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• Epilepsy
  Epilepsy Research
  Nervous System
  Brain Injury
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Neuroscience
   

  Brake on Nerve Cell Activity After Seizures Discovered; Gene Expression Initiates Protective Electrical Response

  December 19, 2012 — Selected genes get switched on during and after a seizure, sending signals to reduce uncontrolled firing of nerve cells. A medication that amplifies this response could prevent recurrent seizures and ... > full story
• Chemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Physics
  Nature of Water
  Thermodynamics
  Inorganic Chemistry
   
  

  Physicists Achieve Elusive 'Evaporative Cooling' of Molecules

  December 19, 2012 — Achieving a goal considered nearly impossible, physicists have chilled a gas of molecules to very low temperatures by adapting the familiar process by which a hot cup of coffee cools. Evaporative ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Air Quality
  Forest
  Environmental Issues
  Oceanography
   

  Geo-Engineering Against Climate Change: Seeding the Oceans With Iron May Not Address Carbon Emissions

  December 19, 2012 — Plans for seeding the oceans with iron fail to take into account several factors that could scupper those plans, according to ... > full story
• Stem Cells
  Lung Cancer
  Lung Disease
  Cystic Fibrosis
  Immune System
  Vitamin D
   

  How Airway Cells Regenerate After Chlorine Gas Injury

  December 19, 2012 — Scientists have uncovered new clues in understanding how epithelial cells -- the cells that line the trachea, bronchi and other airways that carry air in and out of the lung -- repair themselves ... > full story
• Transportation Science
  Transportation Issues
  Vehicles
  Engineering
  Environmental Policies
  Energy Issues
   

  The Life-Saving Real World Results of Intelligent Vehicle Systems

  December 19, 2012 — Smart automotive technologies that help drivers avoid collisions, navigate and improve fuel efficiency should make roads safer, ease congestion and reduce pollution. But just how beneficial are they? ... > full story
• Batteries
  Engineering
  Robotics Research
  Nanotechnology
  Physics
  Biochemistry
   
  

  Artificial Intelligence Helps Sort Used Batteries

  December 19, 2012 — A new type of machine sorts used batteries by means of artificial intelligence (AI). One machine is now being used in the UK, sorting one-third of the country’s recycled ... > full story
• NASA
  Space Exploration
  Space Missions
  Astronomy
  Stars
  Space Telescopes
   
  

  Shot Away from Its Companion, Giant Star Makes Waves: Spitzer Captures Infrared Portrait

  December 18, 2012 — Like a ship plowing through still waters, the giant star Zeta Ophiuchi is speeding through space, making waves in the dust ahead. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured a dramatic, infrared ... > full story
• Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policies
  Air Quality
  Ozone Holes
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
   

  Ozone Levels Have Sizeable Impact on Worker Productivity

  December 18, 2012 — Researchers assessed the impact of pollution on agricultural worker productivity using daily variations in ozone levels. Their results show that ozone, even at levels below current air-quality ... > full story
• Information Technology
  Hacking
  Mobile Computing
  Encryption
  Computer Science
  Workplace Health
   
  

  Small, Portable Sensors Allow Users to Monitor Exposure to Pollution on Their Smart Phones

  December 18, 2012 — Computer scientists have built a small fleet of portable pollution sensors that allow users to monitor air quality in real time on their smart phones. The sensors could be particularly useful to ... > full story
• Space Station
  Endangered Plants
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Botany
  Space Missions
   

  Botany Experiment Will Try out Zero Gravity Aboard Space Station

  December 18, 2012 — Gravity: It’s the law in these parts. But to reach the stars, humans may have to learn to live outside the ... > full story

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