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Chemistry World
May 19, 2011
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Liquid crystals spot bacteria to order Liquid crystals could one day be used as bio-sensors, detecting the presence of minute amounts of pathogens. That is the claim of a US group of researchers, who have demonstrated how a liquid crystal changes orientation in the presence of bacteria.   |
Technology Research News
August 25, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Liquid Crystal IDs Pathogens Liquid crystal is not only the stuff of computer screens and watch displays, it is also how your cell membranes are structured. Combining the similarly structured artificial and biological materials makes a device that detects viruses and toxins. |
Technology Research News
April 9, 2003 |
Liquid crystals go 3D Researchers from Sheffield University in England and the University of Pennsylvania have unlocked some of the secrets of liquid crystals, materials that self-assemble into lattices of geometric shapes that are neither solid nor liquid, but somewhere between. |
CIO
September 15, 2002
John Edwards |
When Bad Viruses Go Good Most biological viruses have a nasty reputation. But scientist Angela Belcher believes that some viruses can be guided into performing a useful task: building high-tech materials. |
Chemistry World
November 2, 2010
Hayley Birch |
Nanoparticle detector promises fast virus identification The technique, developed by US researchers, can discriminate between different viruses and is sensitive enough to detect the presence of a single virus particle. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 33
David Bradley |
Two-faced Liquid Crystals A new class of programmable liquid crystals could be used to make variable optical filters for laboratory instrumentation and digital cameras; they might even be used to treat dyslexia. |
Chemistry World
February 7, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Crystal ribbons grow on a curve Colleagues at Harvard University in the US investigated the effects of elastic stress on crystals, which is increased by growing them on a curved surface rather than a flat one. |
Unix Insider
January 2001
Sandra Henry-Stocker |
Understanding viruses What exactly is a virus, how does it work, and how can you protect your system from one? The author explains the difference between viruses and worms, and why keeping up with and preventing them is so difficult... |
Technology Research News
March 10, 2004 |
Atomic microscope spots viruses Researchers from BioForce Nanosciences Inc., Iowa State University and Des Moines University have combined an atomic force microscope with a method of capturing virus particles to produce a tool that rapidly detects viruses. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2006 |
Liquid-Crystal Kaleidoscope The stuff of liquid-crystal displays looks different up close: This image finished 18th out of 1700 in a recent photo competition that awarded prizes for images make through microscopes. |
Chemistry World
June 21, 2007
Michael Gross |
A Mirror for the Moon Cosmologists have said that a Moon-based telescope with a parabolic mirror made of a rotating liquid would be ideally suited to studying very distant structures of the universe. Researchers using a chemical approach have now succeeded in creating a liquid based system. |
Chemistry World
August 6, 2013
Chris Nicklin |
Liquid surfaces and interfaces: synchrotron x-ray methods Peter Pershan and Mark Schlossman are leaders in applying synchrotron methods to understand the structure of liquid surfaces and have produced a book that will undoubtedly become required reading for both new and established researchers in this field. |
New Architect
May 2002
Sarah Gordon |
Distributing Viruses Should virus writers be allowed to post harmful code on the Web? |
PC World
November 17, 2000
Kim Zetter |
Three Minutes With 'Doctor Owl,' Virus Writer A young virus writer describes his motivation and denies responsibility, while dreaming of creating a 'new breed' of undetectable virus... |
PC World
November 16, 2000
Kim Zetter |
Freeze! Drop That Download! From toughening laws to making virus writing seem uncool, industry and government are trying everything to stop virus writers... |
Chemistry World
February 9, 2015
Hugh Cowley |
Unexpected success with luminescent liquid crystals A simple and effective procedure to incorporate strongly-emitting inorganic clusters into nematic liquid crystals has been reported by a team from France. |
Technology Research News
October 20, 2004
Eric Smalley |
Biochip spots single viruses A detector recently built from nanowire transistors can identify individual virus particles in real time in unpurified samples. Labs-on-a-chip based on the device could be used to monitor diseases. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2004
Judith Rajala |
Computer Virus Protection Simply having virus protection software on your institution's computer system doesn't guarantee safety and security. Instead, protection and prevention is a team effort between the users and the anti-virus software. Includes a list of useful websites. |
PC World
October 13, 2000
Kim Zetter |
How It Works: Viruses They're the "common cold" for computers; we'll show you how they operate and how to protect your PC... |
PC Magazine
August 19, 2003
Sheryl Canter |
Effective Immunity Viruses keep spreading, and PCs keep getting infected. What can you do to stay secure? |
InternetNews
August 23, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
AV Vendors Flip Over CU's 'Dummy Viruses' The antivirus community is crying foul over a consumer magazine's tests of their products, which included creating 5,500 dummy viruses to see how well the AV programs handle the unknown. |
