News tagged with thermometer
Nano-thermometers show first temperature response differences within living cells
Using a modern version of open-wide-and-keep-this-under-your-tongue, scientists today reported taking the temperature of individual cells in the human body, and finding for the first time that temperatures ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 28, 2011 |
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NASA satellites detect pothole on road to higher seas
Like mercury in a thermometer, ocean waters expand as they warm. This, along with melting glaciers and ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, drives sea levels higher over the long term. For the past 18 years, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Shipping sensor goes to work for climate science
A device the size of a deck of playing cards that can track temperature, humidity, light and barometric pressure is moving from the shipping world to the realm of research to help develop a better understanding ...
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Japanese firm invents mirror to spot the flu
As Japan's flu season gets into full swing, a local technology firm Tuesday unveiled a mirror-like thermometer that can detect and identify a person who is feverish.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 11, 2011 |
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New 'smart' roof reads the thermometer, saves energy in hot and cold climates
Top a building with a light-colored "cool roof," and it reflects sunlight, cutting air conditioning bills in summer, but increasing winter heating costs. Choose black shingles, and the roof soaks up sunlight ...
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Glass Thermometers Still a Safety Hazard
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study by emergency physicians at Children's Hospital Boston provides a wakeup call to parents to get rid of their old glass thermometers. A 12year review of patients seen in Children's emergency department ...
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Open Lid Reveals Mercury
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mercury, the silvery liquid formerly used in thermometers, is now known to be highly toxic. The worst of the toxins are organic mercury compounds, such as methylmercury. Most previous analytical procedures ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Japan's Fukushima reactor may be reheating: operator
Temperature readings at one of the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactors have risen above Japan's stringent new safety standard but there was no immediate danger, its operator said Sunday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Archaeological dig uncovers artifacts
Scientific equipment belonging to an Enlightenment figure has been found in an archaeological dig at the University.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Mercury thermometers face final phase out
The mercury thermometer, long a fixture in household medicine cabinets and industrial settings, is going the way of the horse and buggy. The reason: Mercury released into the environment from a broken thermometer ...
Feb 25, 2011 |
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End of an era: NIST to cease calibrating mercury thermometers
Beginning March 1, 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology will no longer provide calibration services for mercury thermometers. The cessation of the mercury thermometer calibration program ...
Feb 02, 2011 |
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New temperature sensor sounds good
Temperature scientists at NPL are developing a thermometer that uses sound waves to measure temperature.
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Hypothermia: Staying Safe in Cold Weather
(PhysOrg.com) -- Frigid weather can pose special risks to older adults. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has some advice for helping older people avoid hypothermia -- when ...
Jan 15, 2010 |
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Wet spring increases risk of barn fires caused by hot, moist hay
(PhysOrg.com) -- This year's unusually wet spring and early summer has led many farmers to store hay that's wetter than normal, increasing the danger of barn fires, according to an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural ...
Jul 07, 2009 |
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