Sentences with phrase «using ions»

Our nerve and muscle cells send signals to each other using ions and molecules.

Two different quantum computers — one using ion qubits, the other superconducting qubits — went head - to - head in a recent comparison.

Icarus Interstellar is supporting a study called Tin - Tin, which would also use an ion drive or similar tech to send a 20 - pound probe to Alpha Centauri.

Understanding the nature of radiation damage in materials is of paramount importance for controlling the safety of nuclear reactors, using ion implantation in semiconductor technology, and designing reliable devices in space.

The organic origin (biogenicity) of the samples was confirmed using an ion probe to measure the different sulfur isotopes, while X-ray microtomography revealed their internal and external structures.

We used ion exchange to replace these ions with silver ions.

Using its ion propulsion system, Dawn will enter orbit around Ceres on March 6.

At first Russell's instinct was to use ion propulsion to go back to the moon.

To view these tiny optics, researchers use ion microscopy.

With Benson he spent two years on a sequel of sorts, a lunar orbiter that used an ion engine, but the idea was passed over.

«Electric eel - inspired device reaches 110 volts: Using ion gradients across hydrogels, researchers developed a «soft power» source that they hope can one day power implantable devices.»

They propose using an ion trap, a device that holds charged particles in place via an electric field, to form a ring - shaped crystal.

The researchers used an ion beam to slice off thin sections from the samples, and they used electron microscopy techniques to image the samples and perform elemental analyses.

The Europeans seem more committed to the technology: ESA's upcoming unmanned Mercury craft, BeppiColombo, will use ion engines too.

Current methods to remove arsenic include precipitation, adding lime or coagulants to water, using membranes to filter it out, or using an ion exchange process.

According to Keck, NASA would use an ion - propelled rocket to lasso a resource - rich asteroid about 7 metres wide and tow it into lunar orbit.

Most of the segments were sent to Eastman - Kodak in the US to take advantage of a new milling technique which uses an ion beam to produce an almost perfect surface.

Ideas abounded: using ion engines to ferry up the components of a moon base; beaming power to robotic rovers on the Martian moon Phobos; attaching high - power Hall effect thrusters to the International Space Station (ISS) and putting it on a Mars cycler orbit; preplacing chemical rocket boosters along an interplanetary trajectory in advance so astronauts could pick them up along the way; using exploration pods like those in 2001: A Space Odyssey rather than space suits; instead of sending astronauts to an asteroid, bringing a (very small) asteroid to astronauts at the space station.

Using ion beams allows medical professionals to calculate exactly where ions need to stop; with precise aiming, they can kill only the tumor cells and spare the vast majority of nearby healthy cells.

HAYABUSA is traveling through space using an ion engine.

To identify and structurally characterize biomolecules from complex samples, we perform rapid (µs - ms) two - dimensional gas - phase separations using ion mobility - mass spectrometry (IM - MS) techniques.

The solid membrane lets the team modify the electrolyte interface using ion soft - landing techniques.

Using the ion soft - landing technique developed at PNNL, the scientists prepared a homogeneous, contaminant - free sample of gold clusters, tiny particles made up of 11 gold atoms each.

Bar - Shir A, Gilad AA, Chan KW, Liu G, van Zijl PC, Bulte JW, McMahon MT. «Metal ion sensing using ion chemical exchange saturation transfer (19) f magnetic resonance imaging.»

Grant joined PNNL in 2010 as the inaugural Linus Pauling distinguished postdoctoral fellow and started investigating catalytically relevant processes using ion soft landing and highly sensitive mass spectrometry.

Johnson leads teams studying catalytic and energy storage materials using ion soft landing techniques, similar to 3 - D printing on a molecular scale.

Genomic DNA was isolated using the QIAamp DNA Blood Mini Kit (Qiagen, Valencia, CA, USA), quantified by the Qubit 2.0 fluorometer (Life Technologies, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA), assessed on the Agilent TapeStation 2,200 (Agilent Technologies Inc., USA) and ∼ 120 ng was subsequently subjected to whole exome DNA library construction using the Ion AmpliSeq Whole Exome RDY (Life Technologies, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) essentially as described in the manufacturer's protocol, with barcode incorporation.

For the study, Hill compared brain tissue from normal and Parkinson's - like rats using ion mobility — mass spectrometry (IMMS), a process that analyzes both the weight and speed of chemical molecules.

(A) Direct - infusion measurements were carried out on an LTQ Orbitrap XL (Thermo Scientific) mass spectrometer using the Ion Max ESI source.

Direct - infusion measurements were carried out on an LTQ Orbitrap XL mass spectrometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA) using the Ion Max ESI source (Thermo Fisher Scientific).

Positive templated ISPs were biotinylated and enriched with MyOne streptavidin C1 dynabeads (Life Technologies / Thermo Fisher) and sequenced on an Ion Torrent PGM using the Ion PGM 200 Sequencing Kit 2.0, according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Metastatic tumours were biopsied and profiled using an Ion Torrent sequencing platform at a central facility.

Her doctoral research examined novel separations of nucleic acids using ion - pairing reversed - phase high performance liquid chromatography (IP - RPLC).

RNA will be quantified by fluorimetry, retrotranscribed and then sequenced using Ion AmpliSeq ™ Transcriptome Human Gene Expression Kit on the «Ion Proton ™» (Thermo Fisher) sequencing platform.

Isolation and purification of impurities by designed synthesis and from bulk mother liquors using ion - exchange resin, normal or reversed phase chromatography

Not exact matches

Apple and other smartphone makers use a technology called lithium ion for their batteries.

In general, lithium - ion batteries used in smartphones like the iPhone degrade over time.

During the same period, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the price of lithium - ion batteries, a type commonly used in electric cars, dropped 73 %.

The backup power system recently installed by Tesla in Australia — the world's largest lithium - ion battery — has already responded to two major power outages after just weeks in use, an encouraging sign for the future of renewable energy.

The vast majority of these projects will use batteries, and specifically low cost lithium - ion batteries.

The market for lithium ion batteries — the technology used in Tesla's Powerwall — is expected to exceed US$ 30 billion by 2020, according to Research and Markets.

While Wang has already developed self - healing versions of lithium - ion batteries, artificial muscles for use in the robotics industry, electronic skins and soon a touch panel, he notes that his polymer has limited mechanical properties, lacking the necessary strength and impact resistance required by most consumer devices.

«I do think it could be used in lithium - ion batteries and for a mechanical strengthening material, or for composite polymers and stuff like that, especially if it can be made cheaply,» she says.

While most of these companies are using lithium - ion batteries in their current models, Dyson said its car would use solid - state batteries that are smaller, more efficient, easier to charge and potentially easier to recycle.

Crucially, Dyson is considering using lithium ion batteries rather than solid state in the first car, according to three people.

Many conventional lithium - ion batteries that power electronics today use the format called «18 - 650,» which stands for 18 millimeters in diameter and 65 millimeters in length (the zero in the name is just an add - on).

The company reported that North American testing of a 300 kg sample of spodumene concentrates from the mine had produced 99.99 % pure lithium hydroxide monohydrate, suitable for use by lithium ion battery manufacturers.

OK, so that's pretty technical, but essentially it boils down to this: the ultracapacitor / lithium - ion battery replaces the traditional lead - acid battery in the hood of your car, and it stops and starts when the car is idling, reducing both emissions and fuel use.

With Wi - Fi connectivity and Amazon Alexa voice control, the Shark ION ROBOT 750 Vacuum is both convenient for modern homes and easy to use.

Each rig will use lithium - ion batteries that can power up to a few hours of flying and filming at a time.