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Solid state Swiss Army Knife can save digital lives

Victorinox has pulled from its technology pocket a version of its vaunted Swiss Army knife equipped with a solid state drive capable of holding all of the digital data in a person's life.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 5

Virus uses 'Swiss Army knife' protein to cause infection

In an advance in understanding Mother Nature's copy machines, motors, assembly lines and other biological nano-machines, scientists are describing how a multipurpose protein on the tail of a virus bores into ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Deep history of coconuts decoded

The coconut (the fruit of the palm Cocos nucifera) is the Swiss Army knife of the plant kingdom; in one neat package it provides a high-calorie food, potable water, fiber that can be spun into rope, and a ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Young British men view knife carrying as a 'legitimate response' to potential threats

Knife carrying is seen as a legitimate response both to potential threats and to the lack of protection provided by authorities, according to a study of young white British males published in this week's BMJ.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 13, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 23

Stereotactic radiotherapy stops lung cancer from growing in frail patients

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) stopped the growth of cancer at its original site in the lung for three years among nearly 98 percent of patients with early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are unable to ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gamma knife treatment for glioblastomas shows promising results

Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center report promising results from a cutting-edge research study that treated the aggressive brain tumors glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) using a novel type of imaging called ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0