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Outdoor Heat Increases Respiratory Hospitalization Risk in Elderly
March 8, 2013 — Outdoor heat is associated with a significantly increased risk of emergency hospitalization for respiratory disorders in the elderly, according to a large epidemiological study of more than 12.5 ... > full story -
How to Thrive in Battery Acid and Among Toxic Metals
March 7, 2013 — In the movie Alien, the title character is an extraterrestrial creature that can survive brutal heat and resist the effects of toxins. In real life, organisms with similar traits exist, such as the ... > full story -
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Heating With Powder and Plastic Wastes
March 7, 2013 — Disposing of waste – whether it is coating powder or swarf – is expensive. In the future, a combustor for powdery residues will enable companies to cut disposal costs and heating costs at ... > full story -
Focal Therapy Offers Middle Ground for Some Prostate Cancer Patients
March 5, 2013 — For men with low-risk prostate cancer, focal laser ablation treats just the diseased portion of the prostate rather than the entire gland. A phase 1 trial found it was safe. None of the nine men in ... > full story -
NASA on Course to Launch Orion Flight Test
March 1, 2013 — The first spacecraft NASA has designed to fly astronauts beyond Earth orbit since the Apollo era is well on its way to making a flight test next year, agency officials said Wednesday. The mission is ... > full story -
A New Look at Urbanization's Environmental Impact
February 27, 2013 — A research team from Sweden has developed a technique for quick, simple and cost-effective mapping of worldwide urban growth and its environmental ... > full story -
Faster, More Efficient Technique for Creating High-Density Ceramics
February 27, 2013 — Scientists have developed a technique for creating high-density ceramic materials that requires far lower temperatures than current techniques -- and takes less than a second, as opposed to hours. ... > full story -
Pain Can Be a Relief
February 26, 2013 — When something causes less pain than expected it is even possible for it to feel pleasant, a new study reveals. These findings may one day play a key role in treating pain and substance ... > full story -
Weather Extremes Provoked by Trapping of Giant Waves in the Atmosphere
February 25, 2013 — The world has suffered from severe regional weather extremes in recent years, such as the heat wave in the United States in 2011. Behind these devastating individual events there is a common physical ... > full story -
Researchers 'Nanoweld' by Applying Light to Aligned Nanorods in Solid Materials
February 21, 2013 — Researchers have developed a way to melt or "weld" specific portions of polymers by embedding aligned nanoparticles within the materials. Their technique, which melts fibers along a chosen direction ... > full story
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