News articles tagged with 'fluid'
New device can extract human DNA very fast
— 6 May 2013 18:56 | TechnologyEngineers have created a device that can extract human DNA in a simpler and more efficient way than conventional methods. They designed microscopic probes that dip into a fluid sample…
Earthquakes: Water as a lubricant
— 2 Dec 2011 10:23 | Geology and palaeontologyGeophysicists from Potsdam have established a mode of action that can explain the irregular distribution of strong earthquakes at the San Andreas Fault in California. As the science…
Cerebral spinal fluid guides stem cell development in the brain
— 10 Mar 2011 18:48 | HealthCerebrospinal fluid - the clear and watery substance that bathes the brain and spinal cord - is much more important to brain development than previously realised…
Liquid metal key to simpler creation of electrodes for microfluidic devices
— 22 Feb 2011 23:36 | TechnologyResearchers from North Carolina State University have developed a faster, easier way to create microelectrodes, for use in microfluidic devices, by using liquid metal. Microfluidic…
Yale researchers find clues to mystery of preterm delivery
— 11 Feb 2011 16:03 | HealthResearchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that excessive formation of calcium crystal deposits in the amniotic fluid may be a reason why some pregnant women suffer preterm premature…
Microsponges from seaweed may save lives
— 10 Feb 2011 20:13 | HealthMicrosponges derived from seaweed may help diagnose heart disease, cancers, HIV and other diseases quickly and at far lower cost than current clinical methods. The microsponges are…
Study suggests new treatment option to reduce metastasis in ovarian cancer
— 27 Jan 2011 17:59 | HealthA paper published in the January issue of the journal Nanomedicine could provide the foundation for a new ovarian cancer treatment option - one that would use an outside-the-body filtration…
Infant hydrocephalus, seasonal and linked to farm animals in Uganda
— 3 Jan 2011 20:02 | HealthHydrocephalus in Ugandan children and other developing countries is seasonal, linked to farm animals and in part, caused by previous bacterial infection, according to an international…
Microfluidic device rapidly orients hundreds of embryos for high-throughput experiments
— 3 Jan 2011 17:11 | HealthResearchers have developed a microfluidic device that automatically orients hundreds of fruit fly and other embryos to prepare them for research. The device could facilitate the study…
Smashing fluids: The physics of flow
— 3 Dec 2010 17:44 | PhysicsThe new findings will be highly useful to the manufacturing industry because the processing and dispensing of everyday products like toothpaste, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and foodstuffs…