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• Trees
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  Chemist's Glue Borrows Unique Amino Acid from Mollusk

  Chemists combined an exotic form of an amino acid -- used by mussels to stick to rocks -- with soy flour to make a new, high-strength adhesive. The new glue helps in manufacturing natural-looking ... > more
• Weather
  Severe Weather
  Energy Policy
  Environmental Policy
  Pollution
  Weapons Technology
   
  

  Meteorologists Use Weather Knowledge to Predict Path of Toxic Spills

  Homeland security officials are tapping researchers' capability to predict the paths of toxic waste spills and hazardous airborne particles. Using computer science and mathematics, along with ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Stroke Prevention
  Vioxx
  Today's Healthcare
  Diseases and Conditions
  Wounds and Healing
   
  

  Cardiothoracic Surgeons Develop New Treatment for Fibrillation

  Researchers have developed a method to quiet atrial fibrillations without having to perform open-heart surgery. In a technique called Mini-Maze, doctors insert a bi-polar-radio-frequency clamp on the ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Medical Devices
  Vioxx
  Stroke Prevention
  Wounds and Healing
  Cholesterol
   
  

  Cardiothoracic Surgeons Find Wider Use for Heart Device

  First used for patients awaiting heart transplants, left-ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are now enhancing the quality of life of patients with heart failure. Doctors place the device in the ... > more
• Fish
  Civil Engineering
  Marine Biology
  Invasive Species
  Sea Life
  Engineering and Construction
   
  

  Materials Engineers Turn to Ferocious Fish for Nonstick Ship Coating

  Researchers are using shark skin as a model for creating new coatings that prevent adhesion of algae and barnacles to boats. The new coating is modeled after sharks' placoid scales, which have a ... > more
• Textiles and Clothing
  Biometric
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  Technology
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  Engineers Develop Technique for Recognizing Gun Owner's Grip

  Researchers have designed, built and tested a handgun that will fire only when its component circuitry and software recognize the grip of an authorized shooter. The technology measures not only the ... > more
• Acoustics
  Hearing Impairment
  Hearing Loss
  Disability
  Perception
  Language Acquisition
   
  

  Acousticians Improve Sound Quality of Cochlear Implants

  In a new study, 34 normal-hearing and 18 cochlear-implant subjects were tested on three speech-perception tasks known to be notoriously difficult for cochlear-implant users: speech recognition with a ... > more

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