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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…
Glasgow home to new Centre for Virus Research
Added: 29 Nov 2012
Construction of a new virus research centre has got underway at the University of Glasgow’s Garscub…
Surface analysis techniques for advanced materials
Added: 28 Nov 2012
The Mazovian Centre for Surface Analysis (MCSA) was opened today at the Institute of Physical Chemi…
Tracking down tiny biomarkers
Added: 27 Nov 2012
PTB and Dectris have developed a vacuum-compatible X-ray detector that allows the size of low-contr…
Funding advances development of early warning test for HIV
Added: 26 Nov 2012
A hand-held device that can diagnose patients at the early stages of HIV and give results within m…
Researchers improve technology to detect hazardous chemicals
Added: 21 Nov 2012
A new system, based on Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering, can pick out a single target molecule wit…
Projects help lay foundations for research
Added: 20 Nov 2012
Ten new UK projects are set to help researchers develop the infrastructure and resources that are v…
Skin cells reveal DNA’s genetic mosaic
Added: 19 Nov 2012
A Yale University study of stem cells derived from the skin has found that genetic variations are w…
