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Technique detects dangerous additives in whisky
Added: 20 May 2013
A new technique for detecting dangerous fake whisky, and other spirits, has been developed by resea…
Lab creates world's smallest liquid droplets
Added: 17 May 2013
Physicists may have created the smallest drops of liquid ever made in the lab.
High-speed spectroscopy aids greenhouse gas detection
Added: 15 May 2013
A spectroscopy technique developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology could aid …
Triangulenium imaging dye is 'ten times better'
Added: 13 May 2013
Danish chemists have discovered a new dye that they claim will improve imaging techniques.
Separation technique could improve biofuel production
Added: 10 May 2013
A new technique for pre-treating cellulosic biomass with ionic liquids could bring down the cost of…
Technique speeds up analysis of proteins
Added: 9 May 2013
Method claims to reduce the time used to simulate how proteins take on their signature three-dimens…
Spectrometer improves understanding of immune cells
Added: 7 May 2013
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) have developed a mass spectroscopy-based method to a…
Old separation technique outdoes HPLC
Added: 2 May 2013
NIST researchers have opted for two-phase extraction over HPLC to separate carbon nanotubes.
'Super-resolution' microscope for nanostructures
Added: 1 May 2013
Researchers have found a way to see synthetic nanostructures using a new type of super-resolution o…
Better metrics extend SAS capabilities
Added: 30 Apr 2013
Researchers from Berkeley Laboratory have improved the metrics for X-ray and neutron analysis of fl…
Better metrics extend SAS capabilities
Added: 26 Apr 2013
Researchers from Berkeley Laboratory have improved the metrics for X-ray and neutron analysis of fl…
Spectroscopy in the palm of your hand
Added: 25 Apr 2013
Penn State is planning to convert a mobile phone into a spectrometer for point-of-care screening.
A new class of molecular probes for fluorescence microscopy
Added: 24 Apr 2013
Researchers from the University of Illinois have developed fluorescent reporters for fluorescence m…
Technique reveals dynamics of bound protein waters
Added: 22 Apr 2013
Temperature-dependent radiolysis and mass spectroscopy have helped unveil the dynamics of bound pro…
AFM helps unravel secrets of the gut
Added: 19 Apr 2013
A technique based on atomic force microscopy has been developed to help read information encoded in…
Microfluidic device separates non-spherical bioparticles
Added: 18 Apr 2013
World’s first microfluidic device to effectively separate non-spherical bioparticles has been devel…
Improved production technique for membranes
Added: 16 Apr 2013
Finnish researchers have developed a novel membrane production technique to improve water filtratio…
Scientists create functional kidney in the lab
Added: 15 Apr 2013
Massachusetts General team develops implantable, bioengineered rat kidney.
Synchrotron advances understanding of protein structure
Added: 12 Apr 2013
The ALBA Synchrotron has been used for first time as a microscope to determine protein structure.
Synthetic tissues built using a 3D printer
Added: 11 Apr 2013
3D printers could be used to create materials with several of the properties of living tissues, acc…
