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• 10/12/2007 - Interface design and analysis via Langmuir-Blodgett technology
  The interface between two fluids provides a unique environment for the manipulation and study of species that are practically insoluble in the bulk phases.
• 01/06/2002 - ft-ir microscopy can help identify hit-and-run vehicles
  For many applications in the areas of forensics, pharmaceuticals, life sciences and semiconductor development it is essential to analyse two-dimensional samples by infrared (IR) spectroscopy with high spatial resolution.
• 30/11/2005 - Food development scheme boosts entrepreneurial thinking and skills
  New recruits to the food industry will be well practised in the creation of new food products if they have attended the Food Science and Technology Department of University College Cork in Eire.
• 30/11/2005 - Today’s consumers now count carbohydrates and not calories
  The low carbohydrate revolution continues with many ingredients manufacturers offering lines suitable for inclusion in low glycaemic index (GI) food products.
• 01/12/2003 - Sugar replacer has avery low glycemic index' researchers verify
  Tests at the Sydney University Glycemic Index Research Service (SUGiRS) have verified that the sugar replacer Isomalt from Palatinit has a very low glycemic index (GI), well below that of certain other sugar substitutes and types of sugars.
• 01/12/2004 - Greener and cleaner fuels through evaporative light scattering detection
  The use of evaporative light scattering detection (ELSD) within in the field of HPLC is continuously growing, due to its universal nature.
• 01/06/2003 - How to create a knowledge repository based on PDF reports
  New approaches in data storage allow organisations to move to an electronic environment capturing all raw data from instruments. The use of an industry standard format such as the portable document format (PDF) not only allows capturing reports in an electronic format, but also can improve compliance where necessary. PDF reports, says Freek Varossieau, can build a knowledge repository.
• 01/06/2004 - Automation dna typing system for national forensic databank
  Tecan has signed an agreement with the South African Police Service to supply, install and provide customer support for its fully automated forensic DNA typing system. They will play a central role in South Africa's DNA databank.
• 01/06/2003 - Smart regulation takes a step nearer for pharmaceutical manufacturing
  The Food and Drug Administration has now completed thefirst steps of its broad initiative to improve the regulation of pharmaceutical manufacturing. The goal of the two-yeareffort is asmart regulation', which should make laboratory management more straightforward too.
• 30/11/2005 - Low GI ingredient helps sweeten Europe’s functional beverage market
  The European Commission has granted approval for German company Palatinit to market its ‘healthy sugar’, a slow-release carbohydrate ingredient called palatinose known as well under the generic name isomaltulose, for use in all foods and beverages in the European Union.
• 01/12/2002 - Knowledge management: do not drown the enterprise in data
  Knowledge is power. Nothing has changed that during the ages. However, gaining knowledge is problematic; not as a result of too little information, but by the enormous amount of information available. In our daily life we are flooded with unnecessary information. The internet has increased the accessibility of information by orders of magnitude. And we see the same development at the lab bench. More data is created and more information is stored. Freek Varossieau reports.
• 01/06/2004 - Integrated instrument for gel permeation chromatography
  Gel permeation chromatography is a well-developed technique for determining the molecular weight distribution of polymers. Dr Greg Saunders reports.
• 24/05/2006 - High-specification cable conduit uses connectors made from a super-low fire hazard materials
  Aa supplier of specialist electrical conduit, Kopex International offers products for specifiers and users in demanding sectors such as defence, shipbuilding, healthcare, hazardous areas and food processing.
• 01/06/2003 - New powder rheometer technology for predicting flowability properties
  Measuring powder flowability can be a major problem,particularly for the pharmaceutical industry. Here Reg Freeman describes new powder rheometer technology that helps theearly stage assessment of powder property and therefore theability to design formulations with the required characteristics.
• 01/06/2003 - The benefits of using evaporative light scattering detection in HPLC
  Evaporative light scattering detection (ELSD) has become widely used in the field of HPLC. For non-UV absorbing compounds, ELSD is a primary choice since the principle of detection does not rely on the optical properties of the solute.
• 01/06/2003 - Clever genetics can lead to improvements in food quality
  The association between modern molecular biology and farming seems an unlikely one. But, as Stephen Leese explains how each can benefit from each other.
• 21/12/2006 - Gene synthesis technology: building the DNA molecule
  What is a synthetic gene? The simplest and most generic definition has been provided by Wu et al (2006), stating that a synthetic gene is ‘a DNA molecule artificially constructed using a set of oligonucleotides without requiring a physical DNA template’.
• 29/05/2007 - Satiety enhancers in food
  Food manufacturers are trying to tempt consumers into buying food offering satiety to dieters and healthy eaters
• 01/12/2003 - Controlling blood glucose through oat soluble fibre beta-glucan
  The healthiness of high-fibre diets is generally recognised. Here Uura-Liina Pöyhönen reports on the control of blood glucose through oat soluble fibre beta-glucan.
• 01/06/2004 - Scanning software helps highlight new potential for existing drugs
  With thousands of journals and millions of different papers published every year, it is no surprise that researchers and their assistants spend as much time in their libraries as in their laboratories.
• 01/06/2002 - Anti-obesity drugs: a research insight into the health costs
  Obesity has been growing at epidemic proportions throughout the world, particularly in developed countries such as the US and the UK. It is among the most important factors that increase the risk of heart diseases, diabetes, and other health problems such as sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and elevated blood cholesterol.
• 01/12/2002 - Detection refined as genomic and proteomics investigations advance
  From Dutch researchers who are combining surface plasmon resonance imaging with microfluidics to large companies pioneering ultra fast genetic analysis techniques, efforts to understand what DNA does at a molecular level have never been more intense.
• 01/12/2003 - automatic refractometer
  CSP is launching a versatile automatic refractometer with the widest working temperature range in its class.
• 01/12/2002 - "Modular HPLC system offers flexibility, reliability and sensitivity"
  Users of HPLC instrumentation require a vast array of features and working specifications to meet their application requirement.
• 01/12/2004 - Holographic advances boost diagnostic sensor development
  The perceived utility of biosensors ­ analytical devices based on molecules that recognise specific biological substances ­ within the consumer health, biotechnology and biomedical industries is well established.
• 25/05/2007 - Dynamic light scattering
  Non-viral vector development can be used for the detailed structural characterisation of a non-viral gene vector
• 01/01/2001 - BioMedNet gives users the power to create their own journals
  BioMedNet has just moved into the institutional market with a new product which it claims awill empower researchers to create their own review journals'.
• 01/06/2005 - Heterocyclic reactive intermediates for drug discovery
  During the past 25 years almost every part of the drug discovery process has undergone radical change For instance using robotics and combinatorial techniques chemists can now synthesise single libraries that contain more compounds than existed in the total chemical literature of 1980.
• 01/12/2002 - Effects of medium chain triglycerides reviewed
  Medium chain triglycerides are produced from coconut and palmkernel oil by esterification of fractionated caprylic (C8) and capric (C10) acid with glycerol. The production process obtains an oil with interesting nutritional properties:
• 01/12/2000 - New analysis method helpsdevelop improved polymers
  More accurate polymer analysis is helping develop improved polymers at a faster rate than ever before. Dr David Niehaus describes a new analysis method ­ the size exclusion chromatography cubed (SEC3) method which combines SEC,a laser light-scattering detector, a refractive index detectorand a viscometer detector to accurately characterise molecularweight, size, and branching.
• 01/06/2005 - Low-cost, powerful industrial pusher/puller
  The Servotube from Copley Controls is claimed to be the first three-phase linear motor designed specifically for use as an actuator.
• 01/06/2002 - Herb extracts and oils could hold key to natural preservatives
  Although recession has been making the headlines lately, research into ingredients continues behind the scenes. One current piece of work involves nine partners from Finland, Lithuania and the Netherlands. Its aim is to develop natural preservatives as a new alternative for the preservation and safety of food products. They will be mainly herb-based extracts and essential oils. Eric Russell reports.
• 01/06/2003 - aInvisibility' coatings could help give surgeons a clearer view
  A coating that could make a surgeon's hands or instruments invisible sounds like fantasy, but researchers at Tokyo University have been working on an optical camouflage system that getsclose to the ideal. Jon Severn reports.
• 01/12/2003 - Advances in imaging are leading to improvements laboratory efficiency
  Advances in imaging technology are making laboratories ever more efficient. Here, eLab outlines three of the latest arrivals ­ a scanning platform for automatic rare cell detection, a display system for real-time stereoscopic images, and a new inverted observation tube.
• 01/12/2003 - Enzymes containing hexose oxidase can help reduce dough stickiness
  Eric Russell looks at a new range of enzymes which it is claimed enable bakers to produce high quality products and cut costs at the same time.
• 01/12/2000 - Keeping up with the intelligence on your competitors' research portfolio
  Knowing what your competitors are up to has never been more important. As Sean Ottewell reports, the latest addition to intelligence database technology aims to bring a new level of depth and refinement in the search for information on the opposition. One new package will fully integration of databases, analytical tools and alerting systems.
• 01/06/2002 - Extra texture: analysing the subjective characteristics of food
  As the food industry has improved the quality of its products, so consumer awareness has grown and now demands further improvements. Attractive visual appearance is vital, being the first contact between buyer and product. Then smell and texture, as the food enters the mouth, followed by flavour as the food is eaten. Eric Russell reports.
• 01/12/2001 - Advances in the automated image analysis of particles and cells
  Particle shape and function are intimately linked. However, because of the lack of a universal shape analysis technique, the exact relationship between the two has been hard to define. As David Higgs explains, new technology is now likely to solve this problem.
• 01/06/2003 - Investigative net closes in on how prions spread and can be disabled
  Understanding how prions move through the food chain is an important step in tackling the neurogenerative disorders with which they are linked. Two new pieces of research, one in Germany, the other in England, have shed light on how prions spread and how they can be disabled.
• 01/01/2002 - Development in high-speed optical transmission systems
  Even in the current economic downturn, the internet continues to experience exponential growth in data traffic. In order to accommodate and promote this growth we need not just higher capacity systems but ones that significantly reduced acost-per-bit-transmitted'. Harry J R Dutton and Andros Payne report.
• 29/01/2008 - Marijuana linked to liver damage
  Researchers found that HCV patients who used cannabis daily were at significantly higher risk of moderate to severe liver fibrosis, or tissue scarring.
• 07/02/2008 - HIV Denial in the Internet Era
  It may seem remarkable that, 23 years after the identification of the human immunodeficiency virus, there is still denial that the virus is the cause of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
• 11/02/2008 - Should the doctors promote smokeless tobacco?
  The tobacco control community is divided on whether or not to inform the public that using oral, smokeless tobacco is less hazardous to health than smoking tobacco.
• 12/02/2008 - Lessons from the past
  The pandemic influenza of 1918 (Spanish flu) killed 21-50 million people globally, including in Iceland, where the characteristics and spread of the epidemic were well documented.
• 13/02/2008 - Body image predicts health
  Researchers found that the desire to weigh less was a more accurate predictor of physically and mentally unhealthy days, than body mass index.
• 22/02/2008 - Nutritional therapy and disease
  There is strong evidence that early enteral feeding of patients prevents infections in a variety of traumatic and surgical illnesses.
• 28/02/2008 - Reducing heart disease
  Anti-TNF drugs such as infliximab, etanercept, and adalimumab have been shown to not only diminish signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease, but also prevent joint damage.
• 03/03/2008 - Fat v Carb
  Low-fat diets are more effective in preserving and promoting a healthy cardiovascular system than low-carbohydrate, Atkins'-like diets, according to a new study.
• 03/03/2008 - Nanomedicine system
  A scientist presented a proof-of-concept study on a new multistage delivery system (MDS) for imaging and therapeutic applications.
• 04/03/2008 - Characterisation of excipients
  A new application report from Viscotek describes how its Triple Detection GPC/SEC system provides a rapid way of characterising Chitosans.
• 05/03/2008 - Future quantum computers
  An unusual observation may lead to a new generation of Quantum computers that may render today's computer and credit card encryption technology obsolete.
• 05/03/2008 - Treating diabetes
  Growing evidence shows that surgery may effectively cure Type 2 diabetes - an approach that not only may change the way the disease is treated, but that introduces a new way of thinking about diabetes.
• 07/03/2008 - Alcohol consumption benefits
  Researchers found that middle-aged non-drinkers who began consuming moderate amounts of alcohol saw an immediate benefit of lower cardiac disease morbidity.
• 01/04/2008 - Benefits of chocolate milk
  Children who drink flavoured or plain milk consume more nutrients and have a lower or comparable body mass index than children who don't drink milk.
• 01/04/2008 - Early-onset obesity
  A history of early-onset paternal obesity increases the odds of elevated liver enzyme levels in offspring and points to a genetic link.
• 01/04/2008 - Sleep and weight gain
  Both short and long sleeping times predict an increased risk of future body weight and fat gain in adults, according to a recent study.
• 06/04/2008 - Genes impact blood pressure
  Researchers have discovered that rare genetic variants can be associated with a lower risk of developing high blood pressure.
• 16/04/2008 - Bridging the terahertz gap
  A frequency-agile metamaterial that for the first time can be tuned over a range of frequencies in the so-called "terahertz gap" has been engineered by a team of researchers.
• 23/04/2008 - Sex of infant depends on diet
  New research shows a clear link between higher energy intake around the time of conception and the birth of sons, and may help explain the falling birth-rate of boys.
• 24/04/2008 - Bitterness and prior knowledge - new advances in taste research
  Two new pieces of research give valuable insights into how taste works. The first focuses on activation of bitter taste receptors, while the second investigates the importance of prior knowledge in taste recognition. Sean Ottewell reports.
• 01/05/2008 - Association between short sleep duration and obesity
  Cross-sectional studies from around the world show a consistent increased risk of obesity among short sleepers in children and adults, the study found.
• 02/05/2008 - Association between short sleep duration and obesity
  A study is the first attempt to quantify the strength of the cross-sectional relationships between duration of sleep and obesity in both children and adults.
• 02/05/2008 - Heart failure risk factors
  Scientists report wide-scale evidence linking severe overweight to prolonged inflammation of heart tissue and the subsequent damage.
• 06/05/2008 - Converting crispy fruit or veg into crunchy snacks
  Vitasave from Becker Technologies is claimed to be the first process which converts fresh healthy fruit or vegetables into long term storable, healthy, natural, crispy and crunchy snacks.
• 06/05/2008 - Is bipolar disorder overdiagnosed?
  Fewer than half the patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder received a diagnosis based on a comprehensive, psychiatric diagnostic interview.
• 06/05/2008 - Randox therapeutic drug kits
  Therapeutic drug monitoring is used to measure the level of certain medications in the blood to determine the most suitable dose or to avoid toxic effects.
• 12/05/2008 - Fat cells remain constant
  Changes in fat mass in adulthood can be attributed mainly to changes in fat cell volume, not an increase in the actual number of fat cells.
• 12/05/2008 - Light babies, mean adults
  Adults with higher levels of hostility are more likely to be lighter at birth and throughout childhood than less hostile people according to a study.
• 15/05/2008 - Complex urinary problems
  People who are obese and lead unhealthy lifestyles are more likely to suffer from a larger number of urinary problems, according to a population-based study.
• 28/05/2008 - Introducing WikiProteins
  Tuesday saw the launch of a new collaborative website initially focusing on proteins and their role in biology and medicine.
• 10/06/2008 - New chromatography system
  The RImax Gel Permeation / Size Exclusion Chromatography system is a tool for the characterisation of natural and synthetic polymers.
• 12/06/2008 - Isolera FLASH Purification System
  Biotage announces the introduction of the new Isolera compact FLASH purification system.
• 23/06/2008 - Helping the elderly sleep
  UCLA researchers report that practising tai chi chih, the Westernised version of a 2,000-year-old Chinese martial art, promotes sleep quality in older adults.
• 26/06/2008 - Twin head depositor
  A well-known ready meals producer is keeping its hot mash potato production running freely with the development of a bespoke twin head depositing machine.
• 27/06/2008 - Crawling the Web: HIV and West Nile
  Everyday, Scientist Live turns its eyes to the Web around it and highlights news and research across the Internet. This installment features HIV and West Nile Virus findings.
• 01/07/2008 - Not so good weekends
  Recent research suggests that while we may enjoy weekends, they prove detrimental to weight loss regiments. Saturdays are the worst.
• 02/07/2008 - Have sex to avoid problems
  A recent study indicates that men who have intercourse more often are less likely to develop erectile dysfunction.
• 07/07/2008 - PTSD linked to early death
  Patients suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder showed a likelihood of early death from heart disease.
• 07/07/2008 - Solving the biofuel problem
  Traditional methods of generating enzymes for biofuel production currently operate at over five times the target cost required to make the fuels financially competitive.
• 07/07/2008 - Revising RNA regulation targets
  Research indicates that, contrary to established theories of replication, RNA can interact with promoter regions preceding the coding regions of genes.
• 07/07/2008 - Acoustic waves in nanostructures
  The highest frequency acoustic waves in materials, with nearly atomic-scale wavelengths, promise to be useful probes of nanostructures such as LED lights.
• 07/07/2008 - Crawling the Web: HIV and RNAi
  Everyday, Scientist Live turns its eyes to the Web around it and highlights news and research across the Internet. Today we look take an extended look at HIV replication and RNA-interference.
• 08/07/2008 - Turning to a tomato cure
  Scientists are exploring whether tomatoes can be utilised as suitable carriers for oral vaccinations against Alzheimer's disease. Do their findings show promise? Can the tomato make a difference?
• 09/07/2008 - Some fish may be harmful
  Not all fish are created equal, nor are they all equally good for you. Recent research indicates that tilapia, a widely eaten white fish, may actually be bad for you.
• 08/07/2008 - Food diary aids dieting
  A recent study found that maintaining a food diary greatly aids dieting and can double the amount of weight a person loses in the process.
• 09/07/2008 - Sea toxin damages DNA
  Aerosol sprays from red tides have been shown to possess algal toxins that attacks and damages DNA in the lungs when the body tries to dispose of the poison.
• 09/07/2008 - Sex-based kidneys
  According to a recently published study, successful kidney transplants may hinge on linking the sex of the donor and recipient.
• 09/07/2008 - Pneumococcal infection in Norway
  The administration of a pneumococcal vaccine to young children in Norway has significantly decreased the occurrence of serious pneumococcal infections.
• 09/07/2008 - ARV choices explored
  A recent study analysed the results of a trial that explored whether tenofovir absorption and adherence is more effective in pill form or as a vaginal gel.
• 09/07/2008 - Diabetes harms male fertility
  Contrary to prevailing theories, recent research indicates that diabetes in men directly affects fertility with excess sugars harming sperm quality.
• 09/07/2008 - Malaria proteins discovered
  Scientists have identified a key mechanism that enables malaria-infected red blood cells to stick to the walls of blood vessels and avoid being destroyed by the body's immune system.
• 09/07/2008 - Follow that bug!
  Brightly coloured beetles or butterfly larvae nibbling on a plant may signal the presence of chemical compounds active against cancer cell lines and tropical parasitic diseases.
• 09/07/2008 - Friendly salmonella
  Scientists have made major strides in developing a biologically engineered form of Salmonella that effectively delivers antigens in the body.
• 10/07/2008 - Food and the brain
  A balanced diet does more than protect us from heart disease, cancer, and other physical ailments. It also keeps the brain in good shape, warding off mental disorders.
• 10/07/2008 - Controlling nanocluster formation
  Researchers have developed a new instrument that allows them to control the size of nanoclusters - groups of 10 to 100 atoms - with atomic precision.
• 10/07/2008 - Ebola protein discovery
  Recent research reveals the shape of the Ebola virus spike protein, which is necessary for viral entry into human cells, bound to an immune system antibody acting to neutralise the virus.
• 10/07/2008 - Crawling the Web: Dengue Fever
  Everyday, Scientist Live turns its eyes to the Web around it and highlights news and research across the Internet. Today we look take an extended look at Dengue Fever.
• 14/07/2008 - Chemical wash targets Salmonella
  Reducing bacterial contamination in food products poses many problems for the food industry. Scientist Live spoke with with scientist who might have solved a conundrum that has baffled many.
• 23/07/2008 - Microbes as sources of sustainable biofuels
  The notion of utilising the microscopic organisms as a means of generating renewable energy sounds too good to be true. Scientist Live spoke with one of the researchers exploring the possibilities.
• 24/07/2008 - Cigarette smoke increases infections
  Researchers may have discovered the reason why cigarette smoke tends to increase the severity of the flu and other viral infections.