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nikolas smyrlakis

Severed Gecko Tails Have a Mind of Their Own | Wired Science | Wired.com - 0 views

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intelligent tails biology evolution

shared by nikolas smyrlakis on 09 Sep 09 - Cached
  • nikolas smyrlakis on 09 Sep 09
     
    Tails trying to save their life - Even after they're no longer connected to a lizard brain, gecko tails can flip, jump and lunge in response to their environment.
LeopoldS

HP Slashes R&D Spending By $228 Million - Global CIO Blog - InformationWeek - 0 views

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innovation open

shared by LeopoldS on 07 Sep 09 - Cached
  • LeopoldS on 07 Sep 09
     
    interesting move towards open innovation by HP ...
nikolas smyrlakis

Google Algorithm Predicts When Species Will Go 404, Not Found | Wired Science | Wired.com - 0 views

www.wired.com/...googlefoodwebs

computational biology algorithm

shared by nikolas smyrlakis on 07 Sep 09 - Cached
  • nikolas smyrlakis on 07 Sep 09
     
    Biologists have figured out the most efficient way to destroy an ecosystem - and it's based on the Google search algorithm. Scientists have long
LeopoldS

Bristol University | News from the University | Quantum computer chip - 0 views

www.bristol.ac.uk/...6527.html

computing quantum PHY photonic

shared by LeopoldS on 04 Sep 09 - Cached
  • LeopoldS on 04 Sep 09
     
    nice first step!
pacome delva

Divided Brains Are Smarter -- ScienceNOW - 0 views

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bio neuroscience brain cognition

shared by pacome delva on 03 Sep 09 - Cached
  • "The idea of a link between lateralization strength and cognitive abilities has been around ... for many years, but little comparative and experimental work has been done with animals." This study, he says, provides "fascinating confirmation of the link between higher cognition and brain asymmetry."
Tobias Seidl

DNA May Help Build Next Generation of Chips | Gadget Lab | Wired.com - 0 views

www.wired.com/...dna-chips

BIO INF DNA molecules

shared by Tobias Seidl on 18 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Tobias Seidl on 18 Aug 09
     
    Researchers at IBM have made a significant breakthrough in their quest to combine DNA strands with conventional lithographic techniques to create tiny circuit boards.
pacome delva

Frozen cells are more likely to survive with the help of microfluidic technology - 0 views

www.rsc.org/...microfluidics_shock.asp

phy chemistry microfluidics cryopreservation

shared by pacome delva on 01 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Scientists have used microfluidic technology to improve the survival rates of frozen cells.
  • Utkan Demirci, at Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, US, and colleagues have increased the chance of cell survival by 25 per cent over standard cryopreservation methods.
    • pacome delva
      pacome delva on 01 Sep 09
       
      there was a project on cryopreservation in the ACT no ?
pacome delva

Attracting a mate, nano-style - 0 views

www.rsc.org/...Attracting_mate_nanostyle.asp

bio nan phy photonics

shared by pacome delva on 01 Sep 09 - Cached
  • As well as helping us to understand the mechanisms underlying the evolution of beauty in nature, Dufresne adds that his research has the 'potential for finding a new class of photonic (light-emitting) materials, based on disordered, instead of periodic structures.'   
pacome delva

101 uses for guar gum - 0 views

www.rsc.org/...guar_gum.asp

phy soft_matter gel_film

shared by pacome delva on 01 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Guar gum, a polysaccharide, is a cheap and environmentally friendly material produced naturally by a leguminous shrub.
  • The film has a high tensile strength and Kadokawa says it can conduct electricity as efficiently as semi-conductors.   Uniquely, the film hardens upon heating but becomes soft again as it cools. These properties mean that it could be used to produce temperature sensors.
pacome delva

Temperature-induced film deformation produces teeth-like structures - 0 views

www.rsc.org/...buckling_microgears.asp

phy micromechanics microgears

shared by pacome delva on 01 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Thin films can buckle round curved substrates to form gears for micromachines
  • Until now, making microgears has required expensive etching and micromachining. Chen's method only requires a change in temperature - no external guidance is required.
  • The team have made gears with diameters of 6 millimetres but they are keen to go smaller and make true microgears that could be used in biomedical engineering or aerospace.
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    • pacome delva
      pacome delva on 01 Sep 09
       
      Where microgears could be useful in space ?
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