If all drivers were polite, they would get where they're going faster
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A new study from the University of Michigan found that traffic metering systems that incorporate new algorithms for merging could reduce the seriousness of traffic slowdowns that originate near freeway on-ramps.
Researchers Invent Way to Mass Produce Microscopic Plastic Components
May 23, 2006 |
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Plastic parts in kitchenware, children’s toys, and even automobiles are generally mass-produced with a molding process. But mass producing complicated plastic micro components, so small you can only see them ...
MIT 'seeing machine' offers hope to blind
May 23, 2006 |
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An MIT poet has developed a small, relatively inexpensive "seeing machine" that can allow people who are blind, or visually challenged like her, to access the Internet, view the face of a friend, "previsit" ...
New Foot-Friendly Pavement for Jogging Trails Recycles Tires
May 23, 2006 |
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A new material for paving recreation trails holds potential for the large-scale recycling of rubber from automotive tires, as well as for cushioning the activities of joggers, walkers, and bicyclers. And it's less expensive ...
'Mercury sponge' technology goes from lab to market
May 23, 2006 |
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A material designed to capture and remove mercury and other toxic substances from industrial waste streams is now available for commercial use.
Counting the cost of water
May 23, 2006 |
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Economic expansion in China is threatening the country’s scarce water resources, according to a new study by the University of Leeds. Uneven development of trade across the country means that water-intensive ...
Surviving the Tough Life
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University of Arkansas researchers have shown that methane-producing microorganisms can survive for up to 25 days without water, which might make such creatures even more likely candidates for the type of life that could ...
Traces of a tsunami in Sweden
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 23, 2006 |
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145 million years ago Scandinavia was hit by a tsunami, probably more intense than the one that hit Southeastern Asia in December 2004. Traces of this ancient tsunami are still left and these have been discovered ...
Nike introduces iPod Sport Kit
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 23, 2006 |
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Nike unveiled Tuesday the Air Zoom Moire -- footwear that connects to an iPod Nano through the wireless Nike(plus)iPod Sport Kit.
Scientists Restore Sight to Chickens with Blinding Disease
May 23, 2006 |
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University of Florida scientists have delivered a gene through an eggshell to give sight to a type of chicken normally born blind. The finding, reported Tuesday (May 23) in the online journal Public Library of ...
Prestigious award for the generation of attosecond pulses
May 23, 2006 |
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Professor Ferenc Krausz, Director at Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, receives the 2006 IEEE/LEOS Quantum Electronics Award This award recognizes truly excellent and time-tested work in any of the fie ...
Controversy surrounds British water plant
May 23, 2006 |
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Critics are reportedly increasing their opposition to the construction of Britain's first plant designed to turn salt water into drinking water.
Gene expression becomes heterogeneous with age in humans and rats
May 23, 2006 |
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In a study of the effects of aging on gene expression, researchers have found that variation in gene expression among individuals tends to increase with age. The findings, which impact our understanding of the molecular forces ...
US ports vulnerable to devastating earthquake damage
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 23, 2006 |
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If a repeat of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake were to occur, and the Port of Oakland were so severely damaged that it took as long as two years to resume full operations, what would be the impact on the U.S. economy?
Lava tubes on Pavonis Mons
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 23, 2006 |
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These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express, show Pavonis Mons, the central volcano of the three 'shield' volcanoes that comprise Tharsis Montes.
