News tagged with pants
E-Textile Pants Identify Fall-Prone Elderly
Jul 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A pair of pants may help determine if elderly individuals have a high risk of slipping and falling by sensing fluctuations in their walking gait.
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Day care next frontier in fighting kids' obesity
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Grilled chicken replaced the hot dogs. Strawberries instead of cookies at snack time. No more fruit juice - water or low-fat milk only. This is the new menu at a Delaware day care center, part of ...
Japanese astronaut tests endurance -- of his undies
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- In what might embarrass less adventurous souls, astronaut Koichi Wakata is returning to Earth with the underwear he kept on for a solid month during his space station stay and scientists will check ...
Big tech earnings week will reveal economic trends
Jul 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The technology sector is often talked about as if it were a unified front, an easy-to-define monolith. People say technology stocks rose or technology stocks fell. Tech helped drive a huge boom in the 1990s, and ...
Twitter brings new language to old institution, the Senate
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Sen. Charles Grassley was darned annoyed when he saw that President Barack Obama was having a good time in Paris. So Grassley tweeted in protest: "Pres Obama while u sightseeing in Paris u said 'time to delivr on healthcare' ...
How Flip-Flops, Baseball Caps Can Raise Your Skin Cancer Risk
May 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cheap, convenient and casual, baseball caps and flip-flops have acquired a trendy charm. Those qualities have made them must-wear accessories for teens, outdoor enthusiasts, gardeners or anyone trying to ...
Does 'sun-protective' clothing work?
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Dear EarthTalk: Is there really such a thing as "sun-protective clothing"? If so, does it mean I can dispense with oily sunscreens once and for all? (John Sugarman, San Diego, Calif.)
Made-to-order magazine lets readers choose
Mar 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Time Inc. is experimenting with a customized magazine that combines reader-selected sections from eight publications as it tries to mimic in printed form the personalized news feeds that have become ...
Studying the female form: Math could lead to sexier lingerie, safer labcoats
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Researchers in Japan have turned to mathematics to build a computerized 3D model of the female trunk that could help lingerie and other clothes designers make more sensuous, comfortable, and better fitting product ranges.
Burn rehabilitation experts outline best treatments for post-burn itching
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Mr. Mashburn, a worker at a paper-recycling plant, fell through a loose grate and into a sump pit in September 2008 as he was preparing to inspect a steam valve. Super hot condensate, at a temperature of at least 140 degrees ...
Scientists create program to calculate body shape
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 27, 2008 |
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Imagine you are a police detective trying to identify a suspect wearing a trench coat, baggy pants and a baseball cap pulled low. Or imagine you are a fashion industry executive who wants to market virtual ...
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