News articles tagged with 'magnetic'
Close-up movie shows hidden details in the birth of super-suns
— 17 Nov 2009 12:29 | AstronomyThe constellation of Orion is a hotbed of massive star formation, most prominently in the Great Nebula that sits in Orion's sword. The glowing gas of the Nebula is powered by a group... — full story
New TMS clinic offers noninvasive treatment for major depression
— 6 Nov 2009 12:22 | HealthRush University Medical Centre has opened the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic to offer patients suffering from major depression a safe, effective, non-drug treatment.... — full story
Magnetic nanoparticles to simultaneously diagnose, monitor and treat
— 6 Nov 2009 12:09 | HealthWhether it's magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) giving an army of 'therapeutically armed' white blood cells direction to invade a deadly tumour's territory, or the use of mNPs to target... — full story
Solar winds triggered by magnetic fields
— 2 Nov 2009 16:45 | AstronomySolar wind generated by the sun is probably driven by a process involving powerful magnetic fields, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers based... — full story
Magnetic mixing creates quite a stir
— 28 Oct 2009 12:45 | TechnologySandia researchers have developed a process that can mix tiny volumes of liquid, even in complicated spaces... — full story
NIST physicists turn to radio dial for finer atomic matchmaking
— 23 Oct 2009 13:09 | TechnologyInvestigating mysterious data in ultracold gases of rubidium atoms, scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University... — full story
Small mechanical forces have big impact on embryonic stem cells
— 19 Oct 2009 07:34 | HealthApplying a small mechanical force to embryonic stem cells could be a new way of coaxing them into a specific direction of differentiation, researchers at the University of Illinois... — full story
Trial raises doubts over alternative pain therapy for arthritis
— 18 Oct 2009 11:23 | HealthCopper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps are ineffective in relieving arthritis pain, according to a new study led by a University of York academic... — full story
Hyper-SAGE boosts remote MRI sensitivity
— 10 Oct 2009 10:04 | HealthA new technique in Magnetic Resonance Imaging dubbed 'Hyper-SAGE' has the potential to detect ultra low concentrations of clinical targets, such as lung and other cancers. Development... — full story
Large-scale cousin of elusive 'magnetic monopoles' found at NIST
— 7 Oct 2009 13:56 | PhysicsAny child can tell you that a magnet has a 'north' and a 'south' pole, and that if you break it into two pieces, you invariably get two smaller magnets with two poles of their own.... — full story