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Engineers find inspiration for new materials in Piranha-proof armor
(PhysOrg.com) -- Its a matchup worthy of a late-night cable movie: put a school of starving piranha and a 300-pound fish together, and who comes out the winner?
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Carbonized coffee grounds remove foul smells
For coffee lovers, the first cup of the morning is one of life's best aromas. But did you know that the leftover grounds could eliminate one of the worst smells around sewer gas?
Feb 08, 2012 |
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High planetary tilt lowers odds for life?
Highly-tilted worlds would have extreme seasons, subjecting life to alternating periods of scorching and subzero temperatures. This could make the development of all but hardiest, simplest creatures a long ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 06, 2012 |
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As strong as an insect's shell
Harvard researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have come up with a tough, low-cost, biodegradable material inspired by insects hard outer shells. The materials ...
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Debris from way out there
"Well, here it is," said aerospace engineer William Ailor as he paused next to the hulking metal shells arrayed along the plaza outside a visitor entrance at Aerospace Corp.'s El Segundo, Calif., headquarters.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Experts see tough road for Kodak to reinvent self
(AP) -- Even in bankruptcy, Kodak boasts some enviable strengths: a golden brand, technology firepower that includes a rich collection of photo patents, and more than $4 billion in annual sales of digital ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Not by asteroid alone: Rethinking the Cretaceous mass extinction
(PhysOrg.com) -- At the end of the Cretaceous period some 65 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula, causing severe but selective extinction. While that is widely accepted, ...
Improved ergonomics for wheelchair users
(PhysOrg.com) -- Empa engineers, together with the firm r going, have succeeded in developing an ergonomic seat for electric wheelchairs which encourages the user to move around frequently. True to the motto ...
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Genetic analysis shows tortoise species thought to be extinct for 150 years still lives
Dozens of giant tortoises of a species believed extinct for 150 years may still be living at a remote location in the Galapagos Islands, a genetic analysis conducted by Yale University researchers reveals.
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Australia: No higher risk from French implants
(AP) -- Australian health officials said they have found no evidence that potentially faulty French-made breast implants are at an increased risk of rupture in Australian women.
Jan 05, 2012 |
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