News tagged with facility
Synthesizing the most natural of all skin creams
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Even after nine months soaking in the womb, a newborn's skin is smooth - unlike an adult's in the bath. While occupying a watery, warm environment, the newborn manages to develop a skin fully equipped to protect ...
Preparing for a journey to Mars: Crew locked for 105 days in simulator
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- On 31 March, a crew of six, including a French pilot and a German engineer, will embark on a 105-day simulated Mars mission. They will enter a special facility at the Institute of Biomedical ...
Oldest fossil brain found in Kansas (Videos)
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 02, 2009 |
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When Alan Pradel of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris CAT scanned a 300-million-year-old fossilized iniopterygian from Kansas, he and his colleagues saw a symmetrical blob nestled within ...
First fuel-handling facility in the Galapagos earns environmental certification
Dec 16, 2008 |
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The first fuel-handling facility in the Galápagos Islands—a region of great biodiversity and evolutionary importance—was given official environmental certification today, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced. The facility ...
Graphics processing installation to boost Argonne's Blue Gene/P visualization capabilities
Jul 23, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The IBM Blue Gene/P Intrepid at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), located at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, will soon have the data analytics ...
New Textiles Lab Aims to Advance Functionality of Protective Garments
Jul 21, 2008 |
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A new facility at North Carolina State University will help provide increased protection to first responders by testing their turnout gear against potentially harmful chemical and biological threats.
Comparing apples and pears: Scientists see health-determining air paths in fruit
Biology /
Jul 10, 2008 |
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Pears and apples contain air pathways to "breathe". The pathways are microscopically small structures for oxygen supply and are key elements in determining the fruit's health.
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