The team's software can utilize Mira a supercomputer with nearly 800000 processors to run in a day the equivalent computations requiring about 10 million hours on a single-processor computer.
and catalysts for all of the complex mixtures involved in creating these products is of paramount importance
ENIGMA's scientists screen brain scans and genomes worldwide for factors that help or harm the brain said ENGIMA cofounder Professor Paul Thompson from University of Southern California.
In other words it will pull out a page that displays writing from the data they currently have
Until now, rover operations required scientists to examine Mars imagery on a computer screen, and make inferences about
"Previously, our Mars explorers have been stuck on one side of a computer screen. This tool gives them the ability to explore the rover's surroundings
"ENIGMA's scientists screen brain scans and genomes worldwide for factors that help or harm the brain--this crowdsourcing and sheer wealth of data gives us the power to crack the brain's genetic code,
The researchers found in a mouse model of sepsis that sildenafil more commonly known as Viagra induced the liver to produce greater amounts of a protein called CYCLIC GMP
these core/shell particles self-assemble into a thin film upon water removal. The whole procedure takes less then 24 hours.
and began working on a screen for molecules that tweak cell shape. Most drug screens look for an effect on a specific biochemical pathway that has been linked to disease;
by contrast Surcel explains this screen is based on the end result for a whole cell--in this case the amoeba Dictyostelium
which closely resembles a number of mammalian cell types. After treating the cells with a molecule Robinson's team looked for out-of-the-ordinary numbers of cells with two or more nuclei.
A screen of thousands of molecules turned up 25 with the effect the team was looking for Further studies revealed that one of them 4-HAP affected myosin II a building block of the cell skeleton.
Mohs and co-authors report on their prototype system that combines a fluorescent dye that localizes in tumors with a real-time imaging system that allows the surgeon to simply view a screen to distinguish between normal tissue and the ightedmalignant tissue.
of mouse Ngly1 gene expression. Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science the paper details how lack of the Ngly1 protein results in the incomplete removal of the sugar portion of glycoproteins--a process called deglycosylation.
In mouse models, deletion of the gene that codes for a protein that promotes the production of camp resulted in spontaneous bronchial asthma,
"Raz noted that the genetic mouse model developed for the research shares multiple similarities with human allergic asthma,
International team of scientists constructs first germanium-tin semiconductor laser for silicon chips The transfer of data between multiple cores as well as between logic elements and memory cells is regarded as a bottleneck in the fast-developing computer technology.
and her collaborators have used already the system to observe firing in 3d neuronal dendritic trees in superficial layers of the mouse brain.
Lynch and his colleagues used high-throughput sequencing to catalog genes expressed in the uterus of several types of living animals--placental mammals (a human, monkey, mouse, dog, cow, pig, horse and armadillo
All samples were sent immediately to Stanford's Human Immune Monitoring Core which houses the latest immune-sleuthing technology under a single roof.
With the help of specific mouse models we demonstrate that the expression of Fra-2 in keratinocytes induces the expression of genes in the EDC the authors write.
a postdoctoral fellow in Kipnis'lab. The vessels were detected after Louveau developed a method to mount a mouse's meninges--the membranes covering the brain--on a single slide
"Qihong and his colleagues have found a target that could result in a more accurate test than any method that's been used to screen for non-small cell lung cancer to date,
"This is the second time Wistar has identified a potential method for creating a blood test to screen for lung cancer.
The discovery is the latest development in a long investigation sparked by a chance observation in an unusual mouse strain.
Years of subsequent research involving the MRL mouse led Heber-Katz and colleagues to theorize that the HIF-1a pathway,
of which is increased markedly before and after injury in the MRL mouse. Under normal oxygen conditions, HIF-1a is degraded by prolyl hydroxylases (PHDS.
their group found that it was possible to achieve healthy tissue regrowth in a mouse model in situ, without the use of stem cells."
A similar approach could also be used to screen for antibodies against other types of pathogens s
and may also help the food industry screen against contamination with harmful pathogens, according to researchers. A new way of rapidly identifying bacteria,
and may also help the food industry screen against contamination with harmful pathogens, according to researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejeon, South korea.
In principle, the approach could be scaled up to screen for contaminated food or suspicious packages s
#New approach for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Arrayprof. Dr. Oliver Eickelberg and Dr. Claudia Staab-Weijnitz of the Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC) at Helmholtz Zentrum München and their colleagues at LMU University Hospital in Munich and Yale university
Arrayarraythe researchers'printing surface consists of a sandwich-like structure made up of two thin films of silver separated by a"spacer"film of silica.
""Unlike the printing process of an inkjet or laserjet printer, where mixed color pigments are used, there is no color ink used in our structural printing process--only different hole sizes on a thin metallic layer,
pigment-free color printing and relevant applications such as security marking and information storage.""Other co-authors of the Scientific Reports paper are Dr. Fei Cheng, a researcher at Missouri S&t's Nanoscale Optics Laboratory,
A leader and follower controlled dots on a screen, using hand-held motion tracking sensors. The leader was taught to produce chaotic and unpredictable movements,
and when their dot moved on the screen the researchers found that, contrary to traditional thinking that a feedback delay would be a hindrance to coordination,
or T-ALL, by stalling the action of a specific protein receptor found in abundance on the surface of T cells at the core of T-ALL IN experiments in mice and human cells,
Working with an obese mouse model, the researchers gave the mice a synthetic version of lipoxin A4 to boost the amount of the natural substance already in their systems.
Right now, anyone can put these circuits together to form a complex droplet processor with no external control--something that was a very difficult challenge previously,
Using mouse models Dr Grainger and his team looked at how and where monocytes are programs in response to toxoplasmosis,
such as operating batteries and catalysts. It could enable the manipulation of the inner workings of matter to understand,
which is well over the typical brightness levels of the portable displays used in smartphones. Considering how thin GQDS are,
a foldable paperlike display could soon become a reality. The present work for the first time, demonstrated that GQDS can be applied to optical devices by fabricating GQD-based LEDS with meaningful brightness.
The researchers found that it is possible to mimic complex dynamic patterning seen in real cephalopods such as the Passing Cloud display,
and, by putting a stiff core in the middle, you concentrate the stress in the center when you're pulling straight up."
It is hoped this precise pinpointing may shed light on why enzymes are much more efficient at speeding up chemical reactions compared to human-made catalysts
than human-made catalysts that are used in industry. It is estimated that human-made catalysts underpin the creation of 80-90%of all manufactured goods
. Whilst researchers have a good understanding of the chemistry of enzymes, they are less sure about how enzymes physically react with their targets,
bacteria-sensing gloves and more Inkjet printing is one of the most immediate and accessible forms of printing technology currently available, according to the researchers,
and ink-jet printing of biomolecules has been proposed previously by scientists. However, the heat-sensitive nature of these unstable compounds means printed materials rapidly lose functionality,
Ram Krishna Ghosh, whose calculations show close correspondence to the experimental results. Datta cautions that the new resonant tunnel diode is just one element in a circuit
and Kavikrishna Laboratory, Indian Institute of technology, Guwahati, utilized a well-known mouse model of Mtb infection, where months after drug treatment,
Using this mouse model of dormancy, scientists isolated the special bone marrow stem cell type, the CD271+mesenchymal stem cells, from the drug treated mice.
when he tried to scale up to 100 or more sequences on one processor.''To solve this, we had to get in touch with TACC support staff,
Finally, we ended up with a solution by giving to each processor fewer sequences.''This allowed Bacolla to scale his code up and use over 1, 000 processors at once.'
'It would not have been possible to do this job without the TACC resources, 'Bacolla said.''The center is an incredible resource in terms of its capacity and support.
'Our next steps are to go forward with a mouse model that can detect mutations and translocations in the mouse genome using human sequences from these cancer breakpoints,
'Vasquez said. Does this really occur now in the context of chromosomes in living organisms?
Researchers developed a genetically modified mouse in which the Hif-1alpha protein is fused to another protein,
the researchers examined levels of 5fc in living adult and embryonic mouse tissues, as well as in mouse embryonic stem cells--the body's master cells which can become almost any cell type in the body.
They found that 5fc is present in all tissues but is very rare, making it difficult to detect.
'Our group has pioneered the idea of using lithium-ion batteries to search for catalysts, 'Cui said.'
'Our hope is that this technique will lead to the discovery of new catalysts for other reactions beyond water splitting.'
'In conventional water splitters, the hydrogen and oxygen catalysts often require different electrolytes with different phone acidic,
is actually more stable than some commercial catalysts made of precious metals.''We built a conventional water splitter with two benchmark catalysts, one platinum and one iridium,
'Wang said.''At first the device only needed 1. 56 volts of electricity to split water,
'We believe that electrochemical tuning can be used to find new catalysts for other chemical fuels beyond hydrogen.
Jean-Christophe Larsimont and colleagues used state of the art genetic mouse models to dissect the functional role
The researchers conducted visual function tests using both a computer screen and real-world conditions, including finding
"Quantum dots, which have use in diverse applications such as medical imaging, lighting, display technologies, solar cells, photocatalysts, renewable energy and optoelectronics, are typically expensive and complicated to manufacture.
supplied by Lehigh's Faculty Innovation Grant (FIG) and Collaborative Research Opportunity Grant (CORE) programs.
including ultrahigh-definition three-dimensional color displays and state-of-the-art anti-counterfeiting measures. So they set about designing a nanostructure architecture that could provide more'bang for the buck'.
a universal strategy to screen gutter oils is not available at present. Polyu researchers have developed a simplified method for direct analysis of edible oils using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS). In the new MALDI-MS
And in mouse models lacking AIM2, the researchers found that they had smaller tumors and precancerous colon polyps when blocked Akt.
Wilson said the researchers believe their findings mean that drugs used to inhibit Akt could be used as a personalized therapy for people who don have AIM2. ur research paves the way for future clinical trials that screen for AIM2 expression in colon cancer
"Our next goal is to test the p53 inhibitors currently available in the same mouse models
The ferrite cores are designed optimally to reduce the core volume by half, and their ability to transfer power is unaffected nearly by human bodies or surrounding metal objects,
Peninsula of orthorhombic state At a mixture ratio of 85%nickel and 15%copper, the spinel system displays a kind of narrow peninsula of orthorhombic state in the phase diagram where the observed Anm
In the first days of reprogramming mouse cells, the researchers observed that their production of netrin-1 was reduced strongly.
This time, the quantity of ips cells produced from mouse cells was much more greater.
The other type of mouse, called Beethoven, has a specific TMC1 mutation--a change in a single amino acid
but with gene therapy, they jump as high as a normal mouse, "says Holt. The force of their jump was measured by a plate on the floor underneath them;
and the WATCH system actively monitors whenever a nearby TV is tuned to a channel to avoid interfering with reception.
One aspect of WATCH monitors TV broadcasts on a channel and uses sophisticated signal-canceling techniques to insert wireless data transmissions into the same channel;
#Better memory with faster lasers By studying the effect of femtosecond laser pulses on the types of materials used to make DVDS,
"Today, nanosecond lasers--lasers that pulse light at one-billionth of a second--are used to record information on DVDS and Blu-ray disks,
Right now, computers generally store information in several ways, among them the well-known random-access memory (RAM) and read-only memory (ROM.
ROM storage, including CDS and DVDS, uses phase-change materials and lasers to store information. Although ROM records
and then rewrite a DVD. Although these applications could mean exciting changes for future computer technologies,
#Noninvasive device could end daily finger pricking for people with diabetes A new laser sensor that monitors blood glucose levels without penetrating the skin could transform the lives of millions of people living with diabetes.
or invasive continuous monitors, which use implanted sensors that need regular replacement. Professor Jose said:"
One will be a finger-touch device similar to a computer mouse. The other will be a wearable version for continuous monitoring."
suggest that the new monitor has the potential to perform as well as conventional technologies. More clinical trials and product optimization are required for regulatory approvals
"The core CHARGE cohorts include five population-based studies, including the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study, AGES-Reykjavik Study, Framingham Heart Study, Cardiovascular Health Study,
which could potentially be used for applications in dry environments, such as computer hard drives, wind turbine gears, and mechanical rotating seals for microelectromechanical and nanoelectromechanical systems.
With the help of ALCF catalysts, a team of computational scientists who work directly with ALCF users,
The ALCF catalysts in collaboration with researchers from IBM, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories, optimized LAMMPS
In the LCLS experiments, Xu's team used samples of a form of human rhodopsin--a GPCR found in the retina whose dysfunction can cause night blindness--fused to a type of mouse arrestin that is nearly identical to human arrestin.
cost-effective alternative to conventional screen-printed grid electrodes and to the common ITO type that is threatened
where they were able to both monitor and stimulate individual neurons. The mesh integrates tightly with the neural cells,
if the thousands of images on one hard drive haven been labeled.)Is the model thinking? here are analogies to be made between
Using a 3-D printer, engineers have fabricated a new soft material with a modifiable surface texture.
The printer inserts an array of the rigid polymers into a bed of squishy material composed of the more flexible type.
By mounting whole mouse meninges and using neuroimaging the team noticed that T-cells were present in vessels separate from arteries and veins
thermometer and Nvidia processors to recognize the raw ingredients and work out how to cook them,
and write using a Braille Perkins Keyboard without any mechanical elements. It also allows for direct converting from PDF, TXT,
or memory cards to read e-books or other materials. The Bluetooth function also enables users to chat in real time with other devices.
The resurgence of virtual reality gizmos aimed at gadget buyers like you and me, in the form of head-mounted displays (HMDS
Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg allegedly tested out Sony VR hardware, designed for its Playstation 4 console,
This effect is achieved on Fove 2560×1440 display thanks to a graphics engine that adjusts its focus based on where a user is gazing in real time.
Razer, a high-end gaming hardware maker with a cult following of hardcore gamers, recently announced its own VR headset, OSVR (the name stands for pen-Source Virtual reality.
he says. o long as Oculus is not actually innovating its own hardware, the field is open.
a card battle game that was earning the company US$26 million a month in 2012. apan is the best place for a hardware startup,
Japanese hardware startups are rare, because theye seen as risky. I know how to monetize mobile games,
Wilson says that hardware development will remain based in Japan but that business development will be moving to the United states. The focus for the next couple of months is Fove Kickstarter campaign.
The pair are based currently out of the DMM. make hardware accelerator in Tokyo geek graceland, Akihabara.
The scanning results appear on the phone screen. It alerts the user if any abnormalities are detected.
the researchers also built a wireless USB charger (top image. It was able to charge a Jawbone UP 24 from 0%to 41%in 2. 5 hours while placed a couple of inches away from their router.
that characters you view on screen can look right back at you. So far, close to 500 people have pledged nearly US$200,
the need for faster CPUS and more processing power grows. However, it's becoming increasingly difficult to attain higher clock speeds,
That has led semiconductor firms to look at packing more cores onto their processors. The number of transistors in an integrated circuit doubles roughly every two years, according to Moore's Law,
"The higher the density of transistors, the more cores you can put in a given space,"noted Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group."
#Smart keyboard cleans and powers itself and can tell who you are In a novel twist in cybersecurity,
self-powered smart keyboard that can identify computer users by the way they type. The device, reported in the journal ACS Nano, could help prevent unauthorized users from gaining direct access to computers.
The researchers developed a smart keyboard that can sense typing patterns including the pressure applied to keys
The scientists conclude that the keyboard could provide an additional layer of protection to boost the security of our computer systems r
and Less Dangerous Three-dimensional printing technology has just found yet another use, this time it heart surgery.
Hillman and her collaborators have used already the system to observe firing in 3d neuronal dendritic trees in superficial layers of the mouse brain.
In 2012, researchers at the University of Leeds published the first observations at a single-molecule level of how the core of a single-stranded RNA VIRUS packs itself into its outer shell remarkable process
because the core must first be folded correctly to fit into the protective viral protein coat. The viruses solve this fiendish problem in milliseconds,
#Huge 3d Displays without 3d Glasses Public screenings have become an important part of major sports events.
Scaling it up to a display with many pixels is not a problemsays Jörg Reitterer (Trilite Technologies and Phd-student in the team of Professor Ulrich Schmid at the Vienna University of Technology.
To experience the 3d effect the viewer must be positioned in a certain distance range from the screen.
Seen from different angles the display shows different pictures. Hundreds of Images at Once3d movies in the cinema only show two different pictures one for each eye.
The newly developed display however can present hundreds of pictures. Walking by the display one can get a view of the displayed object from different sides just like passing a real object.
For this however a new video format is required which has already been developed by the researchers. oday 3d cinema movies can be converted into our 3d format
but we expect that new footage will be created especially for our displays perhaps with a much larger number of camerassays Franz Fiedler CTO of Trilite Technologies.
Trilite) Compared to a movie screen the display is very vivid. Therefore it can be used outdoors even in bright sunlight.
Wearable devices have been making inroads into the workplace in recent years notably with head-mounted displays (HMDS) in line with putting ICT to use so as to not stop
With display devices such as HMDS it is possible to browse information without taking out a separate smart device.
This technique allows the researchers to follow hundreds of cell pairs over time and monitor
However, current ATRP methods by design use metal catalysts a major roadblock to applications for which metal contamination is an issue,
This new method of radical polymerization doesn involve heavy metal catalysts like copper. Their innovative, metal-free ATRP process uses an organic-based photocatalyst
Now this method opens doors for a new class of organic-based photoredox catalysts. Controlling radical polymerization processes is critical for the synthesis of functional block polymers.
#Solar chip monitors windows It happens all too often in the cold times of the year:
By keeping both processor and chip extremely small, the latter is extremely frugal. In addition, the researchers constructed switches that consume little energy,
#Graphene displays clear prospects for flexible electronics Published in the scientific journal Nature Materials, University of Manchester and University of Sheffield researchers show that new 2d esigner materialscan be produced to create flexible, see-through and more efficient electronic devices.
and Philip Liang SM 6 is using smart devices to monitor hand hygiene among hospital staff
The Medsense system includes a smart badge, beacons, dispenser monitors, and a base station. Courtesy of General Sensing The Medsense system includes a smart badge, beacons, dispenser monitors,
and a base station. Courtesy of General Sensing Called Medsense Clear, the system revolves around a badge worn by hospital staff.
The startup is also now developing a system to monitor hospital workflow, with aims of pinpointing areas where time
A graph displays compliance averages by the week. Courtesy of General Sensing An example of what a user may see on the Medsense HQ website.
A graph displays compliance averages by the week. Courtesy of General Sensing e think it important that the system provides feedback
but its core technology started as a novelty item: smart dog collars. In the Media Laboratory class MAS 834 (Tangible Interfaces), Liang, Gips,
When a researcher requested the technology to monitor health care staff, however, the startup decided to get a clean start in the health care industry,
if the data stream remained as light within computer processors. ith all light, computing can eventually be millions of times faster,
and IBM will use hybrid processors that remain partly electronic. Menon believes his beamsplitter could be used in those computers in about three years.
and controlled output devices that included a computer cursor and a robotic arm developed by collaborators at Johns hopkins university.
From these clinical features of the disease, the team predicted that there would be a block to the production of pain-sensing neurons during the development of the embryo they confirmed this using a combination of studies in mouse and frog models,
The zebrafish and the mouse are the most commonly studied vertebrate laboratory animals whose genomes have been sequenced completely.
data storage hardware and advancing quantum computing. uow195685 o one in the scientific community believed silicene paper could be made
using a 3-D printer, with surface textures that can then be modified at will to be perfectly smooth,
Polymer material produced by a 3-D printer includes soft, flexible material (clear or lighter tone) with particles of hard material (black) embedded, in predetermined arrangements.
Huang compares this to the development of 3-D printing, saying nce the method is developed,
to study a mouse model of ulcerative colitis. SW033291 healed virtually all the ulcers in the animalscolons
As a game species, the trophy status of a bighorn sheep ram is based largely on horn size.
Because the rams with the largest horns are often the ones targeted by hunters their removal from a population could then eliminate the genetic ability of animals in that population to grow large horns.
lung and kidney each organ component is about the size of a smartphone screen, and the whole ATHENA odyof interconnected organs will fit neatly on a desk.
a chemical engineer with joint appointments at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley. he recyclable catalysts we developed are capable of converting sugarcane biomass into a new class of aviation fuel and lubricants with superior cold
and additives for gasoline as Gokhale explains. ith some minimal modifications to both the catalysts
but hold that there still important incentives to encourage investments. ee shown in this study that biorefineries can use inexpensive catalysts to produce a suite of hydrocarbon fuels and lubricants,
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