Dealing with the unexpected
To regain balance from an unexpected slip on the ice can require an abundance of rapid movement, but conscious thought isn't part of the equation.
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Invisible helmet for the hair-consious cyclists (w/ Video)
The latest accessory for cyclists comes in the form of an inflatable airbag -- for the head. A Stockholm-based industrial duo by the names of Terese Alstin and Anna Haupt have developed a solution for those struggling with ...
Using gold particles to fight cancer
Researchers at the MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, The Netherlands, are developing a method of detecting and treating tumors with the help of gold particles with dimensions ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 22, 2010
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Cells can be cultured and sorted on specifically patterned surfaces of biomaterials
Patterns of grooves etched into the surface of a silicon chip can guide, trap and filter migrating cells, biomaterials scientists from Japan and Korea have discovered. The results open the way to engineering surfaces to study ...
Biochemistry
Oct 22, 2010
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Mars meteorite controversy continues
The most illustrious meteorite in history continues to inspire heated debate. Does it carry microbial fossils from Mars or are its strange features just the product of some unique geochemistry? After almost 20 years, dueling ...
Space Exploration
Oct 22, 2010
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Useful lessons in ventilation provided by insects' mounds
While some power companies scour the globe for steady winds to drive giant turbines, a biologist is turning to lowly termites and their lofty mounds to understand how to harness far more common intermittent breezes, seeking ...
Engineering
Oct 22, 2010
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Most mortgage meltdowns not caused by subprimes
Subprime mortgages were not the main reason behind the housing crisis that started in 2009 and continues to bedevil the faltering U.S. economy, according to a University of Michigan study.
Economics & Business
Oct 22, 2010
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Subaru telescope photographed 103P/Hartley
Scientists used Suprime-Cam at Subaru Telescope to catch the comet 103P/Hartley after long shut down of the telescope.
Astronomy
Oct 22, 2010
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Climate change dictated by the ocean
(PhysOrg.com) -- The influence of the world’s oceans over carbon dioxide levels and climate change is better understood thanks to researchers from the University of Canberra and The Australian National University.
Earth Sciences
Oct 22, 2010
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Wild cats roam the Tucson Mountains
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, mountain lions and bobcats have been photographed as part of an in-depth monitoring study in the Tucson Mountains, a small island of habitat facing increasing segregation from surrounding ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 22, 2010
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