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  Digital Photographers Offer Virtual Storage Solutions

  Digital photographers have a new way to safeguard assets in a residence or business. State-of-the-art digital recording apparatus is used to create inventory, which is kept on several protected ... > more
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  Geographers Calculate Atmospheric Effects On Humans

  A University of Miami geography professor and his colleagues have crafted a Heat Stress Index that will aim to analyze the daily relative effects of weather on human health. The index and its ... > more
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  Mechanical Engineers Create High-tech Solar Panels

  Photovoltaic panels have a new design: concentric circles that focus the sun's rays on miniaturized modules. Having the panels automatically sense sunlight and turn towards it also makes these ... > more
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  Electrical Engineers Create Money-saving Light System

  A photosensor paired with a dimming ballast controls fluorescent lighting and adjusts lights all over the user's home. A microcontroller automatically calibrates amounts of daylight and adjusts ... > more
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  Environmental Engineers Use Algae To Capture Carbon Dioxide

  Engineers have designed a simple, sustainable and natural carbon sequestration solution using algae. A team at Ohio University created a photo bioreactor that uses photosynthesis to grow algae, ... > more
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  Civil Engineers Improve Houses Against Hurricanes

  Polystyrene blocks used to build the walls in the home have survived a direct hit from a tornado, and improved version used in houses incorporates concrete with steel reinforcing inside. On a ... > more
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  Environmental Scientists Use Fish Behavior To Monitor Water Quality

  Researchers are using bluegills to detect industrial and agricultural spills in water supplies. Changes in the environment cause the fishes' behavior and breathing patterns to change. Electrodes are ... > more
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  Engineers Design Nails To Better Resist Natural Disasters

  Geometry and mathematical calculations were used to design a next-generation nail for building homes that are twice as resistant to high winds and nearly 50 percent more resistant to earthquake ... > more
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  Computer Technology Gets The Word Out Faster During A Disaster

  Several federal agencies are beginning to implement a common, standardized system for disseminating disaster alerts, called the Common Alert Protocol. The CAP is a digital message format that can be ... > more
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  Meteorologists Tap Into Public For Help Tracking Storms

  By recording the shape of snowflakes seen under a magnifying glass and submitting the information to a NASA Web site, the public can contribute to a global snow-tracking network. Different types of ... > more

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