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Airline travelers pull their carry-on luggage into the fast-moving security check lane in 2006

Firm providing US airport 'fast lanes' shuts down

Technology / Hi Tech

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Clear, a company which pre-screened travellers and issued high-tech cards allowing them to whisk through security lines at US airports, is going out of business.





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National eye scan database grows

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 30, 2006 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Twenty-six states are participating in an eye-scanning project that helps identify missing children or adults afflicted with memory loss.


NIST test proves 'the eyes have it' for ID verification

NIST test proves 'the eyes have it' for ID verification

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The eyes may be the mirror to the soul, but the iris reveals a person's true identity—its intricate structure constitutes a powerful biometric. A new report by computer scientists at the National Institute ...


MSU scientists to design optics for new solar mission

MSU scientists to design optics for new solar mission

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Montana State University scientists are involved in a new space mission to figure out how energy is transferred through the sun's atmosphere.


MSU scientists to design optics for new solar mission

MSU scientists to design optics for new solar mission

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Montana State University scientists are involved in a new space mission to figure out how energy is transferred through the sun's atmosphere.


PET imaging response a prognostic factor after thoracic radiation therapy for lung cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with good local tumor control, according to a study presented by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University ...


BioVault locks up biometrics: Using biometrics for encryption, digital signatures

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A system that allows biometric data to be used to create a secret key for data encryption has been developed by researchers in South Africa. They describe details of the new technology in the International Journal of Electronic Se ...


PET imaging before radiation not ideal for determining boost radiation doses

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PHILADELPHIA) Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of non-small cell lung cancer prior to receiving radiation therapy should not be the basis for determining areas that may benefit from higher doses of radiation, according ...


One scan per patient is not always enough

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Seven medical imaging groups wrote a joint letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to formally request coverage of two fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) scans for a patient ...


Photo safeguards confidential information

Photo safeguards confidential information

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 22, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- These days you can take a photograph with almost every mobile phone. However, using this sort of photo to protect confidential data and send it safely is something new. Ileana Buhan, a PhD ...


Blushing dusty nebula

Blushing dusty nebula

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

On Earth, we tend to find dust nothing more than a nuisance that blankets our furniture and causes us to sneeze. Cosmic dust can also be a hindrance to astronomers because cameras using visible light cannot ...



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