News articles tagged with 'gel'
Berkeley Lab scientists control light scattering in graphene
— 17 Mar 2011 20:09 | TechnologyScientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley have learned to control the quantum pathways…
Universal solvent no match for new self-healing sticky gel
— 28 Jan 2011 16:33 | TechnologyScientists can now manufacture a synthetic version of the self-healing sticky substance that mussels use to anchor themselves to rocks in pounding ocean surf and surging tidal basins.…
Bendy tubes get around
— 8 Jan 2011 14:30 | ChemistryTheo Odijk, you win. The professor of biotechnology at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has a new best friend in Rice University's Matteo Pasquali…
Growth-factor gel shows promise as hearing-loss treatment
— 25 Nov 2010 16:18 | HealthA new treatment has been developed for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), a condition that causes deafness in 40,000 Americans each year, usually in early middle-age. Researchers…
Texas A and M chemical engineer's work could lead to improved DNA analysis
— 10 Sep 2010 11:13 | ChemistryDNA analysis is poised to experience a significant advancement thanks to the work of a Texas A and M University chemical engineer, who has discovered a way to achieve more effective…
Stanford scientists develop new way to grow adult stem cells in culture
— 16 Jul 2010 12:10 | HealthResearchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a technique they believe will help scientists overcome a major hurdle to the use of adult stem cells for treating…
Studying cells in 3-D could reveal new cancer targets
— 22 Jun 2010 11:22 | HealthShowing movies in 3-D has produced a box-office bonanza in recent months. Could viewing cell behaviour in three dimensions lead to important advances in cancer research? A new study…
Protein could heal erectile dysfunction after cancer surgery
— 9 Jun 2010 11:07 | HealthAfter men have surgery to remove a cancerous prostate gland, up to 80 percent of them will lose the ability to have an erection because of damage to a critical nerve that runs along…
Scaffold gradients: Finding the right environment for developing cells
— 28 May 2010 13:48 | TechnologyPeople often have strong opinions on the 'right' firmness of mattresses for themselves, and, as it turns out, some cell types have similar preferences for their support structures.…
3-D cell culture: Making cells feel right at home
— 16 Mar 2010 06:19 | TechnologyThe film 'Avatar' isn't the only 3-D blockbuster making a splash this winter. A team of Houston scientists this week unveiled a new technique for growing 3-D cell cultures, a technological…