The magnetonanosensor has 64 sensors capable of detecting up to 64 different proteins. In the center of the chip is the well that holds the fluid of interest. The reader that measures the magnetic fields of the sensors is in the background. Thumb and fingers are courtesy of Richard Gaster, M.D./Ph.D. candidate in both bioengineering …
139 page pdf with Abstracts from the condensed matter nuclear science conference (Oct 5-9, 2009 in Rome). On page 43 of the abstracts Does Gas Loading Produce Anomalous Heat? David A. Kidwell, Allison E. Rogers, Kenneth Grabowski, and David KniesChemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375;Materials Science and Technology Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, …
Charles Barton makes the case for an accelerated but safe effort to develop the next generation of nuclear fission technology. The conventional view is that it would take a long time to develop Generation IV nuclear technology. This is mistaken because the Indians expect to complete a commercial Generation IV Fast Breeder Prototype Reactor in …
The researchers also will work with self-driving Segway transporters, which will be programmed to work together as teams for mapping and search-and-rescue-applications. Physorg reports that Cornell is geting a new $1,473,121, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to advance the self driving car. “We’ll be looking at the next level of intelligence in the …
An atomic-scale map of the interface between an atomic dot and its substrate. Each peak represents a single atom. The map, made with high-intensity X-rays, is a slice through a vertical cross-section of the dot. University of Michigan physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of …
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold a workshop at the agency headquarters in Rockville, Md., on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 8 and 9, to discuss generic issues regarding potential applications for so-called “small and medium-sized” nuclear reactors. We’re going to examine how these ‘small’ reactor vendors would need to address the NRC’s requirements in areas …
NY Times: “In five or six or seven years,” said Christoph Westphal, Sirtris co-founder [Sirtis was bought by GlaxoSmithKline for $720 million], “there will be drugs that prolong longevity.” [H/T Michael Annisimov, Accelerating Future] SRT-501, the company’s special formulation of resveratrol, is being tested against two cancers, multiple myeloma and colon cancer that has spread …
University of Toronto researchers, Shana Kelley and Ted Sargent, have made a cancer diagnostic breakthrough. Kelley said a five-year time frame would be a “conservative estimate” to get the device on the market. U of T researchers have used nanomaterials to develop an inexpensive microchip sensitive enough to quickly determine the type and severity of …
This silicon chip is patterned with waveguides that split optical signals and combine them with laser light to speed data rates.Credit: Alexander Gaeta Cornell University researches have developed an advancedment in optical communcation that is faster and uses less power. MIT Technology Review: The new device could also be a critical step in the development …
These images show a very young lunar crater on the side of the moon that faces away from Earth, as viewed by NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper on the Indian Space Research Organization’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. On the left is an image showing brightness at shorter infrared wavelengths. On the right, the distribution of water-rich minerals (light …
First Solar, which makes more solar cells than any other company, said it struck a tentative 10-year deal to build in China’s vast desert north of the Great Wall. The project would eventually blanket 25 square miles of Inner Mongolia — slightly larger than the size of Manhattan — with a sea of black, light-absorbing …