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New Biosensor Benefits from Melding of Carbon Nanotubes, DNA
November 15, 2011 Scientists have developed a method for stacking synthetic DNA and carbon nanotubes onto a biosensor electrode, a development that may lead to more accurate measurements for research related to ... > full story -
Exploring the Last White Spot on Earth: New X-Ray Facility
November 10, 2011 Scientists will soon gain new insight into matter at conditions so extreme it can only be produced for microseconds using intense laser pulses. Such matter is present in the interior of the Earth and ... > full story -
Physicists Chip Away at Mystery of Antimatter Imbalance
November 9, 2011 Why there is stuff in the universe is one of the long-standing mysteries of cosmology. A team of researchers has just concluded a 10-year-long study of the fate of neutrons in an attempt to resolve ... > full story -
New Hybrid Detector Monitors Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Radiation Simultaneously
November 8, 2011 By combining three layers of detection into one new device, a team of researchers from Japan has proposed a new way to monitor radiation levels at power plant accident sites. The device would be more ... > full story -
Landsat's TIRS Instrument Comes out of First Round of Thermal Vacuum Testing
November 1, 2011 The Thermal Infrared Sensor that will fly on the next Landsat satellite came out of its first round of thermal vacuum testing recently at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, ... > full story -
UV Light Controls Antibodies, Improves Biosensors
October 31, 2011 From detecting pathogens in blood samples to the study of protein synthesis, Quartz Crystal Microbalance sensors have many uses in modern biology. Now researchers have found a way to increase the ... > full story -
Printed Protection: Low-Cost Paper-Based Wireless Sensor Could Help Detect Explosive Devices
October 27, 2011 Researchers have developed a prototype wireless sensor capable of detecting trace amounts of a key ingredient found in many explosives. The device, which employs carbon nanotubes, is printed on paper ... > full story -
Speedy 3-D X-Rays in the Operating Room
October 27, 2011 Having an operation always places strain on patients, and this is especially true of complicated operations. Surgeons use 3-D X-rays to check the results before the patient has left the operating ... > full story -
Computer Vision Experts Develop 'Questionable Observer Detector'
October 11, 2011 Biometrics experts are developing a tool that can help law enforcement and military officials identify suspicious individuals at crime ... > full story -
X-Ray Camera Makes A-Grade Particle Detector
October 11, 2011 Combining an off-the-shelf X-ray camera with a thin piece of carbon foil yields a device that can detect high-energy organic atoms and heavy molecules better than the typical devices used for these ... > full story
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