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FRO7 Gene Vital to Photosynthesis and Iron Metabolism in Plants
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 27, 2008
... and is required for efficient photosynthesis. The FRO family is a group of proteins that transfers electrons from ferric iron (Fe3+) to reduce it to another kind of iron (Fe2+). This same lab showed ...
How do Antioxidants Work?
in Latina Viva, on April 26, 2008
...at for first, but wait for it.
What are free radicals?
Cells are made of atoms, and atoms have electrons. Atoms like to have an even number of electrons. When an atom doesn't have an even nu...
Light Activated, Biomass-Powered Fuel Cell
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 28, 2007
...ucose molecules in the solution and release hydrogen ions, the dissolved hydrogen ions then attract electrons from the platinum electrode, which causes a current to flow through the wire connecting th...
Quantum Dots Lead to Better Solar Cells
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 22, 2007
...% or 60% (with concentrators). Silicon nanocrystals (quantum dots) are able to extract two or three electrons for each incoming photon , an unprecedented feat. Although solar is often hailed as ...
Proline Dehydrogenase Model Reveals Role in Apoptosis
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 13, 2007
...or diseased are usually destroyed in this process. Our structure tells us how oxygen gets access to electrons stored in the enzyme. We think we've identified a gate that opens to let oxygen into t...
Carbon Valley Ranch
in Philoneist, on March 9, 2007
...ject. But it's a neat one.
Scientists at the Unviersity of Manchester, in the U.K., have shot electrons through crystalline carbon strips that are just 10 nanometers wide and 0.1 nm thi...
The MXL.006: The Newest Feather in Marshall's Microphone Cap
in The Gadgets Weblog, on January 16, 2007
...omes to electronics, gold plating seems to be, well, the gold standard; either because it helps the electrons make their merry way through the circuits a little easier, or because engineers like shiny...
Significant trends in supply chain area
in Supplychainer, on November 27, 2006
... segments such as aerospace, Medical equipment and telecommunications. One example is Thermo Electrons which has been divesting its business units as a part of its restructuring program.
Supp...
Boosting Microbial Fuel Cells with Biofilm
in IfEnergy, on October 30, 2006
...e bacteria at the center of the Biofilm but very far from the electrodes were found to transfer the electrons at the same rate as those residing on the electrodes!
The result of this finding is very ...
Biofuel Cells From Bacterial Membrane Protein
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 18, 2006
...tion of purified, electrified bacterial cell outer membrane protein (OmcA) binding with and passing electrons to the iron-rich mineral hematite. Source: PNNL]...
IOGEAR's Mouse: Your Desk Has More Bacteria Than a Toilet Seat
in The Wireless Weblog, on September 26, 2006
...;The titanium oxide attracts water and oxygen molecules. When these molecules are combined with the electrons of the titanium oxide and light, free oxygen ion bases are given off. The ions rest...
Computers Will Be HUGE
in HackITLinux, on September 19, 2006
...cooler and use far less heat than regular ones as it works not by starting and stopping the flow of electrons but by redirecting a stream of them. The article states that just one electron is needed t...
A Hard Drive, Indeed
in Philoneist, on September 7, 2006
...e's no good, cheap way to bottle the thing that matters most. Power. Electricity. The streaming electrons that make modernity modern. Consequently, we have to recharge computer batteries every fou...
Spinach chlorophyll stars in molecular movie
in Nanotechbuzz, on September 6, 2006
...olecule from a spinach plant being transformed into four different configurations by injecting electrons. By changing the configuration of the molecule, the Ohio University team was able to creat...
Wired Earth
in IfEnergy, on August 22, 2006
...mmon thread involved depriving microbes of something it needed to shed excess energy in the form of electrons. By depriving these microbes of something they need, they form nanowires that reach out an...
Electricity Generated from Wastewater
in IfEnergy, on August 16, 2006
...uel cell can be made. As the bacteria feeds on the organic material in the wastewater, they release electrons. These electrons are collected in the anode , which then move to the cathode (transf...
Next generation computing
in The Techwear Weblog, on July 14, 2006
One of the "parents" of wearable computing is the theory of pervasive computing : computing power is completely hidden, you will even not recognize them.
In the heart of computing - or better _the heart_ of computing is the chip. And here comes a technology that could change the ...
Teeny Tiny (Terahertz) Chipmakers
in The Wireless Weblog, on June 29, 2006
...sts at the university want to use microprocessors with magnets just a few atoms wide to move electrons around the chip, removing the resistance caused by physical wires," Brown writes.
D...
Explosion-harnessing nanocapsules could jump-start hydrogen economy
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 27, 2006
...als in porous capsules made of ceramics such as silica or alumina. These capsules soak up the loose electrons that make the alkali metals so violently unstable, while at the same time maintaining thei...
Nanotubes act as micro metalworking tools
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 19, 2006
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Bombarding a carbon nanotube with electrons causes it to collapse with such incredible force that it can squeeze out even the hardest of materials, much like a tube of toothpaste. Now, research at...
American Society for Microbiology Meeting Highlights Energy-Producing Bacteria
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 24, 2006
...ed that the bacteria produce conductive protein filaments, or pili 'nanowires,' to transfer electrons, which I have written about previously . Further, they found out that the pili can extend...
Portable Biosensor Prototype For Cocaine
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 3, 2006
... folded shape in the presence of cocaine. They then observe the change in the DNA by monitoring how electrons travel through it. There are DNA molecules available that bind to many different targets, ...
Microbially-Produced Electrical Wires
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2005
...g as they are wide.
Geobacter can live in the absence of oxygen because of its ability to transfer electrons outside the cell onto iron minerals, which are natural constituents of most soils. However...
Video Cable Primer From eCoustics.com
in The Wired Home Weblog, on March 2, 2005
...digital cable? What's the difference, anyway, between digital and analog cables? They both move
electrons, don't they? All of these are interesting questions, and bear some discussion.
R...
What Is Prashanth Rai...Talking About
in The CIO Weblog, on January 16, 2005
...development & the web as a platform topic.
"We want to be the air traffic controllers of electrons." -- Bob Nardelli, GE Power Systems. This is the quote of one of Welch's lieutena...