Modern medicine relies on optical fibers to cauterize unhealthy veins in a minimally invasive way. Now, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a laser processing method that facilitates automated series manufacture of these ...
Engineering
May 5, 2015
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The shrinking space on airplanes is surely uncomfortable, but it might also be dangerous for passengers' health and safety.
Other
Apr 14, 2015
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Hitachi today announced the development of walkthrough-style finger vein authentication technology for security gates in large-scale facilities where people congregate. The technology developed overcomes issues which have ...
Engineering
Dec 8, 2014
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Most plant fossils are isolated organs, making it difficult to reconstruct the type of plant life or its ecosystem structure. In their study for GEOLOGY, published online on 28 Aug. 2014, researchers Camilla Crifò and colleagues ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 2, 2014
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Not much is known about the the genus of planthopper known as Conosimus, which now includes six species after a new one was recently discovered in the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula in the Spanish city of Jaen. A ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2014
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A fast and cost-effective genetic test to determine the correct dosage of blood thinning drugs for the treatment of stroke, heart problems and deep vein thrombosis has been developed by researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering ...
Bio & Medicine
May 29, 2014
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Hand scanning has become an alternative payment method for people in a city in southern Sweden, researchers at Lund University said Monday.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 14, 2014
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(Phys.org) —One of the risks of any large operation is the occurrence of blood clots. To prevent this, patients are routinely given the anticoagulant heparin or related drugs. American scientists have now introduced a new ...
Biochemistry
Oct 11, 2013
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Nearly 1.5 miles beneath Earth's surface in Canada, scientists have found pockets of water that have been isolated from the outside world for more than 1 billion years.
Earth Sciences
Jun 14, 2013
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Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion that would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S. market.
Business
May 20, 2013
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