Brian Otis gingerly holds what looks like a typical contact lens on his index finger. Look closer. Sandwiched in this lens are two twinkling glitter-specks loaded with tens of thousands of miniaturized transistors. It’s ringed with a hair-thin antenna. Together these remarkable miniature electronics can monitor glucose levels in tears of diabetics and then wirelessly […]
New Study: Scientists Reproduce Cells That Produce The Critical Hormone Insulin
The results of this study have implications for helping both type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine — Klaus Kaestner PhD, professor of Genetics and postdoctoral Dana Avrahami, PhD, from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, published a study this week in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, In […]
Effects of Non-straight Carbon Nanotubes on Nanocomposite Properties
TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian researcher from Tehran University used multi-scaled modeling and investigated the effects of the non-straight form of carbon nanotubes on nanocomposite properties in the final material. Read More
Nuclear DNA – 25 Year Computer Simulation Results
DNA carries out its activities “diluted” in the cell nucleus. In this state it synthesises proteins and, even though it looks like a messy tangle of thread, in actual fact its structure is governed by precise rules that are important for it to carry out its functions. Biologists have studied DNA by observing it with […]
JBC Announces New Longer Cartridges For Soldering SMD
JBC, a manufacturer of tools for soldering and rework operations in electronics, has announced that their C245 range of cartridges has been extended with four new models for soldering SMD or through hole components. This is positive news for those involved in the electronics rework industry because it could extend tip life by five times. JBC […]
Researchers Discover New Method For Bonding Gels And Biological Tissues
Researchers have discovered an efficient and easy-to-use method for bonding together gels and biological tissues. A team involving researchers from the Laboratoire Matière Molle et Chimie (CNRS/ESPCI ParisTech) and the Laboratoire Physico-Chimie des Polymères et Milieux Dispersés (CNRS/ UPMC/ESPCI ParisTech), has successfully achieved a very strong adhesion between two gels by spreading a solution containing […]
NASA, CASIS Make Space Station Accessible for Stem Cell Research
Scientists take advantage of the space station’s microgravity environment to study the properties of non-embryonic stem cells. Dec. 6, 2013 – NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) are enabling research aboard the International Space Station that could lead to new stem cell-based therapies for medical conditions faced on Earth and […]