Archive: 03/28/2008
Mysterious fevers of unknown origin: Could surgery be a cure?
A child spikes a high fever, sometimes as high as 104 or 105 degrees, and sometimes causing seizures. She’s rushed to the emergency room, the hospital runs test after test, specialists are brought in, but no explanation is ...
Mar 28, 2008 |
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iPods and similar devices found not to affect pacemaker function
Last May, a widely reported study concluded that errant electronic noise from iPods can cause implantable cardiac pacemakers to malfunction. This just didn’t sound right to the cardiac electrophysiologists at Children’s Hospital ...
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Edison International In Process of Launching Photovoltaic Project on Roof Tops
Edison International plans to launch a roof top photovoltaic solar project. The process requires no fuel or a transmission station to operate. The plans include an initial phase to be up and running by Summer, 2008.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Can a laser scanner drive a car?
A car that navigates city streets without a driver – steered only by a computer? That might seem impossible to many. But researchers from Fraunhofer and the FU Berlin are presenting such an automated vehicle at this year’s ...
Mar 28, 2008 |
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New drug may help rescue the aging brain
As people age, their brains pay the price — inflammation goes up, levels of certain neurotransmitters go down, and the result is a plethora of ailments ranging from memory impairment and depression to Alzheimer’s ...
Mar 28, 2008 |
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China's Top Priorities in 2008: Reduce Economic Overheating and Curb Inflation
Concerned about their country’s unprecedented high growth performance, the Chinese Government has declared reducing economic overheating and curbing inflation as its top priorities for 2008.
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Old Solar Cycle Returns
Solar Cycle 23, how can we miss you if you won't go away? Barely three months after forecasters announced the beginning of new Solar Cycle 24, old Solar Cycle 23 has returned. Actually, it never left. Read ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Crafty Tricks for Finding Moon Water
Bright gray, crater-pocked mountains taller than Mount McKinley. Abyssal craters that could swallow several Grand Canyons whole.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Engineer Finds Ways to Improve U.S. Rail Passenger Service and Reduce Freight Delays
"I think I can... I think I can..." is a refrain most will recognize as the optimistic, self-encouraging words of "The Little Engine That Could." The children's book protagonist is a determined train engine who succeeds in ...
Mar 28, 2008 |
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MIT tests unique approach to fusion power
An MIT and Columbia University team has successfully tested a novel reactor that could chart a new path toward nuclear fusion, which could become a safe, reliable and nearly limitless source of energy.
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Hook Your Car Up to the Internet
If the thought of a long road trip without full Internet access makes you jittery, a new in-car Internet connection could fulfill your high-speed needs.
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Healthcare quality tracking gains traction
A survey said U.S. adults are gaining confidence in the fairness and reliability of healthcare quality assessments.
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Indoor tanning lobby says tanning is good
The Indoor Tanning Association has initiated a media campaign that claims sun and tanning beds have been "demonized' by special interests.
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Mom calls for egg/sperm donor registry
An Arizona woman is pushing for the creation a U.S. egg and sperm donor registry after her daughter, an egg donor, died of colon cancer.
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Follow live Jules Verne ATV's first attempt to dock with the International Space Station
After several days spent in a parking orbit 2000 km ahead of the ISS, Jules Verne ATV is now ready to join up with the International Space Station. This first docking attempt can be followed live on 3 April ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2008 |
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