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  Mechanical Engineer Studies Nanoscale Effects of Hair Conditioners

  Hair conditioners can help protect your hair by replacing natural oils that are lost while shampooing. But now, an atomic-force microscope reveals that some conditioners do not protect the hair ... > more
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  New Tecnhique Reduces Flammable Exhaust Risks to Firefighters

  Firefighters usually don't aim hydrants at smoke, to avoid producing steam that can come back and burn them. But smoke sometimes contains dangerous, flammable gases. Some U.S. fire departments are ... > more
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  Microbiologist Explores New Use for White Wine

  Microbiologist Mark Daeschel is developing a new use for white wine--it is a very good cleaner of stains! The alcohol in wine can efficiently remove countertop stains and clean fruit, a property ... > more
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  Environmental Engineers Detect Turbines' Turbulence Effects

  Wind farms may have an impact on local weather patterns. As environmental engineers have discovered, wind farm propellers create a lot of turbulence in their wake, mixing air up and down with effects ... > more
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  Civil Engineers Develop Inexpensive System to Assess Damage after Natural Disasters

  A new wireless system assesses injury in a structure after it is hit by a natural disaster such as a hurricane. When a building shakes, sensors records the frequency of the movement. This data is ... > more
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  Metallurgical Engineers Introduce Stronger, Lighter Steel

  New steel technologies are offering better looks, performance and protection for cars. To make new steel alloys, metallurgical engineers are mixing different kinds of metals like nickel, with iron ... > more
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  Ergonomists Measure Benefits of Keyboard for Smaller Hands

  A new, smaller-sized piano keyboard helps smaller players conquer complex piano pieces -- without missing a note traditional-size keyboards are too big for many pianists, causing pain and injury. The ... > more
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  Physicist Calls for Airline Industry to Educate Workers about Radiation Levels

  At the high altitudes and latitudes commercial airlines fly, crews are subjected to higher-than-normal radiation levels from the sun and cosmic rays. Physicist Robert Barish believes airline crew ... > more
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  Mechanical Engineering Students Develop High-Altitude Reconnaissance Airships

  On a shoestring, and with off-the-shelf components, students are designing prototypes of robotic blimp that could one day be used by the Pentagon. Cheaper than spy satellites, blimps can hover in ... > more
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  Acoustical Engineers Find Simple Way to Reduce Airplane Noise.

  A new landing procedure keeps airplanes higher until they are much closer to the airport. The new procedure, called continuous descent approach, promises to save fuel money while cutting noise levels ... > more

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