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University of Florida engineering researchers have found they can ignite certain nanoparticles using a low-power laser, a development they say opens the door to a wave of new technologies in health care, computing and automotive design.
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Jupiter has a warm heart located in the centre of its famous Red Spot, scientists have learned. The spot is a swirling cold storm system with higher temperatures at its core, new thermal imaging studies have shown.
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Bruker Corp. and Agilent Technologies Inc. announced in February that Bruker and Agilent have entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement. Pursuant to this agreement, Bruker will acquire certain product lines of Varian Inc., which Agilent has committed to divest in connection with obtaining regulatory approval for Agilent's previously announced acquisition of Varian.
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For two decades, scientists have been pursuing a potential new way to treat bacterial infections, using naturally occurring proteins known as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Now, MIT scientists have recorded the first microscopic images showing the deadly effects of AMPs, most of which kill by poking holes in bacterial cell membranes.
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For the past 18 months, the Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) and the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) have been strategizing a merger to unite their complementary missions within the context of one inclusive organizationthe Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS).
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Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has partnered with Cerno Bioscience to offer Shimadzus LCMS quadrupole systems along with Cernos MassWorks software so users can improve data calibration for more accurate mass determination.
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More than a year after an internal audit highlighted widespread deficiencies within the Baltimore Police Department's crime lab, the division has a backlog of thousands of analysis requests.
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Demolition projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory have recovered more than 136 tons of metal to recycle since work began last year.
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Burlington Laboratories Inc. recently made a $50,000 challenge grant to commemorate Lund Family Center's 120 years of strengthening families by helping children survive.
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A year before a UCLA staff research assistant was fatally burned in a lab fire, a graduate student was seriously injured in a similar accident that university officials failed to report to state regulators, records released Friday show.
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Since beginning operations in 1966, ORNL's High Flux Isotope Reactor, known among the research community as "HFIR," has provided a uniquely powerful and versatile resource tool for visiting scientists from industry, academia and other national laboratories.
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Like a Venus flytrap, a newly discovered chemical material is a picky eater - it won't snap its jaws shut for just anything. Instead of flies, however, its favorite food is radioactive nuclear waste.
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