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Cooled Coal Emissions Would Clean Air and Lower Health and Climate-Change Costs
August 27, 2012 Refrigerating coal-plant emissions would reduce levels of dangerous chemicals that pour into the air -- including carbon dioxide by more than 90 percent -- at a cost of 25 percent efficiency, ... > full story -
Advanced Tornado/hurricane Shelter Panels from Recycled Materials
August 27, 2012 Recycled materials may become armor against flying debris: Panels for a new high-tech shelter have passed the National Storm Shelter Association’s tornado threat ... > full story -
Japanese Researchers Develop WalkMate System for Improving Quality of Life of Parkinson's Patients
August 27, 2012 Researchers in Japan have developed an innovative, non-invasive therapeutic intervention that may improve the mobility, stability, and quality of life of Parkinson's disease ... > full story -
Laser Beam as a '3-D Painter' to Grow Biological Tissue or to Create Micro Sensors
August 27, 2012 With laser beams, molecules can be fixed at exactly the right position in a three dimensional material. The new method can be used to grow biological tissue or to create micro ... > full story -
New Wave of Technologies Possible After Ground-Breaking Analysis Tool for Nanometer Devices Developed
August 26, 2012 A revolutionary tool has enabled researchers to analyze nanometer-sized devices without destroying them for the first time, opening the door to a new wave of ... > full story -
New Non-Invasive Method for Diagnosing Epilepsy
August 24, 2012 Biomedical engineers have outlined how a new type of non-invasive brain scan taken immediately after a seizure gives additional insight into possible causes and treatments for epilepsy patients. The ... > full story -
Flat Lens Offers a Perfect Image
August 24, 2012 Applied physicists have created an ultrathin, flat lens that focuses light without imparting the distortions of conventional lenses. It operates at telecom wavelengths -- i.e., those used for ... > full story -
Scientists Investigate Using Artificial Intelligence for Next-Generation Traffic Control
August 24, 2012 Researchers are investigating the application of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for controlling traffic lights. The development of artificial intelligence-based approaches to junction ... > full story -
Batteries Made from World’s Thinnest Material Could Power Tomorrow’s Electric Cars
August 22, 2012 Engineering researchers have made a sheet of paper from the world’s thinnest material, graphene, and then zapped the paper with a laser or camera flash to blemish it with countless cracks, ... > full story -
Scientists Create Chemical 'Brain': Giant Network Links All Known Compounds and Reactions
August 22, 2012 Scientists have connected 250 years of organic chemical knowledge into one giant computer network -- a chemical Google on steroids. This "immortal chemist" will never retire and take away its ... > full story
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