Over the past five years, road fatalities in the United States have fallen 22 percent, thanks primarily to the poor economy and the increased prevalence of air bags, according to University of Michigan researchers.
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2010
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Use of plastic bags is a growing global environmental problem. As a result, the bags are becoming subject to various regulations in an increasing number of countries, with mixed results. An environmental-economic evaluation ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2010
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Certain brands have personalities that can actually change the way some people feel about themselves, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- About 40 percent of the earth’s population, or 2.6 billion people, do not have access to a toilet, according to United Nations. The unsanitary conditions have resulted in contaminated drinking water that ...
(AP) -- Toyota has for years blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline "black boxes" that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unintended acceleration, according to an Associated Press review of lawsuits ...
Other
Mar 4, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Have the blood supplies got too warm? Do they match the patient?s blood group? In the future, these kinds of questions will be answered by intelligent radio nodes attached to blood bags. These radio units ...
Engineering
Dec 1, 2009
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The practice of sterilizing medical tools and devices helped revolutionize health care in the 19th century because it dramatically reduced infections associated with surgery. Through the years, numerous ways of sterilization ...
General Physics
Nov 9, 2009
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(AP) -- Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they're in the seat belts. Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce seat belt-mounted air bags in the back seat of the 2011 Ford ...
Engineering
Nov 5, 2009
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My friends at Lowepro asked me if I wanted to try their new Pro Roller x-Series rolling camera bags and I jumped at the opportunity. They are not expected to be in retail outlets unit August, but when they are they should ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 24, 2009
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Researchers are calling for space headache to be established as a new secondary disorder after carrying out a study of 17 astronauts, published in the June issue of Cephalalgia.
Space Exploration
Jun 2, 2009
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