Archive: 05/04/2006
Eye infection cases reported in Europe
Bausch & Lomb, based in Rochester, N.Y., reportedly has confirmed "a handful" of cases of eye infection in Europe among its ReNu contact lens solution users.
May 04, 2006 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
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Possible seasonal shot seen for bird flu
A seasonal flu shot against a possible bird flu pandemic is reported to be under consideration by U.S. public health officials at a Singapore conference.
May 04, 2006 |
2 / 5 (2) |
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Embryos exposed in 3-D
Utah and Texas researchers combined miniature medical CT scans with high-tech computer methods to produce detailed three-dimensional images of mouse embryos – an efficient new method to test the safety of medicines ...
May 04, 2006 |
5 / 5 (2) |
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What users really want from online public services
The IST-sponsored eUSER project behind the survey gathered vital data from 10 European countries on a wide range of topics. This included access technologies, use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) equipment ...
May 04, 2006 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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New procedure claims to treat sinusitis
A non-surgical procedure offered by a California firm is seen by some doctors as a breakthrough for treating sinusitis but other experts are not so sure.
May 04, 2006 |
3.3 / 5 (3) |
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South Korea creates female android
South Korean scientists say they have created the world's second android -- a female named EveR-1.
May 04, 2006 |
3.7 / 5 (29) |
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Longer battery life for wireless devices?
Those worries about what happens when you need to make that urgent phone call on a dying cell phone, or having your laptop go blank mid-document could soon be lessened. Researchers at the University of Rochester say they've ...
May 04, 2006 |
4.3 / 5 (20) |
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Engineers announce breakthrough in nanoscale semiconductor spin wave research
Engineers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science are announcing a critical new breakthrough in semiconductor spin-wave research. UCLA Engineering adjunct professor Mary Mehrnoosh Eshaghian-Wilner, res ...
May 04, 2006 |
4.3 / 5 (36) |
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Landing on Titan: The new movies
Scientists at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) have made two new movies of the Huygens probe's landing on Saturn's giant moon, Titan, on Jan. 14, 2005.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 04, 2006 |
4.7 / 5 (6) |
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La Nina will have no effect on 2006 Atlantic hurricanes
NASA oceanographers agree that the recent La Niña in the eastern Pacific Ocean is not expected to have an effect on the Atlantic hurricane season this year. That's good news, because normally a La Niña tends ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 04, 2006 |
4.6 / 5 (5) |
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Nanoparticles Make Cancer Cells Visible
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could detect tumors and their metastases as easily as we find broken bones with X-rays? A team of scientists headed by S. Bhatia in Boston has been working on this problem. They have found a way ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 04, 2006 |
4.2 / 5 (10) |
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UK Grid helps fight avian flu
During April, computers in the UK have been working overtime in the fight against avian flu. As part of an international collaboration, computers at eleven UK universities and research labs have put in one hundred thousand ...
May 04, 2006 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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Staggering atoms sober up in physics detox cell
Using an entirely new technology, a research team from Umeå University in Sweden has succeeded in controlling and converting energy from the random movement of atoms. “You could say that we have found a detox cell where drunken ...
May 04, 2006 |
4.1 / 5 (14) |
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Teachers plan summer research trips
More than 200 U.S. teachers will take part in Earthwatch Institute expeditions this summer to share scientific research experiences with their students.
May 04, 2006 |
5 / 5 (1) |
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China has 40 pct of Parkinson's cases
Of the world's 4 million patients who suffer from Parkinson's disease, nearly 1.7 million are in China, a survey by Chinese experts shows.
May 04, 2006 |
4 / 5 (1) |
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