- BYU Researchers Use Hair to Diagnose Eating Disorders
- Livermore Scientists Team With Russia to Discover Element 118
- Sandia Researchers Develop Contaminant Warning Program for EPA
- Researchers Imitate Lotus Leaves for Self-Cleaning Tasks
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BYU Researchers Use Hair to Diagnose Eating Disorders
A team of researchers at Brigham Young University has developed a method to diagnose eating disorders using hair samples from patients.
The team achieved 80 percent accuracy with five hairs from each participant. Larger studies will be conducted later to develop an approach that can be used clinically. The development of a physiological test for anorexia and bulimia nervosa, which afflict 1 to 5 percent of young women in the United States, is important because of the inability of many who suffer from the conditions to recognize their illnesses and be candid about their feelings and eating practices.
Hatch and his team used a mass spectrometer to analyze the ratios of different types of nitrogen and carbon in each hair sample from patients at a clinic for women with eating disorders. continue
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Livermore Scientists Team With Russia to Discover Element 118
Scientists from the Chemistry, Materials and Life Sciences Directorate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from Dubna, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Russia, have discovered the newest superheavy element, element 118.
In experiments conducted at the JINR U400 cyclotron between February and June 2005, the researchers observed atomic decay patterns, or chains, that establish the existence of element 118. In these decay chains, previously observed element 116 is produced via the alpha decay of element 118.
The experiment produced three atoms of element 118 when calcium ions bombarded a californium target. The team then observed the alpha decay from element 118 to element 116 and then to element 114. The Livermore-Dubna team had created the same isotope of element 116 in earlier experiments. continue
Sandia Researchers Develop Contaminant Warning Program for EPA to Monitor Water Systems in Real Time
Sandia National Laboratories researchers are working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), University of Cincinnati and Argonne National Laboratory to develop contaminant warning systems that can monitor municipal water systems to determine quickly when and where a contamination occurs.
It’s all part of the EPA’s Threat Ensemble Vulnerability Assessment (TEVA) program to counter threats against water systems. The program uses a computational framework containing a suite of software tools that can simulate threats and identify vulnerabilities in drinking water systems, measure potential public health impacts, and evaluate mitigation and response strategies. continue
Researchers Imitate Lotus Leaves for Self-Cleaning Photovoltaic Arrays, Non-stick MEMS & High Voltage Insulators
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are mimicking one of Nature’s best non-stick surfaces to help create more reliable electric transmission systems, photovoltaic arrays that retain their efficiency, MEMS structures unaffected by water and improved biocompatible surfaces able to prevent cells from adhering to implanted medical devices.
Based on a collaboration of materials scientists and chemical engineers, the research aims to duplicate the self-cleaning surfaces of the lotus plant, which grows in waterways of Asia. continue
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Tube Reader Integrates into Any Lab Sample Database
Micronic’s Tracker TR×D coded tube reader can be used for both 2D Data Matrix codes and 1D linear bar codes. Delivering long-term reliability and precision, the compact device can read a single code in less than 0.5 seconds, enhancing sample storage productivity. Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) compliant software facilitates intuitive and precise reading and seamless integration into any laboratory sample database. continue
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Interface Software Connects with Pipette Calibration System
Labtronics’ Collect XL interface software connects a multichannel pipette calibration balance system with the Pipette Tracker and Pipette Tracker Pro. Multiple RS-232 interfaces can be connected directly to the same Excel sheet simultaneously. A special Excel template was created for this application to reorganize the readings for the Pipette Tracker. continue
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HPLC and IC Column Heaters and Heater/Chillers
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