News articles tagged with 'membrane'
It's not over when it's over: Storing sounds in the inner ear
— 6 Apr 2011 17:31 | HealthResearch shows that vibrations in the inner ear continue even after a sound has ended, perhaps serving as a kind of mechanical memory of recent sounds. In addition to contributing to…
Giant batteries for green power
— 4 Apr 2011 19:18 | TechnologyGreen power is an unstable commodity. Photovoltaic plants rest at night, and wind turbines stand still when there are lulls in the wind. This is why in the future there will be a need…
Researchers link herpes to Alzheimer's disease
— 4 Apr 2011 18:54 | HealthLaboratories at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Brown University, and House Ear Institute (HEI) have developed a new technique to observe herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) infections…
Materials scientists at Harvard demonstrate the first macro-scale thin-film solid-oxide fuel cell
— 4 Apr 2011 18:39 | TechnologyMaterials scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and SiEnergy Systems LLC have demonstrated the first macro-scale thin-film solid-oxide fuel cell…
Closer look at cell membrane shows cholesterol 'keeping order'
— 1 Apr 2011 15:21 | HealthCell membranes form the 'skin' of most every cell in your body, but the ability to view them up close and in motion cannot be rendered by many experimental techniques. A team of scientists…
HIV protein unveils vaccine target
— 31 Mar 2011 14:51 | HealthAn international study headed by a UC Davis scientist describes how a component of a potential HIV vaccine opens like a flower, undergoing one of the most dramatic protein rearrangements…
New imaging technique provides rapid, high-definition chemistry
— 21 Mar 2011 16:32 | ChemistryWith intensity a million times brighter than sunlight, a new synchrotron-based imaging technique offers high-resolution pictures of the molecular composition of tissues with unprecedented…
New laser technique opens doors for drug discovery
— 15 Mar 2011 20:02 | HealthA new laser technique has demonstrated that it can measure the interactions between proteins tangled in a cell's membrane and a variety of other biological molecules. These extremely…
Secrets of plague revealed
— 9 Mar 2011 18:17 | HealthIn work that is pushing the 'diffraction barrier' associated with microscopic imaging of living cells, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM demonstrated the…
Berkeley Lab researchers illuminate laminin's role in cancer formation
— 8 Mar 2011 13:53 | HealthLaminin, long thought to be only a structural support protein in the microenvironment of breast and other epithelial tissues, is 'famous' for its cross-like shape…