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• Breast Cancer
  Cancer
  Medical Technology
  Colon Cancer
  Medical Imaging
  Women's Health
   
  

  Physicists Develop Ultrasound Alternative To Mammograms

  Radiologists suspend a patient's breast in water, and then send sound waves through the water in order to image breast tissue. The device uses 256 ultrasonic sensors to assemble 50 to 70 two ... > more
• Automotive and Transportation
  Transportation Science
  Computer Modeling
  Optics
  Fossil Fuels
  Alternative Fuels
   
  

  Computer Scientists Investigate Traffic Lights To Improve Fuel Economy

  Using a mathematical model, transportation engineers can design optimum traffic light timing patterns for the fewest stops and driving delays. Improving traffic flow would decrease fuel consumption. ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Construction
  Civil Engineering
  Engineering and Construction
  Nuclear Energy
  Sports Science
   
  

  Fire Scientists Engineer Water-free, Environmentally Safe Fire Suppressant

  Fire scientists developed a fluid that stops hot particles from kindling flames and suppresses fires. It does not cause damage to water soluble inks, nor does it contribute to serious environmental ... > more
• Computer Science
  Computers and Internet
  Computer Modeling
  Distributed Computing
  Technology
  Communications
   
  

  Computer Scientists Create System That Gives Users A Sense Of Touch

  A non-mechanical haptic interface allows computer users to manipulate a three dimensional object on screen and receive immediate tactile response from the surroundings of that object. The interface ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Engineering and Construction
  Construction
  Civil Engineering
  Engineering
  Rodents
   
  

  Civil Engineers Design Walk Through Butterfly Museum Exhibit

  Structural engineers created a cocoon-like structure to hold butterflies and keep them flying around visitors. Low ceilings keep the insects at visitor-level, while screened-off ventilation systems ... > more
• Breast Cancer
  Cancer
  Personalized Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
  Women's Health
  Osteoporosis
   
  

  Biochemists Develop Proteomic Test For Breast Cancer

  Biochemists look at 22 protein biomarkers to distinguish patients with breast cancer from those without it. The early detection test complements mammograms and is most applicable to women who are at ... > more
• Weather
  Environmental Science
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Severe Weather
  Energy Technology
   
  

  Engineers And Meteorologists Catalogue Weather Activity To Devise Green Energy Plan

  Researchers installed weather stations to track the best locations for taking advantage of renewable resources. Tracking sunlight exposure helps pinpoint the ideal location for solar panels, and ... > more
• Landslides
  Water
  Acid Rain
  Sustainability
  Engineering
  Wildfires
   
  

  Soil Scientists Stabilize Fire Ravaged Topsoil With New Technology

  Chemists and engineers designed a technology that protects soil. A polymer encased in recycled paper bonds to positive ions in soil to form clumps. These clods of dirt break up the hard surface that ... > more
• Robotics
  Artificial Intelligence
  Robotics Research
  Engineering
  Vehicles
  Photography
   
  

  Computer Scientists Program Robots To Play Soccer, Communicate With Bees

  Engineers built humanoid robots that can recognize objects by color by processing information from a camera mounted on the robot's head. The robots are programmed to play soccer, with the intention ... > more
• Lost Treasures
  Transportation Science
  Fossils
  Energy Policy
  Automotive and Transportation
  Telecommunications
   
  

  Engineers' Case Protects America’s Birth Certificate

  Engineers designed a case to protect the map that first used the word "America" to describe the land masses now called North and South America. The air-tight container is made of two large sheets of ... > more

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