Science news articles about 'janus'

... at the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente have devised a method for fabricating Janus particles, so called because, like the Roman god Janus, they have two faces. The ...

... neurotransmitter receptor in the brain, that may be dependent upon BDNF-induced activation of the Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT) pathway. Activation of ...

Imagine a bathtub with two soap bubbles colliding but never fusing. Then you add detergent, and the surface of the water goes flat as the walls of the bubbles collapse and merge. Dr. Christian ...

... receiving either 10mg (24.6%) or 15mg (28.1%) twice daily of the investigational oral JAK-3 (janus-associated kinase) inhibitor CP-690,550 (CP) achieved ACR70* after 12 weeks, according to the ...

... interfering with the optical tweezers." The researchers said that the fabrication of these unique dot-Janus particles combined with the ability to control their orientation will have important ...

Engineers say they can for the first time control all the degrees of a nanoparticle's motion, opening up broad possibilities for nanotechnology and device applications.

... be made with tunable sizes, shapes and spacings. Assemblies with single large patches are called Janus assemblies, named after the double-faced Roman god, and the assemblies generally last for years ...