Bioengineering and Biotechnology News
Posted on August 10, 2007 at 10:31:55 am
In a finding that could help put wheat alongside corn on the menu of biofuel sources, researchers in the United Kingdom and Greece report development of a new method for producing ethanol from wheat.
Posted on August 05, 2007 at 10:42:09 pm
Trying to remember dozens of personal identification numbers (PIN), passwords and credit card numbers may not be necessary for much longer, thanks to a University of Houston professor and his team.
Posted on August 02, 2007 at 10:24:12 pm
The Department of Defense has awarded $1.6 million to the Center for Bioelectronics, Biosensors and Biochips (C3B) at Clemson University for the development of an implantable biochip that could relay vital health information if a soldier is wounded in bat
Posted on July 19, 2007 at 10:17:12 am
New research published in the journal Nature (19 July) has proved the single origin of humans theory by combining studies of global genetic variations in humans with skull measurements across the world.
Posted on July 15, 2007 at 11:53:56 am
A semiconductor membrane designed by researchers at the University of Illinois could offer more flexibility and better electrical performance than biological membranes.
Posted on July 10, 2007 at 09:41:25 am
Victor Lin, a chemistry professor at Iowa State University, has developed a catalyst that he thinks will revolutionize biodiesel production. Lin has founded a company in Ames, Catilin Inc., to develop and market that technology.
Posted on July 06, 2007 at 10:35:15 pm
A team of biomedical engineers at Virginia Tech and the University of California at Berkeley has developed a new minimally invasive method of treating cancer, and they anticipate clinical trials on individuals with prostate cancer will begin soon
Posted on July 04, 2007 at 10:44:55 pm
As the national debate over energy independence intensifies, researchers at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research are refining methods to convert coal into liquid fuel.
Posted on July 01, 2007 at 01:47:03 pm
A new paper published in Journal of the American Ceramic Society proposes a new method of producing hydrogen for portable fuel cells. This new method negates the need for the complicated and expensive equipment currently used.
Posted on June 30, 2007 at 02:10:22 pm
Terahertz radiation can see through clothes and tell if that's Play-Doh in your pocket or a pound of plastique.
