News tagged with filters
Combined approach to global health can save lives at lower cost
(Medical Xpress) -- The great paradox of global health efforts is that regions of the world most plagued by poverty, poor infrastructure and rampant disease are often the most difficult to support. Now, scientists ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Bacterial filters reduce stink from big pig factories
Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) on industrial animal factories can stink up an entire county, due to ammonia, and a smorgasbord of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Jeppe Lund Nielsen of Aalborg University, ...
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Chinese go online to vent anger over pollution
Millions of Chinese went online Tuesday to vent their anger over the thick smog that has blanketed Beijing in recent days, raising health fears and causing hundreds of flights to be cancelled.
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Regeneration of specialized cells offers hope for treating chronic kidney disease
Damage to podocytes -- a specialized type of epithelial cell in the kidney -- occurs in more than 90 percent of all chronic kidney disease. Now researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have uncovered an unexpected ...
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Philips unveils revolutionary water disinfection solution
Philips Lighting has today announced the launch of a new, complete and innovative water disinfection solution, Philips InstantTrust. This solution is based on cutting-edge disinfection technology optimized ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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New material for air cleaner filters that captures flu viruses
With flu season just around the corner, scientists are reporting development of a new material for the fiber in face masks, air conditioning filters and air cleaning filters that captures influenza viruses ...
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Corning's 3Q profit rises 3 percent
(AP) -- Specialty glass maker Corning Inc. said Wednesday its profit rose 3 percent in the third quarter, lifted by surging sales of glass for flat-panel televisions and optical fiber.
Oct 26, 2011 |
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A substance from bacteria can lead to allergy-free sunscreen
As the realisation that radiation emitted by the sun can give rise to skin cancer has increased, so also has the use of sunscreen creams. These creams, however, can give rise to contact allergy when exposed to the sun, and ...
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Colored solar cells could make display screens more efficient
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new kind of screen pixel doubles as a solar cell and could boost the energy efficiency of cell phones and e-readers. The technology could also potentially be used in larger displays to make ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 07, 2011 |
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China cracks down on wi-fi in public spaces
China has ordered public spaces offering wi-fi web access to install costly software to enable police to identify people using the service, state media said Thursday.
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Seeing through the eyes of the colorblind
Toyohashi Tech researcher receives coveted Japanese government award for the invention of unique color filter–glasses. Allowing those with normal color vision to experience colorblindness, the glasses ...
May 20, 2011 |
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Scientist develops new and free way to send large files around the Web
A new way to send large files around the Web completely free of charge has been launched by the University of Southampton.
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 18, 2011 |
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Nanotech filter separates oil and water
(PhysOrg.com) -- Water and oil may not mix, but, like two boxers nearing the end of the final round, they can get awfully tangled up.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 13, 2011 |
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Middle East censors wield Western software: report
Even as Western leaders call for democratic freedom in the Middle East, software from US and Canadian firms is being wielded by censors in oppressive regimes, a report has said.
Mar 29, 2011 |
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LinkedIn working again in China amid protest calls
(AP) -- Social networking site LinkedIn is once again accessible in China, after apparently being blocked by authorities following online calls for Middle East-style protests across the country.
Feb 26, 2011 |
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