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Electronic nose sniffs hazards

Electronic nose sniffs hazards

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An advanced sensor technique and data processing used to monitor air conditioning inside space stations is now being used in an innovative fire protection system for Stockholm’s metro system.





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Ubiquitous in U.S., Google struggles for market share in China

Technology / Internet

created 14 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

In China, Google means underdog. While the Mountain View company dominates the search market in the United States, it is not part of the pop lexicon on the other side of the Pacific. In its nine years in China, ...


Saturn's Mysterious Hexagon Emerges from Winter Darkness

Saturn's Mysterious Hexagon Emerges from Winter Darkness

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created 15 hours ago | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 15

(PhysOrg.com) -- After waiting years for the sun to illuminate Saturn's north pole again, cameras aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft have captured the most detailed images yet of the intriguing hexagon shape ...


'Mini' transplant may reverse severe sickle cell disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created 15 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Results of a preliminary study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins show that "mini" stem cell transplantation may safely reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults.


Philips electronic skin technology enables new chameleon-like ambience designs

Philips electronic skin technology enables new chameleon-like ambience designs

Technology / Hi Tech

created 15 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Philips Research has developed a novel color e-paper technology that opens up new design opportunities for personalizing electronic devices. This means that the color and appearance, of the ...


IBM Introduces New System z Linux Solutions for Large-Scale Consolidation and Savings

Technology / Software

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IBM today announced new Linux offerings for the System z mainframe to help clients run smarter and more efficient data centers that maximize the use of IT resources and reduce energy costs.


Penn Study Describes Novel Model of Skin Cancer

Study Describes Novel Model of Skin Cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 16 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have developed a new model of skin cancer based on the knowledge that a common cancer-related molecule called Src kinase is ...


3 Questions: Henry Jacoby on Copenhagen

3 Questions: Henry Jacoby on Copenhagen

Space & Earth / Environment

created 16 hours ago | popularity 2.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

The co-director of MIT’s Global Change program discusses what to expect from the U.N. Climate Change Conference, and the effects of 'Climategate.'


New techniques make carbon-based integrated circuits more practical

New techniques make carbon-based integrated circuits more practical

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created 17 hours ago | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford engineers have built what they believe is a chip with the most advanced computing and storage elements made of carbon nanotubes to date by devising a way to root out the stubborn ...


Review: Barnes & Noble reader is dual-screen mess (AP)

Review: Barnes & Noble reader is dual-screen mess

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created 17 hours ago | popularity 2.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(AP) -- The e-book reading device is the gadget gift of the season. Both Sony and Barnes & Noble have sold out of their new models, and new buyers will have to wait until January for delivery. So why are ...


Microscopic gyroscopes, the key for motion sensing

Microscopic gyroscopes, the key for motion sensing

Technology / Engineering

created 17 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny devices made possible by combining the latest advances in mechanical and electronics technology could be at the heart of next-generation personal navigation and vehicle stabilisation ...



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