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Error message! How mobile phones distort measurements
Sep 17, 2008 |
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Nowadays we don't only take measurements with simple measuring devices, but also with whole measuring systems. These are very complex and are completely set up from their component parts at the point of use. Vehicle scales ...
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Grant to help zoo visitors learn more about science with their cell phones
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Zoo visitors may soon use their cell phones to "Call the Wild" as part of a project led by University of Florida researchers to help the public learn more about the nature of science.
Engineers, doctors develop novel material that could help fight arterial disease
Nov 25, 2009 |
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A fortuitous discovery that grew out of a collaboration between UCLA engineers and physicians could potentially offer hope to the nearly 10 million Americans who suffer from peripheral arterial disease.
New device enables early detection of cancerous skin tumors
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev are developing a new device that detects cancerous skin tumors, including melanomas that aren't visible to the naked eye.
Feeling the way: Robotic device can help visually impaired people
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For many people, it has become routine to go online to check out a map before traveling to a new place. But for blind people, Google maps and other visual mapping applications are of little ...
Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There's one major drawback to most proposed renewable-energy sources: their variability. The sun doesn't shine at night, the wind doesn’t always blow, and tides, waves and currents fluctuate. ...
'No muss, no fuss' miniaturized analysis for complex samples developed
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 18, 2009 |
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The goal of an integrated, miniaturized laboratory analysis system, also known as a "lab-on-a-chip," is simple: sample in, answer out. However, researchers wanting to use these microfluidic devices to analyze ...
Exercise-linked ventricular tachycardia is not a risk to healthy older adults
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Healthy, older adults free of heart disease need not fear that bouts of rapid, irregular heartbeats brought on by vigorous exercise might increase short- or long-term risk of dying or having a heart attack, according to a ...
Women suffering sudden cardiac arrest have lower prevalence of structural heart disease than men
Nov 17, 2009 |
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A woman who suffers sudden cardiac arrest is significantly less likely than a man to exhibit the decrease in the heart's pumping ability that is widely recognized as a precursor, says a new study in the Nov. 24 Journal of ...
Going high-tech to track Alzheimer's patients
Nov 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Tom Dougherty jokes that he takes "get-lost walks." To his wife, Cleo, it's a constant fear: When will his Alzheimer's get bad enough that she has to end his 4-mile daily strolls?
Many computer users hesitate to ride the Wave
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Google's latest brainchild, Google Wave, is all the rage among bleeding-edge technology enthusiasts. But corporate information technology executives say that while they're intrigued by Wave -- a replacement ...
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