Electromagnetic miniatures
Oct 06, 2006 |
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Magnetic components that can be controlled by the application of an external electric field are useful in many different applications. They can serve as microfluidic pumps, mixers, or valves in miniature lab-on-chip systems, ...
Bras can be pain in the neck
Oct 06, 2006 |
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Bras can be a pain in the neck -- and elsewhere -- for many women in the United States, a new poll said.
Skin ages differently for men, women
Oct 06, 2006 |
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Researchers at Germany's Friedrich Schiller University, using an experimental measuring device, suggest that men's and women's skin age at different rates.
Research to illuminate inner workings of 'protein nanomachines'
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 06, 2006 |
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Development of new instrumentation and methods for studying the molecular mechanisms of enzymes are the goals of a three-year, $1.5 million contract awarded to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory by the Department ...
Researchers to develop active nanoscale surfaces for biological separations
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 06, 2006 |
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A team of researchers has received a four-year, $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study improved methods for biological separations. Led by Ravi Kane, the Merck Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological ...
Millions of ePassports issued in Britain
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 06, 2006 |
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Britain's Identity and Passport Service said it has issued more than 2.5 million ePassports since the biometric documents were made available in March.
Cluster muscles back from deep hibernation
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 06, 2006 |
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On 15 September, flight controllers at ESA's Space Operations Centre watched tensely as 'Rumba', No. 1 in the four-spacecraft Cluster fleet, was switched into a low-power, deep hibernation mode. The aim was ...
Mars Rover and Orbiter Team Examines Victoria Crater
Oct 06, 2006 |
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NASA's long-lived robotic rover Opportunity is beginning to explore layered rocks in cliffs ringing the massive Victoria crater on Mars.
Secondhand smoke costs billions
Oct 06, 2006 |
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Medical and economic costs associated with secondhand smoke's effect on non-smokers in the United States could be $6 billion, a recent study shows.
New technology to speed up research into Huntington’s Disease
Oct 06, 2006 |
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A new tool developed at Cambridge University represents a breakthrough in the race to find treatments to help sufferers with Huntington’s disease.
Probe leads to raid of Taiwanese hospitals
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Authorities are sifting through data seized from Taiwanese hospitals to determine whether crimes were committed in the setting of drug prices.
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