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3-D cell culture: making cells feel right at homeThe film "Avatar" isn't the only 3-D blockbuster making a splash this winter. A team of scientists from Houston's Texas Medical Center this week unveiled a new technique for growing 3-D cell cultures,...

Self-assembling computer chipsThe features on computer chips are getting so small that soon the process used to make them, which has hardly changed in the last 50 years, won't work anymore. One of the alternatives that academic re...

A huge step toward mass production of coveted form of carbonScientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging from ...

Zooming in on cells: New microscopy technique offers real-time view of how proteins kill bacteriaFor two decades, scientists have been pursuing a potential new way to treat bacterial infections, using naturally occurring proteins known as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) that kill bacteria by poking...

Unraveling silks' secrets - A new analysis of the structure of silks A new analysis of the structure of silks explains the paradox at the heart of their super-strength, and may lead to even stronger synthetic materials. Spiders and silkworms are masters of materials sc...


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