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Amniotic Fluid Measurements: Single Deepest Pocket Is Best Test Of Fetus At Risk
Women often undergo early Caesareans or induced labor following detection of decreased amniotic fluid volume, because this is seen as a sign of fetal distress. While no gold standard exists...
Virtual World Is Sign Of Future For Scientists, Engineers
A new virtual environment enables scientists and engineers to interpret raw data collected with powerful instruments called dynamic atomic force microscopes. This is part of a research trend, with tools...
Balance problems? Step into the iShoe
Your grandmother might have little in common with an astronaut, but both could benefit from a new device an MIT graduate student is designing to test balancing ability.
Tiny Magnets to Capture Cancer
Catching cancer before it metastasizes, or spreads throughout the body, is one way to increase your chances of survival. Now scientists may have found a way to help even...
Automakers offer hybrids for NYC taxi fleet
(AP) -- Three major auto manufacturers are promising to reserve 300 new hybrid vehicles each month exclusively for the city as it replaces its entire fleet of yellow cabs.
Lights Out?: How the Grid Copes When a Nuclear Power Plant Goes Down [News]
Last Friday at 11 A.M., the operators of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vt., detected a leak. About 60 gallons (225 liters) of water a minute was...
Electron microscope sees single hydrogen atoms
Placing samples on graphene substrate allows light atoms such as hydrogen to be observed
Ceramic could shorten microwave cooking
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., July 16 (UPI) -- People anxious for the microwave to ding could speed up the cooking with baking dishes made from an exotic ceramic material,...
Quantum Rod System May Safely 'Sneak' Drugs, Diagnostics into Brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique nanoparticle system developed by University at Buffalo scientists takes advantage of the versatility of bioconjugated quantum rods to ferry novel diagnostic and therapeutic agents across the...
Researchers Lower the Force of Nothingness to, Well, Nothing
In the strange, subatomic world of quantum mechanics, even complete nothingness exerts a force. According to a principle known as the Casimir Effect, two plates separated by an incredibly small...
Kidney damage caused by iodinated contrast material thought to be overestimated, study shows
The use of iodinated contrast material may be less damaging to the kidneys than previously recorded, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center in...
Motorola's Cost-Effective Wireless Ethernet Bridge Enables Connectivity Almost Anywhere
Motorola today announced its new Wireless Ethernet Bridge - the PTP 300 Series. This solution provides enterprises and government agencies with carrier class connectivity while offering a strong return...
NIU engineers make micro-milling affordable
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Northern Illinois University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology has created a new micro-milling machine that could open doors for small machine shops looking to manufacture the...
Pakistan finds two radioactive containers
Discovery calls into question the country's ability to track its nuclear material.
A New Crack Detection Methodology for Composite Wings
A method to detect small cracks in a metal or homogeneous material in a non-destructive way by means of natural frequencies was first proposed by Adams et al (1978). He...
Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 4–16 July
A Nigerian drink could be bad for the heart and liver, oil firms "forced" to employ Nigerian graduates, wind energy grows in Africa, and more.
Researchers look to air-condition computer chips
(AP) -- Purdue University scientists have taken a page from air conditioner technology in their quest for a new way to cool down ever-more powerful computer chips. Their experimental system,...
Airliners of Tomorrow - As Students See Them
NASA college competition to design future small transport aircraft produced entries that in parts were better than the aviation industry's latest thinking.
How Tides Could Power the Future
Sloshing back and forth in constant rhythm, the ocean's tides are a predictable source of renewable energy. Hoping to tap into this, the world's largest tidal turbine is set to...
British company launches floating wind turbines off Italy
A British company is poised to construct the world's first floating wind turbine, in a move that could herald a new generation of cheaper, less problematic wind energy
Plutonium Spill Prompts Training Review
The use of radioactive material has been suspended following a plutonium spill at a Boulder, Colo., laboratory.
A Colorful Approach to Solar Energy
Revisiting a once-abandoned technique, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have successfully created a sophisticated, yet affordable, method to turn ordinary glass into a high-tech solar concentrator. read more
Elpida Develops Top-Tier Power Efficient 2Gbps High-Speed DDR3 SDRAM
Elpida Memory, Inc., Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), announced today that it has developed a top-tier power efficient 1 Gigabit DDR3 SDRAM, which is capable...
Scientists close in on source of X-rays in lightning
University of Florida and Florida Institute of Technology engineering researchers have narrowed the search for the source of X-rays emitted by lightning, a feat that could one day help predict...
Fuel subsidies better spent re-training fishers: UBC researchers
Skyrocketing fuel costs could lead to long-term sustainable fisheries if governments redirect fuel subsidies currently given to fishing fleets and use them to invest in re-training for fishers, says University...
For your eyes only: Custom interfaces make computer clicking faster, easier
Insert your key in the ignition of a luxury car and the seat and steering wheel will automatically adjust to preprogrammed body proportions. Stroll through the rooms of Bill Gates'...
Type of chicken Lean Pocket recalled
WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- Thousands of a chicken-stuffed Lean Pockets are being recalled because the microwaveable food may contain plastic pieces, the U.S. government said.
Clay filters clean up in Sri Lanka
A low-tech clay water filter is proving successful in Sri Lanka, cutting disease levels and saving on fuel costs.