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Flooding Preparedness Needs to Include Infection Prevention and Control Strategies
January 9, 2013 — Clinical investigators report key findings and recommendations related to the closure and re-opening of hospitals impacted by black-water floods. The guidance builds on lessons learned from Thailand ... > full story -
Seismic Fabric Coming on the Market
January 7, 2013 — In the case of earthquakes, only seconds may remain for a safe escape from buildings. Debris falling down and obstructing the escape routes may even aggravate the situation. A new product extends the ... > full story -
Archaeologists Unearth More Than 300 Prehistoric Clay Figurines in Greece
January 7, 2013 — Archaeologists studying a Neolithic archaeological site in central Greece have helped unearth over 300 clay figurines, one of the highest density for such finds in south-eastern ... > full story -
New Method for Estimating Thermal Comfort in Low-Energy Buildings at the Design Stage
December 18, 2012 — Indoor environments that are too hot, too cold or draughty create discomfort and lower human productivity. A new method for estimating the actual level of human thermal comfort in low-energy ... > full story -
Space-Age Ceramics Get Their Toughest Test
December 10, 2012 — Space-age ceramics at their best promise advanced jet and gas turbine engines that burn with greater fuel efficiencies and less pollution. Scientists have developed the first mechanical test rig for ... > full story -
Predicting Material Fatigue: Polymer Composites: Luminescent Zinc Oxide Tetrapod Filler Makes Inner Damage Visible
November 29, 2012 — Detection of material failure is a difficult task for engineers, because cracks inside a material block can hardly be identified from the outside. However, early detection can prevent fatal disasters ... > full story -
Imaging Technologies Used to Solve Puzzle of Plant Architecture: Breakthrough Could Help Optimize Capture of Sugars for Biofuels
November 28, 2012 — Scientists have combined different microscopic imaging methods to gain a greater understanding of the relationships between biomass cell wall structure and enzyme digestibility, a breakthrough that ... > full story -
Health and Environmental Risk in Flame Retardants in Building Insulation
November 25, 2012 — Researchers in the United States are calling for a change to the US building codes, following a study showing that the mandatory flame retardants routinely added to foam insulation are not only ... > full story -
Clues to Cause of Hydrogen Embrittlement in Metals: Findings Could Guide Design of New Embrittlement-Resistant Materials
November 19, 2012 — Hydrogen can easily dissolve and migrate within metals to make these otherwise ductile materials brittle and more prone to failures. Now, researchers have shown that the physics of hydrogen ... > full story -
Housing Quality Associated With Children's Burn Injury Risk
November 12, 2012 — New study finds that many children may be at heightened risk for fire and scald burns by virtue of living in substandard ... > full story
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