Feed Editor 22 Oct 2008 17:50:23 GMT Reactive Reports News Magazine http://www.reactivereports.com/ en Scientists have long been interested in the ability of gecko lizards to scurry up walls and cling to ceilings by their toes. Now, researchers have found a way to mimic those hairy gecko feet using polymers or carbon nanotubes. 22 Oct 2008 19:47:23 GMT http://www.reactivereports.com/75/75_1.html A statistical method that processes spectroscopic measurements very quickly could allow crime scene investigators to determine time of death of skeletal remains more accurately and quicker than before, according to researchers at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. 22 Oct 2008 19:46:57 GMT http://www.reactivereports.com/75/75_2.html Using surface-modified carbon nanotubes to activate an important industrial chemical, butane, without the need for an expensive metal catalyst-Dang Sheng Su and his team present a process that offers a cheaper alternative to the current industrial process for butane activation. 22 Oct 2008 19:46:27 GMT http://www.reactivereports.com/75/75_3.html Researchers in Europe have tracked down the molecular anchor that hooks errant and infectious prions leading to mad cow disease, scrapie in sheep, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. 22 Oct 2008 19:45:54 GMT http://www.reactivereports.com/75/75_4.html Clinical trials of a proprietary mulberry leaf extract demonstrated a significant effect on lowering blood sugar levels in Type 2 diabetes patients. 15 Jul 2008 17:56:29 GMT http://www.reactivereports.com/74/74_3.html Gypsum, a rocky mineral abundant in desert regions where fresh water is usually in short supply, could become a novel source of fresh water there, as well as providing a way to make use of "flared" gas from oil fields. 15 Jul 2008 17:56:02 GMT http://www.reactivereports.com/74/74_2.html Alberto Credi of the University of Bologna, Italy, and colleagues have built a simple glowing molecule that can carry out logical operations of the kind used in encoding the data transmitted down fiber-optic cables for voice and internet connections. 15 Jul 2008 17:55:33 GMT http://www.reactivereports.com/74/74_1.html