News tagged with external
New method for magnetic manipulation of cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Magnetic technology could help address a major problem that bioengineers face as they try to create new tissue: getting human cells to not only form structures, but to stimulate the growth ...
T-Mobile plans Android-based home devices: Times
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 06, 2009 |
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US wireless carrier T-Mobile plans to make a push into the home with communications devices that will run on Google's Android open-source software, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Magnetic nano-'shepherds' organize cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 31, 2009 |
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The power of magnetism may address a major problem facing bioengineers as they try to create new tissue -- getting human cells to not only form structures, but to stimulate the growth of blood vessels to nourish ...
Final in-orbit shuttle inspection complete
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery conducted a final inspection of the vehicle Thursday and at first glance found no significant damage which would prevent it from returning to Earth.
External focus improves postural stability in patients with Parkinson's disease
Mar 26, 2009 |
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ALEXANDRIA, VA - Patients with Parkinson disease may be able to improve their postural stability by directing their attention to the external effects of their movements rather than to the movements of their own body, according ...
Astro-bat feared dead after shuttle launch
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 18, 2009 |
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The seven astronauts onboard the space shuttle Discovery had an unexpected companion during their liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center earlier this week, the US space agency said.
NASA eyes debris as Discovery nears space station
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA kept close tabs on an old piece of space junk Monday that threatened to come too close to the international space station as the shuttle Discovery raced toward the orbiting outpost for a 220-mile-high ...
NASA fuels Discovery for mission to space station
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Aiming for a Sunday evening launch, NASA began fueling space shuttle Discovery again in hopes repairs took care of a dangerous leak.
NASA hopeful repairs will permit Sunday launch
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA is unsure what caused the hydrogen gas leak that prevented space shuttle Discovery from flying, but nonetheless will attempt another launch Sunday.
NASA: Good shot at Sunday shuttle launch
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA feels it has a good shot at sending shuttle Discovery to the international space station on Sunday following repairs out at the launch pad.
NASA shooting for Sunday shuttle Discovery launch
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA is replacing some space shuttle connections in hopes of plugging a gas leak and launching Discovery to the international space station on Sunday, after delays of more than a month.
Discovery liftoff postponed due to gas leak: NASA (Update)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 11, 2009 |
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The launch of the US space shuttle Discovery was postponed Wednesday just hours before liftoff after NASA engineers found a gas leak in the filling system for its external tank.
NASA Gives 'Go' for Space Shuttle Launch on March 11
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA managers completed a review Friday of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for the STS-119 mission. Commander Lee Archambault and his six ...
This hard drive is hardened to disasters
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Anyone who has been reading my column or listening to my radio talk show "Computer America" knows I have been preaching the back-up mantra for years. If I ever decide to have a bumper sticker on my car, it will read: "It's ...
Fossilised pregnant fish was one of the first animals to have sex
Biology /
Feb 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A pregnant fossil fish at the Natural History Museum in London has shed light on the possible origin of sex, according to a study published in Nature today by an international team includ ...
