Breakthrough in Creating First Generation Artificial Pancreas

Using sophisticated computer software, researchers were able to coordinate the actions of a commercially available continuous glucose monitoring device and insulin pump to allow automatic insulin delivery in response to real-time glucose readings. While using the artificial pancreas system, the children maintained blood sugar levels in the normal range 60% of the time, compared with …

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Second ‘Quantum Logic Clock’ Based on Aluminum Ion twice as precise as previous best mercury atom

The ion trap where the main action takes place in the NIST aluminum ion clock. The aluminum ion and partner magnesium ion sit in the slit running down the center of the device between the electrodes. Credit: J. Koelemeij/NIST Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built an enhanced version of …

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BIOFAB Project To Lower cost and Shorten Development Time of Synthetic Biology

H+ Magazine provides coverage of Synthetic Biology and a new Biofab project. The new BIOFAB: International Open Facility Advancing Biotechnology (BIOFAB), with two years of funding from NSF and matching support from founding partners, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the BioBricks Foundation (BBF), aims to produce thousands of free standardized DNA parts to shorten …

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Metamaterial Antennas 25 Times Smaller in Each Dimension

This Z antenna tested at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is smaller than a standard antenna with comparable properties. Its high efficiency is derived from the “Z element” inside the square that acts as a metamaterial, greatly boosting the signal sent over the air. The square is 30 millimeters on a side. NIST …

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Supreme Court Frees the Political Spending of Corporations

The Wall Street Journal and other sources are reporting on a Supreme court Ruling with far reaching implications on the US political process. A divided Supreme Court struck down decades-old limits on corporate political expenditures, potentially reshaping the 2010 election landscape by permitting businesses and unions to spend freely on commercials for or against candidates. …

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