News tagged with fibers
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Using composites for traffic bridges could save time and money
Extensive use of advanced composite materials – glass and /or carbon fibre reinforced polymers – could be the answer to building bridges in half the time, thereby dramatically reducing costs and ...
Dec 20, 2010 |
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Thinner and tougher: A new kind of blast-resistant glass
Whether in a hurricane, tornado, or bomb attack, a leading cause of injury and death is often fast-flying shards of glass. Explosions and high winds can cause windows in buildings to shatter-spewing jagged ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
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New forms of dietary fiber to boost health
High-fiber foods are on the way to becoming tastier and more appealing to consumers thanks to new types of dietary fiber now under development. These consumer friendlier forms of fiber, which could be a boon to health, are ...
Dec 08, 2010 |
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Researchers reverse stroke damage by jumpstarting nerve fibers
A new technique that jumpstarts the growth of nerve fibers could reverse much of the damage caused by strokes, researchers report in the Jan. 7, 2011 issue of the journal Stroke.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Extensive regeneration in nerve connecting eye to brain achieved
Damage to the optic nerve, connecting the eye with the brain, is a major cause of blindness. The most common culprit is glaucoma, estimated to affect more than 4 million Americans. There is currently no way to restore the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Researchers demystify glasses by studying crystals
Glass is something we all know about. It's what we sip our drinks from, what we look out of to see what the weather is like before going outside and it is the backbone to our high speed communications infrastructure (optical ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Australian Senate approves $35B broadband network
(AP) -- The Australian Senate on Friday approved legislation that enables the government to roll out a 36 billion Australian dollar ($35 billion) high-speed national broadband network.
Nov 26, 2010 |
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New fibers and membranes for high-tech products
Nothing escapes the attention of research and development scientists, and now is the turn of industrial garments and household textiles! Manufacturers can now take advantage of new raw materials, fibers and ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Researcher explores whether fish feel pain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Do fish feel pain? Victoria Braithwaite, Penn State professor of fisheries and biology, has spent decades studying that question. In her recently published book, "Do Fish Feel Pain?" she examines whether ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Relativistic trading: The speed of light isn't fast enough for some market transactions
The profit made on a stock share bought and sold a moment later might only be a penny or so, but if multiplied by millions of shares over the course of a day the money earned can be big.
Nov 13, 2010 |
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