Apr 13 2007
The not so talked about Google Checkout, a payment service from the stables of Google has been launched in U.K. This service plans to give a fight to mainstream card processing services. This service is also expected to give a push to the online...
Apr 13 2007
Nano materials are emerging as popular insulation material since they are an improvement over the traditional insulation materials and even cost less. Now nanotechnology is being used in the arena of refrigeration as an insulating material and this can...
Apr 13 2007
University of Pennsylvania researchers have found out that by using a cylindrical shaped carrier drugs can be delivered in a better manner to an animal model of lung cancer for a duration which is ten times longer as compared to what can be achieved...
Apr 13 2007
The creation of sperm cells may no longer remain a mystery as researchers for the first time have used human bone marrow for creation of early stage sperm cells. This development is expected to improve the understanding regarding how sperm cells are...
Apr 13 2007
These unique nanoparticles would surely do good to the world of medicine. Researchers from U.S. have developed novel nanoparticles which can be used for sending medicines deep inside the lungs and penetrate cancer cells without affecting the normal...
Apr 12 2007
Traditional flu vaccines are developed using eggs of hen and this is a time consuming process but now researchers are using genetic engineering to produce flu vaccine. Instead of eggs yellow striped caterpillars have been used for producing the...
Apr 12 2007
Chip manufacturers are facing the problem of power and heat in devices embedding their chips. Companies are facing the problem of thermal management as they continue to churn out smaller devices. Now nanotechnology comes into the picture and carbon...
Apr 12 2007
The demand for ethanol is increasing and so is the demand for corn in U.S. As a result American farmers are increasing the plantation of corn on a massive scale which might lead to shortage of some of the popular biotech hybrid seeds. Now corn is...
Apr 12 2007
If we consider the views of materials scientists then viruses can be termed as organic nanoparticles and since their surface has specific tools it can cross the barriers of the host cells. As a result viruses are implemented in materials sciences as...
Apr 12 2007
This is no good news for Ford Escape sport utility vehicle owners. The company has recalled more than 500,000 SUVs after reports of engine fires caused as a result of corrosion on antilock brake connectors. The models of 2001 to 2004 have been recalled...