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New national study finds increasing number of injuries from hot tubs
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Though hot tubs, whirlpools and spas are widely used for relaxation and fun, they can pose serious risk for injury. Over the past two decades, as recreational use of hot tubs has increased, so has the number of injuries. ...
Evidence of ancient hot springs on Mars detailed
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2009 |
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New Rochelle, NY, February 12, 2009 -Data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) suggest the discovery of ancient springs in the Vernal Crater, sites where life forms may have evolved on Mars, according to a report in ...
Grand prizes might help induce sports 'hot streaks'
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Dangling a lucrative financial carrot at the end of a professional sport season can cause certain players to exert the effort necessary to put together a string of successful performances, sometimes known in sporting circles ...
Machine vision for hot surface automatic inspection
Sep 15, 2009 |
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TECNALIA Technological Corporation is developing an innovative application for the automatic inspection of hot steel surfaces, based on Machine Vision technologies that enhance quality control in hot rolling mill processes.
Getting into hot water: Solar water heating pays for itself five times over
Mar 09, 2009 |
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An analysis of the engineering and economics for a solar water-heating system shows it to have a payback period of just two years, according to researchers in India. They report, in the International Journal of Global En ...
Stop-smoking lines flooded as tobacco tax rises
Mar 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Calling your state stop-smoking hot line for help kicking the habit? Expect a wait: Smokers are flooding the lines in a panic over an increase in the tobacco tax.
The Medical Minute: Hot weather and vehicles are a deadly combination
Aug 12, 2009 |
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A few minutes might not seem like a long time, but there are circumstances when it can mean the difference between life and death. During the "dog days" of summer, children are at serious risk for heat stroke if left alone, ...
Wet spring increases risk of barn fires caused by hot, moist hay
Jul 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- This year's unusually wet spring and early summer has led many farmers to store hay that's wetter than normal, increasing the danger of barn fires, according to an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural ...
Scientists Develop First Chip-Scale Thermoelectric Cooler
Feb 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As computer chips become more powerful, they also become hotter. Nearly all the power that flows into a chip comes out of it as waste heat, and that heat hurts the performance of the chip. ...
Researcher finds higher summer ozone concentrations in southeast metro Atlanta
May 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Georgia State University researcher has found that the highest concentrations of summertime ozone -- a major air pollutant and respiratory health hazard — tended to occur in the southeastern part of metro ...
Rejection for $500, please: Money and its symbolic powers
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 15, 2009 |
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When we are feeling blue we are told to count our blessings, but according to a study recently published in Psychological Science, counting our money might be a more useful activity. Psychologists Xinyue Zhou, Sun Yat-Se ...
Turbulence responsible for black holes' balancing act
Jul 14, 2009 |
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We live in a hierarchical Universe where small structures join into larger ones. Earth is a planet in our Solar System, the Solar System resides in the Milky Way Galaxy, and galaxies combine into groups and ...
'Hot spot' for toxic harmful algal blooms discovered off Washington coast
Jan 30, 2009 |
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A part of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which separates Washington state from Canada's British Columbia, is a potential "hot spot" for toxic harmful algal blooms affecting the Washington and British Columbia coasts.
Scientists discover 'hot spot' for toxic HABS off Washington coastline
Feb 02, 2009 |
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A new study funded by NOAA and the National Science Foundation reveals that a part of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which separates Washington state from Canada's British Columbia, is a potential "hot spot" for toxic harmful ...
Lose the fat: Targeting grease to curtail sewer overflows
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Sewer overflows are a nasty business, posing dangers to human health and the environment. North Carolina State University is launching a new project with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that targets ...
