News articles tagged with 'pore'
Silk moth's antenna inspires new nanotech tool with applications in Alzheimer's research
— 1 Mar 2011 17:54 | BiologyBy mimicking the structure of the silk moth's antenna, University of Michigan researchers led the development of a better nanopore - a tiny tunnel-shaped tool that could advance understanding…
A nano-solution to global water problem: Nanomembranes could filter bacteria
— 23 Feb 2011 19:26 | TechnologyNew nanomaterials research from the University at Buffalo could lead to new solutions for an age-old public health problem: how to separate bacteria from drinking water…
Physicists use graphene to decode DNA
— 1 Dec 2010 17:40 | PhysicsGenome sequencing will have a profound effect on our understanding of genetic biology and could usher in a day when doctor and patient are able to review individual genome sequences…
How pathogens hijack host plants
— 24 Nov 2010 22:54 | BiologyInfestation by bacteria and other pathogens result in global crop losses of over $500 billion annually. A research team led by the Carnegie Institution's Department of Plant Biology…
Nature study shows how molecules escape from the nucleus
— 15 Sep 2010 17:45 | BiologyBy constructing a microscope apparatus that achieves resolution never before possible in living cells, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have…
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…
High-speed filter uses electrified nanostructures to purify water at low cost
— 1 Sep 2010 10:53 | TechnologyBy dipping plain cotton cloth in a high-tech broth full of silver nanowires and carbon nanotubes, Stanford researchers have developed a new high-speed, low-cost filter that could easily…
Kinked nanopores slow DNA passage for easier sequencing
— 31 Jul 2010 09:11 | TechnologyIn an innovation critical to improved DNA sequencing, a markedly slower transmission of DNA through nanopores has been achieved by a team led by Sandia National Laboratories researchers…
Polymer passage takes time
— 30 Jul 2010 08:43 | ChemistryPolymer strands wriggle their way through nanometre-sized pores in a membrane to get from here to there and do their jobs. New theoretical research by Rice University scientists quantifies…
Nanowick at heart of new system to cool 'power electronics'
— 23 Jul 2010 10:14 | TechnologyResearchers have shown that an advanced cooling technology being developed for high-power electronics in military and automotive systems is capable of handling roughly 10 times the…