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• Food
  Nature of Water
  Agriculture and Food
  Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Materials Science
  Acoustics
   
  

  Food Chemists Find that Milk Pushes Air to Break Crystallized Sugar

  Food scientists have discovered why Rice Krispies make their characteristic sound when soaked in milk. Rice Krispies contain lots of sugar and are cooked at high temperature, which makes the sugar ... > more
• Air Pollution
  Atmosphere
  Air Quality
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Statisticians Show that High Altitude Makes Hits Longer

  Two mathematicians at the University of Northern Colorado are taking a fresh statistical look at the effects of elevation on hitting -- specifically at Coors Field in Denver, where the field is at a ... > more
• Infant's Health
  Today's Healthcare
  Breastfeeding
  Medical Technology
  Communications
  Medical Imaging
   
  

  Pressure Sensors and Transducers Help Make Dummies More Life-Like

  Electrical, computer, and biological engineering combine in creating baby-patient simulators for training new pediatricians. A new simulator incorporates microelectromechanical systems (MEMs) and ... > more
• Recycling and Waste
  Environmental Issues
  Engineering
  Sustainability
  Environmental Science
  Civil Engineering
   
  

  RFID-Based Recycling Technology Makes Philadelphia Greener

  Electrical engineers have developed a system that identifies a recycling bin by its household, using Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) chips embedded in the bins. Bins are scanned and weighed ... > more
• Medical Technology
  Today's Healthcare
  Lung Cancer
  Medical Imaging
  Gene Therapy
  Brain Tumor
   
  

  Engineers Devise Implantable Dosimeter to Track Success of Radiation Therapy

  Radiologists could soon measure the amount of radiation exposure experienced by different tissues using an implantable capsule. The device contains a small dosimeter and sends radiation exposure data ... > more
• Nanotechnology
  Construction
  Electronics
  Energy Policy
  Technology
  Civil Engineering
   
  

  Engineers Establish Accuracy and Usability Standards

  Human-factors engineers, along with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a rigorous, standardized test for all electronic voting machines -- whose error rate is ... > more
• Encryption
  Hacking
  Information Technology
  Computer Graphics
  Virtual Reality
  Alternative Fuels
   
  

  Physical Chemists Develop New High-Capacity Storage Technology

  Holograms allow permanent optical data storage and retrieval with far higher densities than CDs or DVDs, using the interference patterns of two lasers. Physical chemists are now developing the ... > more
• Water
  Hazardous Waste
  Nature of Water
  Environmental Science
  Pollution
  Drought Research
   
  

  Physical Chemists Devise Quick Spectrometry-Based Mercury Test

  Physical chemists have created a new, cheap test to detect mercury, an element known to harm the brain, kidneys, heart, lungs and immune system. A gold nanorod absorbs mercury from a sample and, then ... > more
• Optics
  Colon Cancer
  Colitis
  Medical Imaging
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Medical Technology
   
  

  Gastroenterologists Use Hi-Res Narrow-Band Imaging to Find Cancer

  Gastroenterologists Use Hi-Res Narrow-Band Imaging To Find Cancer New optical technologies are helping gastroenterologists improve cancer detection using colonoscopy. A new endoscope uses HDTV ... > more
• Personalized Medicine
  Today's Healthcare
  Pharmacology
  Diseases and Conditions
  Medical Technology
  HIV and AIDS
   
  

  Psychiatrists Can Now Predict An Individual Patient's Response To A Drug

  The first in a new generation of gene microarrays, computer chips that chemically or electrically express DNA, can predict how a person's body will metabolize about 25 percent of drugs on the market, ... > more

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