University of Delaware researchers develop cancer 'nanobomb'
...ing with the molecules and considering optical and thermal properties, and found we could trigger microscopic... work reported by Panchapakesan uses the localized thermal energy imbalance to set off explosions that are intrinsic in nature. Panchapakesan said the nanobo...IODP Tahiti sea level expedition gets underway
...ause of the melting of large inland ice sheets and thermal expansion of the global body of ocean water?attributable to rising temperatures. According to IODP scientists, Tahiti is well situated for these investigations because the island is located in a tectonically stable region. Consequently, changes in s...Satellite technology allows scientists to track warm sharks in cold polar seas
...n shark's ability to survive such a broad range of thermal conditions is attributed to high levels of specialized proteins that keep its heart muscle cells beating at very low temperatures, say the study's authors. "Sharks are declining globally, yet the movements and habitats of most species are unknown," s...Breakthrough in micro-device fabrication combines biology and synthetic chemistry
...such as electrical conductivity, biocompatibility, thermal stability, and chemical compatibility. According to the study's lead author, Kenneth Sandhage, "By demonstrating that biologically derived structures can be chemically modified without changing the starting shapes or fine features, we have opened the...MERIS/AATSR Workshop: Focus on Envisat sensors measuring heat and light
...orecast utilising SST data. And merged optical and thermal infrared views of the sea and the clouds above it give an enhanced understanding of the dynamics of storms and hurricanes. The workshop will include training sessions for using the software tools used to process images from both sensors - known as ...Otter adaptations: How do otters remain sleek and warm
...een fins trap air bubbles, which help increase the thermal insulation of the otter's coat. Indeed, biologists have observed otters actively blowing air bubbles into their fur while grooming, and their energetic rolling catches air in their fur. "The air insulates like a down jacket," explains Weisel. A comm...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2005
... combination of multiple simultaneous electric and thermal outputs enables the system to achieve an overall fuel efficiency of more than 80 percent compared to the 33 percent typical of a central power plant. Funding for the project was provided by DOE's Office of Distributed Energy. [Contact: Ron Walli, (8...The AIUM releases new statement regarding keepsake imaging
...rasound without a medical indication, or excessive thermal or mechanical index settings. The AIUM encourages patients to make sure that practitioners using ultrasound have received specific training in fetal imaging to ensure the best possible results. The AIUM also believes that added cost arrangements oth...Earth from Space: unique Arctic landscape surveyed by Proba
...n terms of river bank erosion, island migration or thermal erosion. Another interesting feature is the presence of river ice on some sandbanks in the lower right of the scene, which remained from the spring river ice break-up approximately two weeks earlier. Around 14% of worldwide carbon is stored in perma...Scientists crack 40-year-old DNA puzzle and point to 'hot soup' at the origin of life
...l life on earth, lived in a hot sulphurous pool or thermal vent. As it moved into cooler conditions, it was able to take up these two additional amino acids and evolve into more complex organisms. This provides further evidence for the debate on whether life emerged from a hot or cold primordial soup. "There...Random gene expression may drive HIV into hiding
...an encourage transcription of more HIV, and random thermal fluctuations in the cell can influence if and when these chemical modifications take place. Because of Tat's positive-feedback loop, "these fluctuations can be amplified and can lead to very different qualitative behaviors," said Arkin. If the appro...Don Quixote's home shows way to future Earth Observation missions
...ntary measurements into the shortwave infrared and thermal infrared a new sensor called the Airborne Hyperspe...or Jose Sobrino of the University of Valencia made thermal measurements of the area to help define the need for such data on future missions. Meanwhile Profes...Woods Hole Research Center plans controlled burn in Amazon rainforest
...overpasses, to allow collection of remotely sensed thermal data for comparison with our detailed ground measurements of heat and intensity, under the varying but well-measured forest canopy. 'Hot pixel' data from satellites have long been used to detect the presence of fires on the landscape, but it has bee...Global warming increases oyster sensitivity to pollution
...earch will focus on to what extent cadmium reduces thermal tolerance of cold-blooded species....New gene scanning technology marks a major advance in disease research
...ge. Their method, called meltMADGE, which combines thermal ramp electrophoresis with microplate array diagonal gel electrophoresis (MADGE), enables significantly higher levels of scanning at a fraction of the cost. Using the Southampton technique a network of British medical researchers from the Universities...Ethanol and biodiesel from crops not worth the energy
...el advocates the use of burning biomass to produce thermal energy (to heat homes, for example), he deplores the use of biomass for liquid fuel. "The government spends more than $3 billion a year to subsidize ethanol production when it does not provide a net energy balance or gain, is not a renewable energy s...Researchers find evidence of photosynthesis deep within the ocean
...obe that grew in response to illumination near the thermal vents. Using DNA analysis the team classified the ...se oceans it is speculated there might be very hot thermal vents and potential for spawning photosynthetic organisms. "This find shows us that there is this a...Scientists create artificial cricket hairs
...eive flows with energies as small as or even below thermal noise levels (the background "noise" caused by the Brownian motion of particles). By evolution, the cricket has fine-tuned the hairs in order to gain as much energy from the airflow as possible. The cricket hair canopy also shows outstanding directi...GINA collaboration to boost response to summer fires
...ural color images of smoke and terrain, as well as thermal images. MODIS images and fire detection points are processed by GINA and delivered to agencies within 40 minutes of reception. While MODIS data allows users to view the entire Alaskan landscape, Landsat 5 provides users the ability to see critical a......tive to its environment and is easily perturbed by thermal collisions with the surrounding molecules. It is quite remarkable, however, that all forces generated by living cells and organisms arise from the combined action of groups of such nanomachines. In this way, single cells can exert forces in the nanon...