
...gents on contact. The coating neutralizes toxins instantly leaving no hazardous residue, which makes it ideal for use in protective clothing for military personnel and civilians. The coating can also be applied to materials used in filters for water purification, and in wipes for chemical spill clean-ups. ...Scientists devise way to measure RNA synthesis on the fly in a live cell
...-invasive laboratory technique that allows them to instantly map when genes are switching off and on in a living bacterium as it becomes exposed to antibiotics and other changes in its environment. The technique, which is announced in the Monday, June 13 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sci...Hummingbird flight an evolutionary marvel
...o microscopic droplets that are so light they move instantly with the slightest movement of air - and a pulsing laser then illuminates the droplets for incredibly short periods of time that can be captured by cameras, and illustrate exactly the swirling movement of air left by a hummingbird's wings. The resear...Single cell recognition research at UCLA/Caltech finds a Halle Berry neuron
World travelers instantly identify the architectural sails of the Sydney Ope...ried and even abstract visual images into a single instantly and consistently recognizable concept? A research team led by neuroscientists at UCLA and California...Study in Royal Society journal on world's only horned rodent
...er they acted as a food-storer or pilferer, ravens instantly responded to former observers but not to non-observers, suggesting that they discriminated on the inferred view of those competitors. This raises the intriguing possibility that ravens may appreciate elements of mental states in others. Contact: Dr T...Ossur congratulates Hugh Herr on Popular Mechanics 2005 Breakthrough Leadership Award
...d performance. State-of-the-art bionic technology instantly adapts to real-world walking conditions. Through the use of a microprocessor, integrated sensors, and an innovative magnetorheologic (MR) fluid actuator, the Rheo Knee allows the user to walk as nature intended, with a constantly monitored and impro...Sisyphean movement of motor proteins may help preserve DNA integrity
... hit an artificially created protein obstacle, Rep instantly returned to near the beginning of the single strand on which it had initially bound. Upon closer examination using FRET, researchers discovered that Rep's configuration gradually closed as it reached the obstacle in its path. Then, conformational cha...Light-induced hormone surge points to benefits of light therapy
... exposure indicates that environmental signals are instantly converted to glucocorticoid signals in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid," Okamura reported. "The present light-induced corticosterone release may entrain metabolically peripheral clocks to the environmental light-dark cycle through its prevailing re...MUHC ensures blood without bugs
...he NRCP blood safety test will allow clinicians to instantly establish whether blood is parasite-free. "The test covers all the major parasitic diseases, from protozoan parasites (Malaria) to helminthes (Fasciola)," says Dr. Ndao. "It's like a mini NRCP lab in every package."...UF study first to quantify validity of DNA I.D. tool using marine snails
...ift within a decade may be a hand-held device that instantly identifies any species from a snippet of animal ti...tists and consumers alike, would be the ability to instantly analyze the DNA of a plant or animal with a hand-held device, Meyer said. "It's very Star Treky if y...Thin tough skin, slow-growing gills protect larval Antarctic fish
...t -2 degrees Celsius, internal fluids would freeze instantly and the baby fish would die." "This 0.7 of a degree Celsius is small but very significant," Cziko said. "In adults, we find ice in their bodies but these small crystals don't grow because of antifreeze proteins. Finding that larval fish don't have en...AAAS denounces anti-evolution laws as hundreds of K-12 teachers convene for 'Front Line' event
... The clicker-survey devices will allow teachers to instantly narrow the list of 10 challenges down to four key issues, in real-time. While AAAS officials emphasized that focus group discussions do not constitute a scientific study, "It was interesting to note that four recurring themes seemed to emerge during ...