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Even as royalty set diamonds into crowns and rings, engineers lusted after the gems for different reasons: diamonds are stronger than any other natural material and are excellent electrical insulators and heat conductors...
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A new study reveals that a group of ancient enzymes adapted to substantial changes in ocean temperature and acidity during the last four billion years, providing evidence that life on Early Earth evolved from a much hotter...
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Evans Analytical Group, the leading global provider of surface analysis and materials characterization services, microelectronics “release to production” and electronic failure analysis services, today announced that it has acquired Chemir...
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As Japan begins to recover from the biggest earthquake to ever hit the nation; Sendai City Hospital in Miyagi has recently received five tabletop sterilizers from Getinge Infection Control.
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EAS is accepting abstracts for its 2011 Technical Program. Be a part of the program by contributing a paper for oral or poster consideration. All abstracts must be submitted electronically via the EAS website. Submission deadline is April 15.
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Researchers offer the first evidence that DNA damage can lead to the regulation of inflammatory responses, the body's reaction to injury. The proteins involved in the regulation help protect the body from infection...
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Last week, a stream of highly unusual ions shot through a tiny nozzle at 76 million miles per hour—and CARIBU, a facility designed to study special nuclei normally only created in stars, officially opened for business...
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Scientists in the United States and the United Kingdom have been awarded funding totaling more than $10.3 million to improve the process of biological photosynthesis. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the...
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A nanotechnology-based biosensor being developed by Kansas State University researchers may allow early detection of both cancer cells and pathogens, leading to increased food safety and reduced health risks...
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Last month, Forbes reported that a survey conducted by CareerBliss.com revealed that biotechnology employees were the happiest in their jobs, out of dozens of other professions in the United States. These results suggest that paychecks aren't
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Two Ryerson University undergraduate biomedical engineering students are changing the world of medical prosthetics with a newly developed prosthetic arm that is controlled by brain signals. The Artificial Muscle-Operated (AMO) Arm not only enables...
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The most recently discovered amino acid, pyrrolysine, is produced by a series of just three chemical reactions with a single precursor – the amino acid lysine, according to new research
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