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A light switch inside the brain
Added: 21 Jan 2013
Scientists from Freiburg have created a microimplant capable of controlling individual nerve cells.
Combining active and passive IR imaging
Added: 18 Jan 2013
Northwestern University has found a way to integrate active and passive infrared (IR) imaging capab…
Separating substances with a 100-year-old idea
Added: 16 Jan 2013
Dutch researcher Wijnand Germs has built an electronic variant of a Brownian ratchet that allows mi…
Scientists discover structure of protein essential for quality control
Added: 15 Jan 2013
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has pushed the boundaries of electron microscopy to determine…
Technique to snip DNA could alter gene therapy
Added: 14 Jan 2013
A new method of precisely targeting and cutting DNA in bacteria could remove research bottlenecks i…
Living Lab aims to advance protein research
Added: 10 Jan 2013
The Living Lab is using advanced imaging technology to tackle previously unanswered questions in st…
Advanced X-Ray imaging for identification of contraband, corrosion or cancer
Added: 8 Jan 2013
Manchester University has developed a camera that can be used to take 3D colour X-ray images, in ne…
Microscopy technique views viruses in their natural habitat
Added: 7 Jan 2013
Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have invented a way to image biological…
Compact MRI to improve imaging of joints
Added: 19 Dec 2012
A new system that enables medics to image difficult areas of the body is being developed by researc…
Diamond-like coating improves electron microscope images
Added: 18 Dec 2012
Researchers have found that coating materials with diamond-like crystals greatly improves images of…
Virus enables heart cells to become 'biological pacemakers'
Added: 17 Dec 2012
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute researchers have reprogrammed ordinary heart cells to become exact rep…
Scientists solve mysterious enzyme structure
Added: 13 Dec 2012
Spectroscopic techniques have helped solve a long-standing puzzle in photosynthesis research.
Raman analysis to improve medical diagnosis
Added: 12 Dec 2012
An international team is using laser-based methods to create better diagnosis tools in medicine.
Seeing colour at the nanoscale
Added: 10 Dec 2012
A new microscopy tool developed by Berkeley Lab scientists could allow colour nanoscale imaging.
Tool reduces threat of endocrine disruptors in new chemicals
Added: 7 Dec 2012
Researchers have developed a safety testing system to help chemists design inherently safer chemica…
100 million-year-old regions of DNA could advance crop science
Added: 6 Dec 2012
100 million-year-old regions in the DNA of plant species could hold secrets about how specific gene…
UK laboratory improves ultrasound technology
Added: 5 Dec 2012
A two-year project has delivered what one company claims to be ’the most advanced ultrasound images…
High-speed measurement of molecular motion
Added: 4 Dec 2012
A new measurement technique has allowed researchers to study interactions between proteins and DNA …
MoD spin-out receives funding to develop cancer diagnostic tool
ProKyma | Added: 3 Dec 2012
A diagnostic tool is being developed that enables physicians to see cancer responding to treatment …
Using biotechnology in manufacturing processes
Added: 29 Nov 2012
Europe’s largest public-private partnership dedicated to the development of manufacturing sustainab…
