NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE weekly
Self-Sterilizing Polymer as a Medical Material
Anionic polymers disinfectant
Chemical engineers at North Carolina State University have created a nanomaterial disinfectant that can kill many germs responsible [MORE]
Hydrophobic Force, not Hydrogen Bonds, Hold DNA Together
Hydrophobic forces hold DNA
A research collaboration between biochemists mainly at Chalmers University in Sweden and the University of California at [MORE]
Mass-Spec Test for QC in Blood Samples
Mass spec for QC of blood products.
“Exposure of blood plasma/serum (P/S) to thawed conditions (> −30 °C) can produce biomolecular [MORE]
Opportunities for Cell-Based Treatment of Arthritis and Osteoporosis
Cervical spine arthritis
This long article from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research raises a caution about cell based [MORE]
The First Word Encoded in DNA
Automated DNA data storage
“The Microsoft Research / University of Washington researchers recently demonstrated a fully automated system that encoded data [MORE]
Thinking with a Brain Implant
Using BrainGate neurotechnology
“Brain commands to smart speakers? Brain-controlled car driving? Brain-to-brain communication? Enhanced memory and cognition? At present, these concepts [MORE]
Three Minutes and 20 Seconds vs. 10,000 Years
Quantum computing
Both IBM and Google have claimed “quantum superiority”—that is, an ability to use quantum properties of superposition and entanglement [MORE]