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In one of nature’s innovations, a single cell smashes and rebuilds its own genome

By Guest PostNovember 14, 2014Sciencealexander popp, benjamin leon bodirsky, DNA, existing antibiotic treatment, ilje pikaar, isabelle weindl, onions, princeton university, proteinreiche mikroben, sanjib bhakta, single cell, single celled organism, single molecules, Technology, therapeutic index

Life can be so intricate and novel that even a single cell can pack a few surprises, according to a study led by Princeton University researchers.

The pond-dwelling, single-celled organism Oxytricha trifallax has the remarkable ability to break its own DNA into nearly a quarter-million pieces and rapidly reassemble those pieces when it’s time to mate, the researchers report in the journal Cell. The organism internally stores its genome as thousands of scrambled, encrypted gene pieces. Upon mating with another of its kind, the organism rummages through these jumbled genes and DNA segments to piece together more than 225,000 tiny strands of DNA. This all happens in about 60 hours. (more…)

Bats bolster brain hypothesis, maybe technology, too

By Guest PostNovember 10, 2014Sciencebats, boda liu, brad willis, brown university, david echelmeyer, faenomenal, mantle composition, marjorie skubic, morbs, motion assessment, orthopaedics, physical therapists, seth sherman, signals, sonar, Technology, trent guess

Decades of research on how bats use echolocation to keep a focus on their targets not only lends support to a long debated neuroscience hypothesis about vision but also could lead to smarter sonar and radar technologies.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Amid a neuroscience debate about how people and animals focus on distinct objects within cluttered scenes, some of the newest and best evidence comes from the way bats “see” with their ears, according to a new paper in the Journal of Experimental Biology. In fact, the perception process in question could improve sonar and radar technology. (more…)

Wind energy fellowships

By Guest PostOctober 11, 2014Environmentchanging permian basin, continental shelf, cristina archer, geophysical data, jewels of sea, mid atlantic, numerical simulation, oil production, renewable energy, robert reedy, Technology, us oil production, wind energy

Renewable energy credits from wind turbine are supporting education

The wind turbine on the University of Delaware’s Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes has yielded many benefits in its first four years of operation, including generating clean energy for the campus and community, helping train students in turbine maintenance, testing new equipment, and supporting research studies. (more…)

Research Paves Way for Cyborg Moth ‘Biobots’

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North Carolina State University researchers have developed methods for electronically manipulating the flight muscles of moths and for monitoring the electrical signals moths use to control those muscles. The work opens the door to the development of remotely controlled moths, or “biobots,” for use in emergency response. (more…)

Research shows how buildings can better generate and retain energy

By Guest PostSeptember 14, 2014Sciencebernadette wittwer, eeg vom gehirn, generate, human brain mapping, kuenstliche neuronale netze, mark elgar, pv, robin tibor schirrmeister, sarah kocher, Technology, tonio ball

A PhD student at the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) on the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus has published research whose aim is to help improve the efficiency and performance of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BiPV) systems.

BiPV systems are increasingly important; their photovoltaic – PV – power is generated close to where it’s consumed, so it’s well integrated into the building’s architecture and, having no distance to travel, loses little power on the way. However, the technology can be expensive and less efficient than it might be, which is where Hasan Baig’s research can make a contribution. He’s experimenting with Building Integrated Concentrated Photovoltaic (BICPV) systems: these concentrate sunlight and could integrate well in the building architecture. (more…)

UA-Developed Technology Helps Find Happy Middle Between Low Temps and High Bills

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UA researchers have created a first-of-its-kind thermostat add-on that reliably predicts electricity costs, putting consumers in control of balancing their comfort and budget.

Researchers at the University of Arizona, with the support of Tech Launch Arizona, are one step closer to giving consumers something they’ve never had before: a way to easily and instantly make informed decisions about the trade-off between comfort and the cost of electricity for heating and cooling, which typically accounts for half of a home’s electricity bill. (more…)

SimuTrach

By Guest PostJune 14, 2014Healthaldo leopold, anthropocene irony, bob goodlatte, chemical instabilities, human consciousness, judiciary committe, julianne warren, mary evelyn tucker, mechanical engineering, student, Technology, unfolding story, university of delaware

Mechanical engineering students invent device to improve nursing education

Every young inventor dreams of creating the next smart phone, social networking site, or artificial organ.

For five mechanical engineering students at the University of Delaware, that dream came one step closer to reality when a representative of Laerdal Medical visited campus to learn more about SimuTrach, a device they invented to provide realistic training for the care of tracheostomy patients. (more…)

Brown University Oncology Research Group: Twenty years of cancer treatment trials

By Guest PostJune 7, 2014Healthbrown university, cat scan, catheters, causal model, cytosol, danger to children, elias bareinboim, fassprotein, france, fusion problem, implants, judea pearl, mdm10, nikolaus pfanner, pot tarts, rhode island hospital, Technology, thomas becker, turing award, warwick

Since 1994 cancer doctors affiliated with the Alpert Medical School have had a place with funding, administrative, and collegial support to develop and test novel cancer treatments: The Brown University Oncology Research Group.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Too few cancer patients, especially those with pancreatic cancer, get to the point that Raymond Sabella reached in the spring of 2014. Ten months after he began his trek from the diagnosis of an inoperable tumor to experimental chemotherapy and then radiation, he reports feeling great. He’s gaining back some of the weight he lost, but not too much, and something else is back, too. (more…)

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