Science news articles about 'tiny structures'

  • Nanotechnology, biomolecules and light unite to 'cook' cancer cells

    ... selectively by attaching cancer-seeking antibodies to tiny carbon tubes that heat up when exposed to near ... specific sites on lymphoma cells to coat tiny structures called carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes are very small cylinders of graphite carbon ...
  • Molecular evolution is echoed in bat ears

    ... that codes for a protein of the outer hair cells - the tiny structures in the inner ear that help to give mammals their sensitive hearing (Prestin is linked to deafness ...
  • Findings suggest nanowires ideal for electronics manufacturing

    Researchers have discovered that tiny structures called silicon nanowires might be ideal for manufacturing in future computers and consumer electronics ...
  • Nanotech could mean sharper snaps

    Research into creating tiny structures on light sensors could mean digital cameras take better pictures.
  • Antibodies produced within joints in rheumatoid arthritis

    ... of Barts and the London School of Medicine and colleagues found that tiny structures in the joint lining mimic key ... that these results provide a rationale to target lymphoid structures in the joints as a new treatment modality for rheumatoid ...
  • Beaming new light on life

    ... within the specimen. Electron microscopes can view tiny structures, but they are expensive, not always readily available ... scientists to view the scale's internal structure, including tiny differences in the angles of crystal "facets ...
  • Safer nanoparticles spotlight tumors, deliver drugs

    ... achieved by including toxic organic chemicals or tiny structures called quantum dots, which can leave ... with ultrasound. Additional treatment alters the physical structure of the flakes to make them glow red ...
  • Crab claws pack strengthening bromide-rich biomaterial

    ... online in advance of regular publication in the Journal of Structural Biology. The translucent substance empowers the claw ... organisms. In order to measure the mechanical properties of these tiny structures, the researchers had to develop machines and techniques ...
  • Catching the lightwave: Nano-mechanical sensors 'wired' by photonics

    ... (NEMS), cantilevers are the most fundamental mechanical sensors. These tiny structures — fixed at one end and free at the other — act ... of an atom To detect this tiny motion, the Yale team devised a photonic structure to guide the light ...
  • Scientists create custom 3-dimensional structures with 'DNA origami'

    ... of times smaller than the thickness of a human hair. These tiny structures could be forerunners of custom-made biomedical ... , electronics, and other fields. Scientists envision using the minuscule structures -- which are about the size of small viruses -- to mimic some of the "machines ...
  • At long last, how plants make eggs

    ... egg cells within plant reproductive structures, raising the prospects that these techniques may some day be used for enhancing ... , while egg cells develop in ovules, tiny structures embedded in the ovary at the base of the pistil ...
  • Scientists Create Custom 3-dimensional Structures With 'DNA Origami'

    ... of times smaller than the thickness of a human hair. These tiny structures could be forerunners of custom-made biomedical nanodevices such as "smart" delivery vehicles that would sneak ...
  • Tubules 'Grown' From Droplets

    ... interest. It has since also proved possible to produce these tiny structures from materials other than carbon. Possible applications range across many areas, including microelectronic circuits ...
  • Monkeys with three parents

    ... from passing them on to their children. Defects in mitochondria – tiny structures known as the power houses or batteries of a cell because they convert food into energy – affect ...
  • Smaller isn't always better: Catalyst simulations could lower fuel cell cost

    ... nanometers, which are approximately 10 atoms across. These tiny structures have a large surface area on which the fuel cell reaction occurs. However, platinum catalysts ...

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