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• Nature of Water
  Construction
  Civil Engineering
  Nuclear Energy
  Energy Policy
  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
• 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
  Energy Technology
  Severe Weather
   
  

  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
• 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
• Nature of Water
  Accident and Trauma
  Sports Science
  Bone and Spine
  Nuclear Energy
  Today's Healthcare
   
  

  Industrial Designers Develop Harness To Provide Spine Support During Water Rescues

  Industrial designers created a floating support brace from foam and other materials. It protects the spine from damage during swiftwater rescues. The harness corrects itself if it turns upside down ... > more
• Detectors
  Microarrays
  Weapons Technology
  Organic Chemistry
  Chemistry
  Biometric
   
  

  Physicists Create Highly Sensitive Explosives Detector

  A tiny sensor that monitors electrical conductivity allows scientists to detect the presence of explosives. The sensor measures the conductivity of two different thin films, one made of a cobalt ... > more
• Aviation
  Technology
  Vehicles
  Chemistry
  Medical Technology
  Weapons Technology
   
  

  Chemists And Materials Scientists Develop Paint That Reveals Evidence Of Impacts

  Chemists created a paint embedded with pressure-sensitive capsules that contain a contrastingly colored dye. Violent scratches, dents, or strikes cause the capsules to burst. Visual inspections for ... > more
• Fish
  Fisheries
  Materials Science
  Electronics
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
   
  

  Mechanical Engineers Reinforce Flimsy Fishing Lures

  Materials scientists and engineers added reinforcements to flexible plastic fishing lures to keep them from snapping off their hooks. Braiding microfibers into the lures with techniques used in ... > more
• Transportation Science
  Virtual Reality
  Virtual Environment
  Computer Science
  Video Games
  Distributed Computing
   
  

  Computer Scientists Test Fatigued Driver Behavior

  Human factors researchers created a virtual reality environment in order to obtain data on the effects of driving while fatigued. They found that tired drivers alter their steering patterns, from ... > more
• Transportation Science
  Vehicles
  Brain Injury
  Behavior
  Social Psychology
  Consumer Behavior
   
  

  Human Factors Psychologists Study How To Avoid Rear-end Collisions

  Psychologists studied the way a trailing driver reacts to a car braking directly in front of theirs and researchers developed an early warning system algorithm to prevent rear end crashes from ... > more

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