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Physicists develop a method of detecting counterfeit whiskey using spectroscopy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists Praveen Ashok, Bavishna Praveen, and K. Dholakia working together at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have developed a method for testing whiskey for authenticity using ...
Grin and bear it: Dentists to test Rice University students' portable suction device
Rice University bioengineering students really get their teeth into their senior design projects. This year, one team got everybody else's teeth into it, too.
May 24, 2010 |
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Detecting material defects in ship propellers
Ship propellers are as large as a single-family home and manufacturing them is quite a challenge. During the casting process, pores and miniscule cracks can form that in the worst case may cause a blade ...
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Scientists see big 'scientific event' as Pacific whales turn up far from home
When scientists fired a cigar-sized satellite tag into the blubber of a western gray whale off Russia's Sakhalin Island in September, they expected to track her along Asia's Pacific shoreline down to the South China Sea.
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Weird gadgets at CES: Motorized unicycle, anyone?
A motorized, seat-less unicycle, a video game you control with your eyes, and a mind-reading headset that serves as a game controller were among the more bizarre gadgets being shown off at this year's International ...
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Jan 16, 2012 |
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Going with the flow: Biomimetic pressure sensors help guide oceangoing vessels
Since the 1970s, when early autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) were developed at MIT, Institute scientists have tackled various barriers to robots that can travel autonomously in the deep ocean. This fo ...
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Gold rush hurts aquatic life
Gold prospectors chasing $1,600-an-ounce flecks in river bottoms east of Charlotte also might be sucking life out of the streams, experts say.
Nov 06, 2011 |
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Tracker reveals how you will fare in EVs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Drivers come in all shapes and personality sizes. Different heat and air conditioning needs. Different braking styles. Different climates. Different terrains. When it will come to buying an ...
Cape Cod Bay holds hidden risk for dining North Atlantic right whales
Tracking their dinner may be the best way to help North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay avoid being hit by recreational and commercial boats, according to a team of researchers who studied the whales ...
Aug 03, 2011 |
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Blainville’s beaked whales go silent at the surface
A new study published in the journal Marine Mammal Science revealed how Blainvilles beaked whales go completely silent in an apparent stealth mode when they near the surface in an effort to avoid predators.
Nintendo's task: The Wii, again, more, better
(AP) -- The upcoming Wii U - part tablet computer, part game machine - could help Nintendo surpass its rivals once again.
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Gulf anniversary renews debate on Arctic drilling
(AP) -- A year after the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, some experts are pondering the next doomsday scenario - a massive oil well blowout in the icy waters off Alaska's northern coast.
Apr 23, 2011 |
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