Carnegie Mellon, Pitt receive $15 million from NSF to found center to improve quality of life
... ingenuity that we've used for military, space and manufacturing applications to improve the human condition." Cooper, an internationally recognized expert on wheelchair design as well as an accomplished wheelchair athlete, explained that the research agenda of the new ERC would be guided by both personal and so...Origen publishes in Nature a robust and versatile method for creating transgenic chickens
... proteins from eggs is relatively simple, and good manufacturing practices have long been established for vaccine production in chicken eggs. Moreover, the overall cost of facility and operations is a fraction of that associated with fermentation methods of manufacture. The ability to readily create transgenic chi...Tuberculosis drug may cure Parkinson's-like illness
...ing rods is released in fumes. Welders involved in manufacturing vehicles, tanks and ships are especially prone to manganese intoxication because they work in close quarters, increasing their exposure to the metal, Zheng said. "There are about 430,000 welders in the United States alone, and even more in China, so ...Plant-cell-produced technologies-cutting edge approach to bringing solutions to the market
...e disease causing agent to stimulate immunity in a manufacturing process that is totally free of animal components:"Being the first company to ever register a plant-made vaccine is another example of Dow AgroSciences' cutting edge approach to bringing highly novel and differentiated solutions to the market," said ...Sweet success for pioneering hydrogen energy project
... with a useful outlet for waste generated by their manufacturing processes. Much of this waste is currently disposed of in landfill sites. In this project, diluted nougat and caramel waste was introduced into a 5 litre demonstration reactor (although other similar wastes could be used). The bacteria, which the re...Lead exposure leads to brain cell loss and damage years later
... study examined 532 former employees of a chemical manufacturing plant who had not been exposed to lead for an average of 18 years. The workers had worked at the plant for an average of more than eight years. The researchers measured the amount of lead accumulated in the workers' bones and used MRI scans to measu...National Science Foundation awards $15 million grant to Rutgers-led engineering research consortium
... these materials will provide a foundation for new manufacturing processes that are more predictable, consistent an...l and food makers as well as companies that supply manufacturing and analytical equipment. "Being selected for this grant affirms that Rutgers and its partners have ...ACS weekly press package April 24th, 2006
...hD. "The manufacturers are required to follow good manufacturing practices, so this misbranding should not occur. Unfortunately, our study shows that at least in the case of black cohosh, many manufacturers are not following the regulations. Consumers should be aware of this situation in order to make proper choic...Research could lead to better drugs and whiter whites
...ploit enzymes more successfully and lead to better manufacturing processes in a number of commercial sectors. "In cleaning products, for instance, enzymes help speed up the chemical reactions that break down protein and starch stains; a better understanding of how this process works could one day lead to more effe...MIT research links cancer, inflammatory disease
... used an engineering approach typically applied to manufacturing or software. "At some point, we need to bring new tools to bear on complexity, and those new tools are engineering-based mathematical and numerical tools," Sorger said. "Just as we can engineer extremely complicated systems like jets that we can't un...Sherry Lansing and Janet Woodcock receive AACR public service awards
... Century Initiative" has modernized pharmaceutical manufacturing and agency-industry interactions. Further, her skillful role in spearheading the FDA's "Critical Path Initiative" is being recognized for its potential in bringingoutstanding science to the consideration of new cancer therapeutics, preventives, and d...'Custom' nanoparticles could improve cancer diagnosis and treatment
...e Journal of the American Chemical Society . The manufacturing process starts with a silicon wafer that is etched...g on the intended function, DeSimone says. The new manufacturing technique uses gentler processing methods that are less likely to harm important organic components ...Tweaking Taxol points way to a greener, more productive future
...ssue of Chemistry & Biology, reports a step toward manufacturing more-potent Taxol molecules that could potentially reduce treatment dosages. The methods described minimize dangerous chemical usage, and put E.coli to work in the production process. "We're trying to develop a biosynthetic process for the drugs that...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
...refinery conversion technology will "lead to a new manufacturing paradigm," according to authors of a Jan. 27 Science perspectives paper by a team of researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology and Imperial College of London. "'More, bigger and better,' the mantra of modern cons...UQ researchers help lead the way in bird flu research
...ntire Australian population but recent advances in manufacturing processes may change that. If successful, health authorities will be able to immunize the Australian population using existing national biomanufacturing capability, within weeks of new strain identification, and without the requirement for high-level...New influenza vaccine takes weeks to mass produce
...ext pandemic (H5, H7, H9, and H2) at a level where manufacturing costs are expected to be equal to or less than tha...tter of Intent which will support commercial scale manufacturing with the capacity to produce 6 Million doses of monovalent pandemic vaccine per week. ...NJIT chemists cook up new strain of carbon nanotubes
...mer composites. The former are used in electronic manufacturing to create lead-free, less toxic, conductive and soldering materials. The computer industry uses these coatings and films to remove heat, because they do that well. "The polymer-based products are attractive to the auto and pharmaceutical industri...National Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2006 inductees
...oday, Owens Corning is a $5 billion global leader, manufacturing not just glass fiber insulation, but also glass fiber impregnated laminates used in sports cars, boats and bathroom fixtures. Elihu Thomson (1853-1937) Arc lighting Thomson was an integral contributor to the development of electricity as a power ...New testing method developed to assess safety, health risks of nanomaterials
...impact of engineered nanoparticles and ensure safe manufacturing of nanoproducts," said Nel, co-director of the Southern California Particle Center and UCLA Asthma and Immunological Disease Center. The review in Science addresses questions about occupational and inhalation exposures to nanoparticles and outlin...... are imperative, such as dental implants, airplane manufacturing and computer hardware. As reported in the January 27, 2006 edition of the journal Science, the Berkeley Lab scientists developed a composite that mirrors the intricate structure of nacre, which is a finely layered substance found in some mollusk shel...