Medical ID bracelets go glam to save lives
You can have a brilliant idea -- roller skates for cats, for example -- but if the public doesn't buy into it, the idea is worthless. Take medical alert jewelry.
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Publish date - 14:42:22 03/11/10
Medical jewellery all the rage
Medical jewellery goes back over 50 years, when bracelets and necklaces noted a wearer's medical condition.
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BigPond News
Publish date - 18:50:39 03/11/10
Tin-sulfur-lithium-ion battery as alternative to conventional lithium batteries
(PhysOrg.com) -- A common problem with notebook computers is that the battery delivers power for far too short a time, which only gets shorter as it gets older. If you don`t take great care with your rechargeable battery at all times, its life drains away quite fast. Improved batteries that deliver significantly more energy, last longer, and are safer are thus the subject of current research ...
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Publish date - 15:42:23 03/11/10
Carbon Nanotube Speakers Could Be Powered by Lasers, Transform Noisy Spaces into Peaceful Sanctums
(PhysOrg.com) -- A UT Dallas team's study published in the Journal of Applied Physics expands the extraordinary capabilities of nanotechnology to include laser-powered acoustic speakers made from assemblies of carbon nanotubes.
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Publish date - 15:27:22 03/11/10
Sensitive nano oscillator can detect pathogens
(PhysOrg.com) -- By watching how energy moves across a tiny device akin to a springing diving board, Cornell researchers are a step closer to creating extraordinarily tiny sensors that can instantly recognize harmful substances in air or water.
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Publish date - 15:12:23 03/11/10
More maize ethanol may boost greenhouse gas emissions
In the March issue of BioScience, researchers present a sophisticated new analysis of the effects of boosting use of maize-derived ethanol on greenhouse gas emissions. The study, conducted by Thomas W. Hertel of Purdue University and five co-authors, focuses on how mandated increases in production of the biofuel in the United States will trigger land-use changes domestically and elsewhere. In ...
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PhysOrg
Publish date - 14:38:57 03/11/10
Crime of opportunity: Burglar pounced as couple turned backs
Have you seen a baseball lately that was signed by Hall of Fame slugger Harmon Killebrew and says, “To Jory,” an unusual first name? How about a 1940s-era chrome-top cigarette lighter with a fish hook that floats in the fluid, and once belonged to a local man’s grandfather?
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The Columbian
Publish date - 14:10:08 03/06/10
NEC Develops 'Low-Power, Low-Noise All-Digital Phase Lock Loop' for Portable Wireless Terminals
NEC Corporation today announced a development of the "Low-Power Low-Noise All-Digital Phase Lock Loop (ADPLL)" LSI. The newly developed LSI is suitable for midget wireless equipment yielding a long operation lifetime for small-sized batteries. It also features low-phase noise, which is vital to many modern wireless systems, including Bluetooth, ZigBee, WiFi, and WiMAX.
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PhysOrg
Publish date - 15:54:33 03/11/10
Engineering team developing helicopter that would investigate nuclear disasters
Students at Virginia Tech's Unmanned Systems Laboratory are perfecting an autonomous helicopter they hope will never be used for its intended purpose. Roughly six feet long and weighing 200 pounds, the re-engineered aircraft is designed to fly into American cities blasted by a nuclear weapon or dirty bomb.
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Publish date - 15:53:39 03/11/10
Assessing antibiotic breakdown in manure
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Scott Yates is studying how oxytetracycline (OTC), an antibiotic that is administered to animals, breaks down in cattle manure.
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PhysOrg
Publish date - 14:55:38 03/11/10
Osram LEDs for Mini Projectors
New, particularly high-performance light-emitting diodes (LEDs) from Osram make it possible to build mini projectors. These LEDs produce enough light to project images measuring over one meter in diagonal on a wall. The small, efficient light sources are the key components of a new pocket projector from 3M. Measuring just twelve by six centimeters, the projector fits easily in any handbag and ...
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PhysOrg
Publish date - 14:52:33 03/11/10
Nano-foundry technique yields ultra-durable probes from diamond
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a team of university and industry researchers tried a novel, foundry-style mold-filling technique to make nanoscale devices, they realized they had discovered a gem.
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Publish date - 14:52:22 03/11/10
Children Benefit if They Know About Their Relatives, Study Finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Children who know stories about relatives who came before them show higher levels of emotional well-being, according to Emory University researchers who analyzed dinner time conversations and other measures of how well families work.
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Publish date - 14:52:00 03/11/10