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Telecom Apr 19, 2013

Luxembourg shows 'bigger is not always better'

Sometimes good things come in small packages and this is indeed true of Luxembourg when it comes to information and communication technologies (ICT). Take the example of broadband rollout. Being a small country means there ...

Cell & Microbiology Apr 10, 2013

Clinging to crevices, E. coli thrive: Study reveals role of flagellum in helping biofilms colonize rough surfaces

New research from Harvard University helps to explain how waterborne bacteria can colonize rough surfaces—even those that have been designed to resist water.

Nanomaterials Apr 3, 2013

Bioinspired material mimics squid beak

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) —Researchers led by scientists at Case Western Reserve University have turned to an unlikely model to make medical devices safer and more comfortable—a squid's beak.

Cell & Microbiology Mar 1, 2013

How do bacteria clog medical devices? Very quickly

A new study has examined how bacteria clog medical devices, and the result isn't pretty. The microbes join to create slimy ribbons that tangle and trap other passing bacteria, creating a full blockage in a startlingly short ...

Materials Science Feb 7, 2013

The secrets of spider silk

Each time a spider draws silk from its spin­neret to create a new web, it also draws on more than 400 mil­lion years of evo­lu­tion. Spi­ders have evolved to pro­duce a library of silks, each using a dif­ferent com­bi­na­tion ...

Economics & Business Jan 27, 2013

Powers of prophesy: Davos looks to the future

(AP)—Forget the endless debates about the euro or government debts. What does the future hold? The World Economic Forum at Davos is always a showcase for new research, trends and ideas. And those at the annual gathering ...

Polymers Dec 13, 2012

Biopolymer: Designer interfaces between biological and artificial systems

In their recently published review article in the Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, Yasuhiko Iwasaki at Kansai University and Kazuhiko Ishihara at the University of Tokyo describe how developments in synthesis ...

Biochemistry Dec 11, 2012

Mussel goo inspires blood vessel glue

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº)—A University of British Columbia researcher has helped create a gel – based on the mussel's knack for clinging to rocks, piers and boat hulls – that can be painted onto the walls of blood vessels and stay ...

Nanomaterials Oct 8, 2012

Liquorice nanotech component offers clue to cleaner medical implants

A nanotech material containing an extract from liquorice can be used to sterilize and protect medical devices and implants which include biological components, and protects these functional bio-components during the sterilization ...

Engineering Sep 27, 2012

'Transient electronics': Biocompatible electronic devices dissolve in body, environment (w/ Video)

Tiny, fully biocompatible electronic devices that are able to dissolve harmlessly into their surroundings after functioning for a precise amount of time have been created by a research team led by biomedical engineers at ...

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