Posted by admin on Feb 24, 2012

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

Genetic engineering is one of the applications of biotechnology, other than DNA fingerprinting, human genome project, and stem cell research. We also come across another terms referring Genetic Engineering as Recombinant DNA Technology, where the process involved is to change or alter one characteristic of an organism by inserting target genes from another organism. We can classify it into several...

Posted by admin on Jan 6, 2011

The Future of Food Biotechnology

It is difficult to predict the course of the next 20 years with respect to transgenic crops. Public acceptance may slowly increase, assuming that these plants have a continued record of human and environmental safety. It is also possible that new strategies for safety assessment will rise through the increasing research commitment to this problem. However, consumer hostility to transgenic crops and...

Posted by admin on Aug 27, 2010

Collision-free Driving by Mimicking Fish Behavior: Nissan Eporo

Fish-inspired technology takes center stage in Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.’s new Nissan “EPORO*1″ robot car concept, which is designed to travel in a group of like-vehicles, mimicking the behavioral patterns of a school of fish in avoiding obstacles without colliding with each other. Nissan demonstrate this breakthrough technology with a group of six EPOROs when they make their world debut at...

Posted by admin on Jul 20, 2010

Mobile TV – Myvu Personal Media Viewers

Wearable computer,personal media device view, glasses, hats with computer screen and TV are among the latest gadgets are very impressive. By using products such as glasses or a hat, you will be able to see the computer screen or watch a favorite video. It is exciting, as even if you are outside your home or office, you can now watch your favorite video or computer that are previously big. Currently, you...

Posted by admin on Jun 29, 2010

Electricity Generator Clothes

The latest INNOVATION for generating electrical power, has been introduced recently by XS Labs from Canada; through clothing designed to produce electric power through the wearer movement. It is the Itchy Dress. The Itchy Dress is a project from the interactive fashion collection “Captain Electric and Battery Boy” — a “code name” for a collection of garments that passively harness...

Posted by admin on May 2, 2010

Soxhlet Extractor

This method involves bringing a material to be extracted (usually in solid form) into contact with the extraction solvent for a period of time, followed by separation of the solution from the solid debris. In this method, the material to be extracted is placed in a ‘thimble’ made of cellulose or cloth in a central compartment with a siphoning device and side-arm both connected to a lower compartment....

Posted by admin on May 1, 2010

Electrophoresis

When my wife was doing her final year projects on fish gellatin, I always heard about electrophoresis. Electrophoresis is a method of separating a mixture of substances that carry an electrical charge. Under the influence of an electrical field the constituent molecular species will move at different rates according to their size, shape and total electrical charge. Electrophoresis is used primarily as...