News tagged with safety precautions

Safer way to make diazomethane developed

(PhysOrg.com) -- Diazomethane is a toxic, explosive reagent prepared as needed in laboratories, where it is commonly used in cyclopropanation, but its explosive nature prevents it being used widely on an industrial ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

New study queries interactions of metal-reducing bacteria with plutonium oxide

(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent work by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has shed new light on the perplexing environmental chemistry of plutonium. They demonstrated that under anaerobic, or oxygen-free, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Amazon's Bezos envisions airbag phone, files patent

(PhysOrg.com) -- A U.S. patent application was filed in February 11, 2010 bearing the names of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Amazon VP Greg Hart but was discovered this week by Geekwire. According to their patent application titled "Protecting Devi ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Aug 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast weblog

Kepler Mission Manager Update

(PhysOrg.com) -- Kepler experienced a safe mode event on Nov. 18, 2009.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Don't rush to close schools for swine flu -- Gov't

(AP) -- Don't panic, schools. The government is urging school officials to stay calm when swine flu strikes this fall, closing buildings only in drastic cases and allowing sick students to return as soon ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0