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A delayed takeoff for new passenger cabin air purification technology
Dec 19, 2006 |
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Further improvements are needed before a promising new technology can be used to upgrade air quality in commercial jetliner cabins, scientists from Austria, Denmark and the United States have concluded in a study scheduled ...
New historic finds help paint picture of lime workers' lives
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The hairpin may have held a woman's hair back long ago, but now it holds a wealth of information.
DNA origami
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Researchers from Brigham Young University found how to shape customized segments of DNA into tiny letters that spell "BYU." This new method of DNA origami will appear in the aptly titled journal Nano Letters.
New car smell is bad for you
Apr 24, 2007 |
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That "new car smell" can be hazardous to your health, The Ecology Center, a Berkeley, Calif., environmental group said.
Skin oil -- ozone interactions worsen air quality in airplanes
Sep 05, 2007 |
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Airline passengers and crews who gripe about poor cabin air quality could have a new culprit to blame: the oils on their skin, hair and clothing. A study in the current issue of ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology sugges ...
Astronauts inspect Atlantis while chasing Hubble
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Shuttle Atlantis is racing after the Hubble Space Telescope a day after taking off on a daring repair mission.
System to pinpoint airline passengers who contaminate cabins
May 23, 2007 |
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Researchers developing a system that uses mathematical models and sensors to locate passengers releasing hazardous materials or pathogens inside airline cabins have shown that the technique can track a substance ...
Endeavour Launch Postponed 24 Hours
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 03, 2007 |
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The launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-118 has been postponed 24 hours to allow the shuttle processing team additional time to complete routine work before liftoff.
Station Crew Will Try Orbit Boost Again
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 01, 2006 |
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Russian experts will try again this Thursday to lift the International Space Station to a higher orbit to ease future rendezvous maneuvers and reduce the risk of collisions with orbiting debris.
Researchers Working to Keep Airliner Air Quality Healthy, Safe
Aug 15, 2006 |
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In a tightly enclosed area, such as an airplane, the quality and safety of the air is of utmost importance. In addition to concerns about general air quality, added recent concerns have included accidental contamination of ...
Final preparations for first human-rated spacecraft to be lauched from Europe's Spaceport
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 18, 2007 |
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For the first time in 40 years of space activities, a silent revolution is taking place at the European launch site in Kourou. Jules Vernes, the first human-rated spacecraft to be launched from Europe's Spaceport, is being ...
NASA Plans Test of 'Electronic Nose' on International Space Station
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 19, 2008 |
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NASA astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission will install an instrument on the International Space Station that can "smell" dangerous chemicals in the air. Designed to help protect crew members' health and ...
Beyond Apollo: Moon Tech Takes a Giant Leap
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 09, 2009 |
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The flight computer onboard the Lunar Excursion Module, which landed on the Moon during the Apollo program, had a whopping 4 kilobytes of RAM and a 74 KB "hard drive." In places, the craft's outer skin was ...
Intelligent steel for safer cars
Sep 18, 2007 |
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Each year, more than 200,000 car accidents occur in Germany. Car manufacturers devote much time, effort, and cost to developing new ways of protecting drivers and passengers.
Mystery Spot demonstrates power of perception
Oct 04, 2005 |
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For years, UC Santa Cruz psychology professor Bruce Bridgeman has taken college students to the Mystery Spot, a popular local tourist attraction, to demonstrate how the human brain works.
