Cells starved of iron burn more glucose

DURHAM, N.C., June 12 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've found a mechanism that allows cells starved of iron to shut down energy-making processes that depend on...

Stripes key to nanoparticle drug delivery

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 12 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've created a nanoparticle that can penetrate a cell without destroying its protective membrane and killing it.

UCLA develops new PET scanning probe

LOS ANGELES, June 11 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have developed a PET scanning probe that will allow monitoring of a person's immune system, as well as...

Observatory: New Type of Paper Won’t Let You Just Rip It Apart

Researchers have developed a much stronger type of paper that is made from much smaller fibrils of cellulose.

New Wireless Sensor Network Keeps Tabs On The Environment

A new wireless sensor network allows for the clandestine data collection of environmental factors in remote locations and its monitoring from anywhere in the world where the Internet is available.

Brightest X-ray Vision at the Nano-scale

Technology-development studies at Cornell University and Jefferson Laboratory are showing how to use the brightest X-ray light ever generated for the scientific examination of everything from human proteins to forged...

Getting wrapped up in solar textiles

Sheila Kennedy, an expert in the integration of solar cell technology in architecture who is now at MIT, creates designs for flexible photovoltaic materials that may change the way buildings...

Sniffing out a broad-spectrum of airborne threats in seconds

Scientists in California are reporting successful laboratory and field tests of a new device that can sniff out the faintest traces of a wide range of chemical, biological, nuclear, and...

Can silver nanoparticles be the key to a more compact laser?

“In random media, multiple scattering and interference reduce the diffusion of light, and in case of extremely strong scattering, photon localization, or Anderson localization of light, is predicted like electrons...

More Sensitive Radiology Monitoring

Networks for radiological monitoring are designed to monitor radioactivity levels in the environment and detect possible incidents. A new scientific methodology distinguishes between natural radioactivity and radiological incidents caused externally.

Boil water order lifted in Saint John

The boil water order for east Saint John, in effect for six days, was lifted Monday after crews worked through the weekend to repair the line.

Tribeca film, Amazon team up to offer films online

The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) in New York is partnering with Amazon to launch a website in which owners of rare film and video can digitally convert and sell...

Phoenix Sifts for Samples, Continues Imaging Landing Site

On Sunday, mechanical shakers inside the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer on Phoenix will attempt to loosen clumped soils on the device's screens to allow material to fall into the oven...

Surprising Graphene

Graphene is the two-dimensional form of carbon, a single layer of carbon atoms thought impossible as a free-standing crystal until created in 2004. Now researchers have measured the extraordinary properties...

As energy bills soar, Japanese test fuel of future

As world oil prices skyrocket, thousands of households in energy-poor Japan are taking part in an ambitious experiment to use fuel cells to light and heat their homes.

German solar sector starting to attract investors

Germany's solar energy industry can breathe a sigh of relief: Subsidies are set for smaller cuts than expected, and the sector is set for consolidation many say is the crucial...

Nano-tech Process Produces Plastics That Are 10 Times More Stretchable

Move over, Rumplestiltskin. Researchers in China report the first successful "electrospinning" of a type of plastic widely used in automobiles and electronics. The high-tech process, which uses an electric charge...

Measuring the footprint of cells

Microspheres to carry hydrogen, deliver drugs, filter gases and detect nuclear development

SRNL researchers removed the top of a glass microsphere to show how palladium has easily passed through the sphere's pores and assembled itself into a new nanostructure. What looks like...

How UK fights remote control war

The BBC's Gordon Corera visits Nevada, where the US and British forces operate their spy planes.

NIH to Overhaul Peer Review of Grants

Agency will shorten applications and ease strains on reviewers but will continue to allow resubmissions

Crystal Clear Savings For Drug Giants

Drug companies could save millions thanks to a new technology to monitor crystals as they form. The technique is a potentially invaluable tool in drug manufacture, where controlling crystal forms...

Mini-helicopters With Fuel Cells

In the future, an unmanned helicopter will search for people trapped in fallen buildings or investigate contaminated terrain. The mini-helicopter will be powered by a very light fuel cell that...

Successful Ariane 5 solid rocket booster test firing

Yesterday, a successful test firing of an Ariane 5 solid rocket booster took place at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The test was part of the Ariane...

University Alliance Design Competition Announces This Year's MEMS Winners

A mechanical micromuscle with nanoscopic movements and a micro-creep-and-stress tester, both designed by students, were the big winners in Sandia National Laboratories' fourth annual University Alliance Design Competition for microelectromechanical...

Kenyan education should embrace nanotechnology

Kenya should establish a nanotechnology curriculum to get ahead of the game, say Macharia Waruingi and Jean Njoroge.

Toyota develops new fuel cell hybrid

(AP) -- Toyota has developed a new fuel cell hybrid, a green car powered by hydrogen and electricity, that can travel more than twice the distance of its predecessor...

Going to the Moon in a bubble

A paper likening the Apollo missions to the dotcom boom raises interesting questions about how society makes technological leaps, says Philip Ball.