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Carbon dioxide laser resurfacing may reduce wrinkles over long term
Jul 21, 2008 |
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Carbon dioxide laser resurfacing appears to be an effective long-term treatment for facial wrinkles, according to a report in the July/August issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.
Food 'Tattoos' an Alternative to Labels for Identifying Fruit
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Those small and sometimes inconvenient sticky labels on produce may eventually be replaced by laser "tattoo" technology now being tested by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University ...
ESA tests laser to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 03, 2008 |
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A recent ESA campaign has demonstrated how a technique using lasers could be employed to measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The campaign supports one of the main objectives of the candidate Earth Explorer A-SCOPE mission.
UT Southwestern plastic surgeons deploy new carbon dioxide-based fractional laser
Feb 13, 2008 |
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UT Southwestern Medical Center plastic surgeons are among a handful in the nation deploying a new type of laser that goes deeper into the skin to help reduce wrinkles, tighten surface structures and treat ...
A perfect bond
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Not much has changed in the last 2,000 years when it comes to suturing together cuts and wounds. Even with microsurgery techniques, infection and permanent scarring remain major concerns. To minimize these dangers, doctors ...
Laser etching safe alternative for labeling grapefruit
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Laser labeling of fruit and vegetables is a new, patented technology in which a low-energy carbon dioxide laser beam is used to label, or "etch" information on produce, thereby eliminating the need for common ...
Inner workings of photosynthesis revealed by powerful new laser technique
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Instant pictures showing how the sun's energy moves inside plants have been taken for the first time, according to research out tomorrow (Friday 6 February) in Physical Review Letters.
Blood Enzyme Could Help Realize Clean Coal
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An enzyme in our blood that enables our lungs to exhale carbon dioxide could be the key to isolating carbon dioxide emissions from coal plants in order to store them safely underground. A ...
See what you're spewing as you speed along
Aug 06, 2007 |
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In future drivers may only have to glance at the dashboard to see the pollution spewing out of their vehicle’s exhausts.
Laser light alone can open, close world's fastest optical shutter without heating or cooling
Dec 06, 2007 |
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It’s a rare case of all light and no heat: A new study reports that a laser can be used to switch a film of vanadium dioxide back and forth between reflective and transparent states without heating or cooling ...
New laser spectrometer opens the way for more effective carbon trading, drug development and carbon dating
Jul 01, 2008 |
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Carbon offsets increasingly are becoming a major component in the arsenal for reducing global warming. Even Bon Jovi, the Rolling Stones and the Dave Matthews Band are doing it: acquiring carbon offsets to reduce the carbon ...
Replicating Climate Change to Forecast its Effects
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are replicating the effects of climate change to see what the future holds for soybeans, wheat and the soils where they grow.
Netherlands to levy 'green' road tax by the kilometre
Nov 13, 2009 |
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The Dutch government said Friday it wants to introduce a "green" road tax by the kilometre from 2012 aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent and halving congestion.
Global warming likely to be amplified by slow changes to Earth systems
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 20, 2009 |
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Researchers studying a period of high carbon dioxide levels and warm climate several million years ago have concluded that slow changes such as melting ice sheets amplified the initial warming caused by greenhouse ...
Scientist shines laser light on methane in pursuit of clean fuel
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 22, 2009 |
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An abundant greenhouse gas could someday help clean up the earth. Converting methane to liquid methanol could produce clean, low-cost fuel and prevent the potent greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere. Exploiting methane ...
