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This waterless toilet was backed by Bill Gates — here's how it works
Researchers at Cranfield University hope to put an end to that with the waterless Nano Membrane Toilet. The design has so much potential to change lives that it's been backed by the Bill and ...
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Groundbreaking first nano molecular drill crosses cell membranes to safely deliver small molecules, biological therapeutics and nucleotide-based drugs
It performed as a nano molecular drill, transporting molecular cargoes through the cell membrane. An idea-to-POC Biotechnology Ignition Grant in India helped prove her hypothesis that crossing the ...
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Bacteria That Synthesize Nano-sized Compasses to Navigate Using Earth's Geomagnetic Field
This "nano-compass" allows the microbe to passively ... synthesized by a specific set of proteins that are contained within membrane-bound organelles called magnetosomes. Each bacterium contains ...
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A New Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Probe for Direct Measurement
A new mechanical membrane-based AFM (atomic force microscopy) probe is proposed for measuring interaction forces between its tip and a substrate together with the topography of the substrate. The ...
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Jacobs JV wins $160m project to sweeten California’s salty groundwater
A joint venture of Jacobs and McCarthy has won a $160m contract to improve groundwater desalination capacity in southern ...