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Amniotic Fluid Measurements: Single Deepest Pocket Is Best Test Of Fetus At Risk
Women often undergo early Caesareans or induced labor following detection of decreased amniotic fluid volume, because this is seen as a sign of fetal distress. While no gold standard exists...
Tiny Magnets to Capture Cancer
Catching cancer before it metastasizes, or spreads throughout the body, is one way to increase your chances of survival. Now scientists may have found a way to help even...
Electric cars now allowed on some Quebec roads
Low-speed electric cars are now allowed on some Quebec roads, thanks to a provincial pilot project testing the silent, fuel-efficient vehicles.
Electron microscope sees single hydrogen atoms
Placing samples on graphene substrate allows light atoms such as hydrogen to be observed
Ceramic could shorten microwave cooking
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., July 16 (UPI) -- People anxious for the microwave to ding could speed up the cooking with baking dishes made from an exotic ceramic material,...
Pakistan finds two radioactive containers
Discovery calls into question the country's ability to track its nuclear material.
A New Crack Detection Methodology for Composite Wings
A method to detect small cracks in a metal or homogeneous material in a non-destructive way by means of natural frequencies was first proposed by Adams et al (1978). He...
Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 4–16 July
A Nigerian drink could be bad for the heart and liver, oil firms "forced" to employ Nigerian graduates, wind energy grows in Africa, and more.
Researchers look to air-condition computer chips
(AP) -- Purdue University scientists have taken a page from air conditioner technology in their quest for a new way to cool down ever-more powerful computer chips. Their experimental system,...
Airliners of Tomorrow - As Students See Them
NASA college competition to design future small transport aircraft produced entries that in parts were better than the aviation industry's latest thinking.
How Tides Could Power the Future
Sloshing back and forth in constant rhythm, the ocean's tides are a predictable source of renewable energy. Hoping to tap into this, the world's largest tidal turbine is set to...
British company launches floating wind turbines off Italy
A British company is poised to construct the world's first floating wind turbine, in a move that could herald a new generation of cheaper, less problematic wind energy
Plutonium Spill Prompts Training Review
The use of radioactive material has been suspended following a plutonium spill at a Boulder, Colo., laboratory.
A Colorful Approach to Solar Energy
Revisiting a once-abandoned technique, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have successfully created a sophisticated, yet affordable, method to turn ordinary glass into a high-tech solar concentrator. read more
Elpida Develops Top-Tier Power Efficient 2Gbps High-Speed DDR3 SDRAM
Elpida Memory, Inc., Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), announced today that it has developed a top-tier power efficient 1 Gigabit DDR3 SDRAM, which is capable...
Scientists close in on source of X-rays in lightning
University of Florida and Florida Institute of Technology engineering researchers have narrowed the search for the source of X-rays emitted by lightning, a feat that could one day help predict...
Fuel subsidies better spent re-training fishers: UBC researchers
Skyrocketing fuel costs could lead to long-term sustainable fisheries if governments redirect fuel subsidies currently given to fishing fleets and use them to invest in re-training for fishers, says University...
For your eyes only: Custom interfaces make computer clicking faster, easier
Insert your key in the ignition of a luxury car and the seat and steering wheel will automatically adjust to preprogrammed body proportions. Stroll through the rooms of Bill Gates'...
Type of chicken Lean Pocket recalled
WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- Thousands of a chicken-stuffed Lean Pockets are being recalled because the microwaveable food may contain plastic pieces, the U.S. government said.
Hydrogen generation without the carbon footprint
A greener, less expensive method to produce hydrogen for fuel may eventually be possible with the help of water, solar energy and nanotube diodes that use the entire spectrum of...
Clay filters clean up in Sri Lanka
A low-tech clay water filter is proving successful in Sri Lanka, cutting disease levels and saving on fuel costs.
Nuclear Highway: Radioactive On The Road
Motorists across the South could soon be sharing the highway with nuclear waste generated decades ago in developing the first atomic bomb.
Wind-Powered Town
Rock Port, Mo. becomes first U.S. town solely powered by wind energy. Credit: University of Missouri
Elements brought to life online
Chemistry's periodic table is brought to life online through a collection of videos illustrating each element.
'Anaconda' could be the best way to harness wave power
Huge rubber tube will be cheap and almost maintenance fee, say researchers
Lasers damage audience's eyes
MOSCOW, July 15 (UPI) -- Concertgoers at a music festival in Russia may have suffered permanent damage to their eyes because of laser beams, doctors said.
Getting many quantum states from one experimental setup
(PhysOrg.com) -- “In the traditional approach to entanglement with linear optics, one designs a new setup for each single state that you want,” Witlef Wieczorek tells PhysOrg.com. “What we`ve done...
Crop Residue May Be Too Valuable to Harvest for Biofuels
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the rush to develop renewable fuels from plants, converting crop residues into cellulosic ethanol would seem to be a slam dunk.