Using a chemical trick that allows them to change the acidity of a solution almost instantly, a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a simple and effective technique for quantifying how the stability of nanoparticle solutions change when the acidity...
One of the most difficult things for many of us is getting from A to C without losing B when writing a book... I have A and I have C, but B is the path through the middle and that's always the hardest part. How do you write? Do you write from beginning to end? Out of chronological order? From a...
Various processes in our body are controlled by subsequent changes of proteins. Therefore, the identification of such modifications is essential for the further exploration of our organism. Now, scientists of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, Germany, have made a crucial...
More than eight million diabetics live in Germany. Diabetes is not restricted to our prosperous society and the highest growth rates often occur in countries with aspiring economies such as in Asia. Worldwide, more than 285 million people suffer from this illness; with 50 million diabetics...
A new method of analysing squalene and squalane, oils often used in the production of cosmetics and vaccines, can show whether they came originally from the liver oil of deepwater sharks or from olive oil. In 2006 the European Union imposed deep-sea shark fishing limits in the North-East...
For the first time, scientists have discovered a way to predict whether women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) - the most common form of non-invasive breast cancer - are at risk of developing more invasive tumors in later years. As a result of the finding, women with DCIS will have the...
I have a stereo receiver that has have AM/FM knob broken off. There is a stem of metal half in the stereo and half in the middle of the knob now. How would I go about gluing or whats the best method to reconnect these? There is a decent force between the 2 when you turn the knob.
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My car tyre has a puncture and I am working to repair it, as I have a number of appointments to keep before I will be able to afford a new tyre. I have seen the online videos about DIY puncture repair. I note the procedure includes rolling it about in the snow to moderate the heat caused by the...
I'm in a family plan and I got the HTC Droid Eris. My family has extra upgrades. Can I use our extra upgrade to get the HTC Incredible then deactivate my droid eris and active the incredible as my phone without changing any monthly payments?
University of Miami assistant professor in the College of Engineering, Na Li and her collaborators have developed a fast, economical and easy method to detect melamine in milk. Melamine is the compound found in contaminated pet food and in tainted dairy products from China in 2007 and 2008...
A new method of growing arteries could lead to a "biological bypass" - or a non-invasive way to treat coronary artery disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report with their colleagues in the April issue of Journal of Clinical Investigation. Coronary arteries can become blocked with...
Just wondered what else I could do to make them better, rather than just bunging them in the oven... Any methods you use for normal roasting potatoes to be oven-ed?
Just wondered what else I could do to make them better, rather than just bunging them in the oven... Any methods you use for normal roasting potatoes to be oven-ed?