Monday, May 23rd, 2011
A team of investigators from Stanford University has developed a new biosensor microchip that could significantly speed up the process of drug development. The microchips, packed with highly sensitive magnetic nanosensors, can analyse how proteins bind to one another, a critical step for evaluating the effectiveness and possible side effects ...
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Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Stanford researchers have developed a new biosensor microchip that could significantly speed up the process of drug development. The microchips, packed with highly sensitive "nanosensors," analyse how proteins bind to one another, a critical step for evaluating the effectiveness and possible side effects of a potential medication.
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Thursday, February 24th, 2011
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Stanford researcher Zhenan Bao wants to create "super skin." The scientist is working to add the ability to detect chemicals and sense various kinds of biological molecules. ...
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Monday, September 27th, 2010
Cell migration in a cultured neuronal network presents an obstacle to selectively measuring the activity of the same neuron over a long period of time. To overcome this problem, researchers from Stanford University used nanopillar arrays to pin down neurons to the underlying surface. They created ...
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Monday, September 13th, 2010
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Scientists at Stanford University have developed a pressure sensors for artificial skin for use on prosthetic limbs or robots that can detect slight sensations. By sandwiching a precisely moulded, elastic rubber ...
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
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A research team from Duke University and Stanford University has found a polymer molecule that's so springy it snaps back from stretching much smaller than it ...
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
A new approach to building an "artificial nose" – using fluorescent compounds and DNA – could accelerate the use of sniffing sensors into the realm of mass production and widespread use, say chemists at Stanford University. If their method lives up to its promise, it could one day have a ...
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
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From the Wire: Led by Stanford University and Brown University, researchers at four institutions have begun an effort with more ...
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
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From the Wire: By dipping ordinary paper or fabric in a special ink infused with nanoparticles, Stanford engineer Yi Cui has found a ...
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
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From the Wire: Fully biodegradable organic transistors, fabricated by researchers at Stanford University, could be used to control temporary medical implants placed ...
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
From the wire: Canadian scientists at the University of Alberta's Cross Cancer Institute are developing a new technology that integrates medical linear accelerator (linac) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. The proposed hybrid Linac-MR system promises to help doctors treat certain types of cancer by allowing them to accurately monitor ...
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
A prototype blood scanner detects cancer-associated biomarkers using the same magnetic phenomenon that allows hard drives to read and write data. Developed at Stanford University, the system is reportedly tens to hundreds of times more sensitive than existing commercial devices, which would enable it to detect cancer at a very ...
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