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Study shows US lags behind in transit safety programs for female riders

Dec 03, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by UCLA professor Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris documents the gap between women's transit safety needs and programs in the U.S. that respond to them.

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Argonne 'homegrown' hybrid solar cell aims for low-cost power

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Nov 10, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (12) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have refined a technique to manufacture solar cells by creating tubes of semiconducting material and then "growing" ...

Nanomedicine: ending 'hit and miss' design

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

15 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the promises of nanomedicine is the design of tiny particles that can home in on diseased cells and get inside them. Nanoparticles can carry drugs into cells and tag cells for MRI and other diagnostic ...

Switching Gears to Greener Transportation

Technology / Energy

Nov 10, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (4) | 3

Automakers around the world continue to slowly infuse their cars and trucks with greener, more efficient technology, but researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute contend that technology alone will not ...

STPSat-1 successfully completes extended mission

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The STPSat-1, built for the Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program (STP) and operated by the DoD STP for the first year then transitioned to NRL for the last 16 months, was decommissioned on October ...

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