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• Hacking
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  Bank Card Identifies Cardholder

  March 6, 2013 — From the gas station to the department store – paying for something without cash is commonplace. Now such payments become more secure: Scientists have engineered a solution for inspecting the ... > full story
• Ultrasound
  Medical Imaging
  Medical Technology
  Materials Science
  Optics
  Engineering
   

  Improved Ultrasound Imaging Coming Soon

  March 5, 2013 — Ultrasound technology could soon experience a significant upgrade that would enable it to produce high-quality, high-resolution images, thanks to the development of a new key ... > full story
• Petroleum
  Environmental Issues
  Weather
  Energy and the Environment
  Environmental Science
  Sustainability
   

  New Method for Greenhouse Gas Predictions

  March 5, 2013 — Pulp and paper producers are among Canada's most important industries and also one of the largest producers of wastewater. Researchers are now estimating the greenhouse gas emissions in this ... > full story
• Immune System
  Skin Cancer
  Lymphoma
  Stem Cells
  Biology
  Cancer
   
  

  Antigen-Encapsulated Chitosan Particles Improve Immune Response

  March 4, 2013 — Biomedical engineering researchers have encapsulated two types of protein antigens in chitosan and demonstrated that the combined material enables or improves three important immune ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Geography
  Engineering
  Robotics Research
  Ice Ages
   
  

  In Greenland and Antarctic Tests, Yeti Helps Conquer Some 'Abominable' Polar Hazards

  March 4, 2013 — A century after Western explorers first crossed the dangerous landscapes of the Arctic and Antarctic, researchers have successfully deployed a self-guided robot that uses ground-penetrating radar to ... > full story
• Materials Science
  Civil Engineering
  Spintronics Research
  Energy Technology
  Spintronics
  Electronics
   

  Human-Made Material Pushes the Bounds of Superconductivity

  March 3, 2013 — Scientists have artificially engineered a unique multilayer material that could lead to breakthroughs in both superconductivity research and in real-world ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Nature
  Agriculture and Food
  Life Sciences
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  New Insights Into Plant Evolution

  March 1, 2013 — New research has uncovered a mechanism that regulates the reproduction of plants, providing a possible tool for engineering higher yielding ... > full story
• Aviation
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  Civil Engineering
  Technology
  Engineering
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  Workstation Design Improvements for Drone Operators May Reduce Costs and Mishaps, Researchers Suggest

  February 27, 2013 — The US Department of Defense reports that drone accidents in which personnel or aircraft are damaged or destroyed occur 50 times more often than mishaps involving human-operated aircraft. Researchers ... > full story
• Breast Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Cancer
  Colon Cancer
  Prostate Cancer
  Leukemia
   
  

  Changing Shape Makes Chemotherapy Drugs Better at Targeting Cancer Cells

  February 27, 2013 — Bioengineering researchers have found that changing the shape of chemotherapy drug nanoparticles from spherical to rod-shaped made them up to 10,000 times more effective at specifically targeting and ... > full story
• Optics
  Nanotechnology
  Materials Science
  Spintronics
  Electronics
  Graphene
   

  Optical Materials: Light's Magnetism Shows Its True Colors

  February 27, 2013 — Researchers in Singapore have created tiny spheres of silicon that can strongly interact with the magnetic field of visible-wavelength light. These engineered 'magnetic materials' enable new ways of ... > full story

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