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Making nanoparticles in artificial cells
The researchers produced cadmium sulphide particles in microscopically small membrane bubbles. Depending on which of the construction manuals they follow, the…
Adapting to Extreme Environments
As an undergraduate, Kim Davies worked with Dr. Verena Tunnicliffe, biology professor at the University Victoria, examining how mussels have adapted to…
Purdue study finds dairy better for bones than calcium carbonate
Connie Weaver, distinguished professor and head of the food and nutrition department, found that the bones of rats fed nonfat dry milk were longer, wider, more…
Fishdunnit! Mystery Solved
An international team of scientists has solved a mystery that has puzzled marine chemists for decades. They have discovered that fish contribute a significant…
Sea Urchin Yields a Key Secret of Biomineralization
Used to crush food, for structural support and for defense, the materials of which shells, teeth and bones are composed are the strongest and most durable in…
Switched on new nanotechnology paints for hospitals could kill superbugs
The new paints contain tiny particles of titanium dioxide, which is the dazzling white compound often used as a brightener in commercial paints. It will also…