Russell Johnson

Research
Surfactant driven propulsion
2012-06-14T00:00:00
Vapour-driven Marangoni motion offers prolonged propulsion for a small boat
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Reducing the cost of oxygen enrichment
2012-05-02T00:00:00
A synthesis developed by UK scientists could reduce the cost of studying porous materials by oxygen NMR
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Reducing the cost of oxygen enrichment
2012-04-06T00:00:00
A synthesis developed by UK scientists could reduce the cost of studying porous materials by oxygen NMR
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Miniaturising disease diagnosis tool
2012-03-30T10:40:00
A temperature cycle created using a triangular prism could lead to a portable device for amplifying DNA
Research
Miniaturising disease diagnosis tool
2012-03-30T00:00:00
South Korean scientists have created a temperature cycle for the on-chip flow-through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using a single heater
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Powering up fuel cells
2012-02-29T00:00:00
Attaching enzyme electrocatalysts to carbon nanotubes increases the power output of hydrogen fuel cells
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Powering up fuel cells
2012-02-23T11:51:00
Attaching enzyme electrocatalysts to carbon nanotubes increases the power output of hydrogen fuel cells
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Staining tissue samples at the microscale
2012-01-12T12:29:00
A microfluidic probe allows fine control of immunohistochemistry staining
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Heart-on-a-chip
2011-11-10T11:00:00
Replicating heart tissue on a chip could lead to a powerful new platform for drug tests
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Detecting plasticisers in drinks
2011-10-06T11:17:00
A simple analytical test could prevent phthalates from entering the food chain
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Screening for Alzheimer's drugs in tandem
2011-06-28T14:50:00
By combining enzymes, a macrocyclic sensor and a dye, scientists may be able to find new drugs for Alzheimer's disease
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Hunting elusive green fluorescent proteins
2011-05-26T12:30:00
Cracking a 40-year-old conundrum could result in the discovery of new protein tags
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Breathe out for personalised medicine
2011-03-07T10:10:00
Monitoring levels of an epilepsy drug in the body can take seconds and doesn't need blood samples
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Tracking the early stages of Alzheimer's disease
2011-03-04T13:05:00
Scientists can now monitor the formation of the earliest aggregates in a peptide linked to Alzheimer's disease
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Jump starting prebiotic photochemistry
2011-01-21T13:30:00
US scientists look into how the first cell-like structures could have come about
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Sticky hydrogels make resilient wound dressings
2011-01-07T13:30:00
Hydrogels could be used to deliver drugs through wound dressings