24/11/2008

Key ingredient to save money at Thanksgiving? Planning

(PhysOrg.com) -- Of all the things you can do to create both joyful and economical holiday meals, the most important one is planning, says a Montana State University Extension nutrition educator.

New economic woes hit boomers, seniors hardest

Millions of older Americans stand at the epicenter of the current financial crisis and the implications must be confronted, said experts today during a symposium at The Gerontological Society of America's (GSA) 61st Annual ...

Researchers boost solar cell efficiency

(PhysOrg.com) -- New ways of squeezing out greater efficiency from solar photovoltaic cells are emerging from computer simulations and lab tests conducted by a team of physicists and engineers at MIT.

The light syringe

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of St Andrews have developed a novel form of syringe, formed solely from light.

Physicists Receive Patent for Improved Cancer Therapy Device

Four physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have been awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,432,516 B2 for the design of a “medical synchrotron” capable of delivering precision doses of proton ...

Nutrients in water may be a bonus for agriculture

Agriculture producers may find they don't have to bottle their water from the Seymour Aquifer in the Rolling Plains to make it more valuable, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists.

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