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Plastics component affects intestine: study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1

The chemical Bisphenol A used in plastic containers and drinks cans has been shown for the first time to affect the functioning of the intestines, according to a French study published Monday.


GTRI Develops New Technologies to Secure Cargo Containers

GTRI Develops New Technologies to Secure Cargo Containers

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) demonstrated two cargo container security systems at a recent event sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).


New test for safer biomedical research results

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In cancer research, as in most other biomedical sciences, they are playing a key role: living cells, kept in sterile plastic containers with red culture media populating incubators in laboratories around the world. But do ...


Cells use import machinery to export their goods as well

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research suggests a new level of regulation for cellular export process by molecules previously assumed to be dedicated to import activities.


Chicago City Council approves BPA baby bottle ban

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Chicago on Wednesday became the first U.S. city to adopt a ban on the sale of baby bottles and sippy cups containing the chemical BPA.


Silicon photonic crystals key to optical cloaking

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jun 25, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (43) | comments 8

In computer simulations, the researchers have demonstrated an approximate cloaking effect created by concentric rings of silicon photonic crystals. The mathematical proof brings scientists a step closer to a practical solution ...