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Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found (AP)

Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 7

(AP) -- Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum ...


Hybrid composite for root canal treatment

Hybrid composite for root canal treatment

Chemistry / Materials Science

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- A dentist carrying out root canal treatment will need to use a variety of compounds. These do not always bond together properly and sometimes expensive follow-up treatment has to be performed. ...


Form of Mercury in Older Dental Fillings Unlikely to be Toxic: Study

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Amid the on-going controversy over the safety of mercury-containing dental fillings, a University of Saskatchewan research team has shed new light on how the chemical forms of mercury at the surface of fillings ...


Look ma, no mercury in fillings!

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tooth enamel is hardest material in the human body because it's made almost entirely of minerals. As tough as it may be, however, enamel can be broken down by bacteria, forming cavities and eventually destroying the tooth. ...


Greenland ice cap melting faster than ever

Greenland ice cap melting faster than ever

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (32) | comments 25

Satellite observations and a state-of-the art regional atmospheric model have independently confirmed that the Greenland ice sheet is loosing mass at an accelerating rate, reports a new study in Science.


Laser etching safe alternative for labeling grapefruit

Laser etching safe alternative for labeling grapefruit

Biology / Other

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 8

Laser labeling of fruit and vegetables is a new, patented technology in which a low-energy carbon dioxide laser beam is used to label, or "etch" information on produce, thereby eliminating the need for common ...


Now hear this: Mouse study sheds light on hearing loss in older adults

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Becoming "hard of hearing" is a standard but unfortunate part of aging: A syndrome called age-related hearing loss affects about 40 percent of people over 65 in the United States, and will afflict an estimated ...


Barnes & Noble reports 2Q loss, cuts guidance

Barnes & Noble reports 2Q loss, cuts guidance

Technology / Business

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Barnes & Noble on Tuesday posted a larger second-quarter loss than last year and lowered its profit forecast for this quarter in anticipation of weak holiday sales and high costs of launching its ...


Laser surgery does not appear to have long-term effects on corneal cells

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Laser eye surgery to correct vision problems does not appear to be associated with lasting changes to cells lining the inside of the cornea at nine years after the procedure, according to a report in the November issue of ...


New Test May Predict Heart Disease Events and the Effect of Weight Loss on Insulin Resistance

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemical fingerprints produced by the body's normal metabolic processes predict who will suffer cardiovascular events and who will benefit from weight loss by reduction of insulin resistance, according two ...



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