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  Amusement Rides in U.S. Injure 4,400 Kids a Year: Injuries Higher on 'Fixed' Rides

  May 1, 2013 — On average, a child is treated in an emergency department every other hour in the US for injuries on amusement rides, according to the first national study to examine those types of accidents in ... > full story
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  Graphene's High-Speed Seesaw

  April 30, 2013 — A new transistor capable of revolutionizing technologies for medical imaging and security screening has been developed by graphene researchers. The researchers report the first graphene-based ... > full story
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  'Smart' Paper and Antennaless RFID Tags

  April 30, 2013 — Researchers have developed a method to embed radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in paper, which could help combat document counterfeiting, and have developed antennaless RFID tags for use on ... > full story
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  Charging Electric Vehicles Cheaper and Faster

  April 30, 2013 — Researchers have developed a unique integrated motor drive and battery charger for electric vehicles. Compared to today's electric vehicle chargers, they have managed to shorten the charging time ... > full story
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  'Sequential' Pricing Can Increase Retail Profits

  April 30, 2013 — An in-depth study of so-called “sequential” pricing of retail products in both online and “bricks-and-mortar” stores found that the ability to set prices based on real-time ... > full story
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  Revolutionary Shape-Changing Phone Curls When Called

  April 29, 2013 — Researchers at Queen's University's Human Media Lab have developed a new smartphone -- called MorePhone -- which can morph its shape to give users a silent yet visual cue of an incoming phone call, ... > full story
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  Shape-Shifting Mobile Devices

  April 28, 2013 — Prototype mobile devices that can change shape on-demand could lay down the foundation for creating high shape resolution devices of the ... > full story
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  Racing Car With Electric Drive

  April 26, 2013 — Drive technology has an electric future – of this research scientists are in no doubt. Scientists have developed an electric racing car with a novel solution for battery management and ... > full story
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  'Taxels' Convert Mechanical Motion to Electronic Signals

  April 25, 2013 — Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have fabricated arrays of piezotronic transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly into electronic controlling signals. The ... > full story
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  High Performance Semiconductor Spray Paint Could Be a Game Changer for Organic Electronics

  April 25, 2013 — Researchers have come up with a novel solution to one of the biggest technological barriers facing the organic semiconductor industry today. They developed a high performance organic semiconductor ... > full story

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