Glioblastoma is the most common and most lethal form of brain tumor in people. New…
Month: July 2011
Natural iron fertilization influences deep-sea ecosystems off the Crozet Islands
Geo-engineering schemes aimed at tackling global warming through artificial iron fertilization of the oceans would…
The rise and rise of the flying reptiles: Pterosaurs not driven into extinction by birds, study reveals
Pterosaurs, flying reptiles from the time of the dinosaurs, were not driven to extinction by…
Unique gel capsule structure enables co-delivery of different types of drugs
Chemists have designed a multiple-compartment gel capsule that can simultaneously deliver hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs….
Pixel perfect: Lens-free, pinhead-size camera developed
It’s like a Brownie camera for the digital age: The microscopic device fits on the…
Food-process engineering: Environmentally friendly process to improve storage stability of probiotics
Probiotic bacteria are rapidly gaining ground as healthy food supplements. However, the production of this…
New device helps the blind to move independently
Engineers have developed a new device that helps the blind to move independently.
Extremely rapid water: Scientists decipher a protein-bound water chain
Researchers have succeeded in providing evidence that a protein is capable of creating a water…
New microsystem for better drug-testing
Nanoscientists are working on a new microsystem for more efficient testing of pharmaceutical drugs to…
Sun’s ‘DNA’ revealed
Solar nitrogen is very different from that of meteorites or the Earth. Scientists reached this…