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Kinked nanopores slow DNA passage for easier sequencing
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In an innovation critical to improved DNA sequencing, a markedly slower transmission of DNA through nanopores has been achieved.
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Laboratory in microdrops: Credit card-size microflow system handles thousands of experiments
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Tens of thousands of chemical and biochemical experiments may be conducted daily with the use of a microflow system of the size of a credit card, developed by scientists in Poland. The device has already been tested in research on the effectiveness of antibiotic mixtures.
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Behind the secrets of silk lie high-tech opportunities
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Tougher than a bullet-proof vest yet synonymous with beauty and luxury, silks spun by worms and spiders are a masterpiece of nature whose properties have yet to be fully replicated in the laboratory. But scientists have begun to unravel the secrets of silk. Biomedical engineers report that silk-based materials have been transformed from commodity textile to a growing web of high tech applications.
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Purple light means go, ultraviolet light means stop
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(University of Rochester) A new membrane developed at the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics blocks gas from flowing through it when one color of light is shined on its surface, and permits gas to flow through when another color of light is used. It is the first time that scientists have developed a membrane that can be controlled in this way by light.
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California is the primary US stop for LHC's ALICE data
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(DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) One month a year, the nuclei of lead atoms traveling near the speed of light will collide in the Large Hadron Collider's (LHC) ALICE experiment. Ten percent of all of the data collected in this month will travel from Switzerland to NERSC at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Northern California via the Energy Sciences Network. These facilities will provide the primary computing and storage resources for the ALICE collaboration in North and South America.
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Some like it hot: How to heat a 'nano bathtub' the JILA way
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(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) Researchers at JILA have demonstrated the use of infrared laser light to quickly and precisely heat the water in "nano bathtubs" -- tiny sample containers -- for microscopy studies of the biochemistry of single molecules and nanoparticles.
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Nano 'pin art': NIST arrays are step toward mass production of nanowires
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(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have cultivated many thousands of nanocrystals in what looks like a pinscreen or "pin art" on silicon, a step toward reliable mass production of semiconductor nanowires for millionths-of-a-meter-scale devices such as sensors and lasers.
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Stanford engineers use rocket science to make wastewater treatment sustainable
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Two Stanford University engineers are developing a new sewage treatment process that would actually increase the production of two greenhouse gases – nitrous oxide (aka, "laughing gas") and methane – and use the gases to power the treatment plant.
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Nanomaterials poised for big impact in construction
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Nanomaterials are poised for widespread use in the construction industry, where they can offer significant advantages for a variety of applications ranging from making more durable concrete to self-cleaning windows. But widespread use in building materials comes with potential environmental and health risks when those materials are thrown away.
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Engineers use rocket science to make wastewater treatment sustainable
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Stanford engineer Brian Cantwell and colleagues originally designed this nitrous oxide thruster for spacecraft. A similar device could be used at wastewater treatment plants to decompose nitrous oxide gas into hot air.
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