Vanderbilt University has published a study that reports human cells moving in what seem to be independent ways similar to amoebae and bacteria. These results are thought to be a first in cell biology and were inspired in a unique way. The researchers’ adopted some new assumptions
Researchers have been able to see how heart failure affects the surface of an individual heart muscle cell in minute detail, using a new nanoscale scanning technique developed at Imperial College London.
About two weeks ago I saw an announcement for the Materials Visualization Competition (MVC10) put on by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Institute at Penn State. MVC10 is a scientific visual and artistic competition started to highlight the quality of research in materials at Penn State. See the entire gallery.
This image gallery brings to focus the splendid vascular systems of common plants, and showcases the beauty that resides at all levels of the natural world. See the entire gallery.
Researchers from the Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA have been studying the power struggle between the master genetic switches within plant cells that determine the orientation for growth - that is which end will put down roots, and which end will grow the shoot.
The latest installment from the inspirational site Symphony of Science, called "The Poetry of Reality". No need to be verbose about these creations as they speak volumes all their own.
A study published by Stanford University in the March 2010 edition of the Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, showed that acupuncture specific to depression helped relieve symptoms in woman who were 12 to 30 weeks pregnant. 150 woman participated in the study.
Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Karolinska Institutet have used novel technology to reveal the different genetic patterns of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. This discovery may lead to significant advances in the treatment of this malignant disease, which mainly affects small children.
In semiconductor production there is whats called doping. Unlike doping in the Olympics, this doping is the process of intentionally introducing impurities into an extremely pure (also referred to as intrinsic) semiconductor to change its electrical properties. There are n-type (negative) and p-type (positive) doping processes that are employed in the semiconductor and electronics industries.
George Whiteside's biography on TED mentions a remarkable list of accomplishments. 950 scientific articles coauthored, he's co-founded a dozen companies and has 50-plus patents with his name on them. This talk focuses on a postage stamp sized device that doesn't require the assistance of a medical technologist or the drawing of blood.
