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  Computer Technology Gets The Word Out Faster During A Disaster

  Several federal agencies are beginning to implement a common, standardized system for disseminating disaster alerts, called the Common Alert Protocol. The CAP is a digital message format that can be ... > more
• Medical Technology
  Today's Healthcare
  Computer Science
  Medical Imaging
  Kidney Disease
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  Computer Scientists Devise Tool For Visualizing Single Organs

  With MRI or CT scans, clinicians have to identify and extract the anatomy out of cross-sections views of the body. Computer scientists have created a new interactive tool that can examine scans and ... > more
• Pharmacology
  HIV and AIDS
  Communications
  Internet
  Controlled Substances
  Tuberculosis
   
  

  Nanotechnology Fingerprints Can Certify Authenticity

  Immunochemists have now devised a range of nanoscale materials that can be embedded in drug packaging or in the pills themselves to distinguish medicines from counterfeits. Traces of these ... > more
• Vehicles
  Aviation
  Transportation Science
  Construction
  Nature of Water
  Fossil Fuels
   
  

  Human Factors Engineers Help Faa Develop User-friendly Markings

  The Federal Aviation Administration's new Enhanced Surface Markings Project, developed with the help of human factors engineers, promises to reduce the number of collisions on airport runways. The ... > more
• Aviation
  Vehicles
  Intelligence
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia
  Fossil Fuels
   
  

  New Jetliner Technology Emphasizes Human Factors

  The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be the first of a new generation of commercial aircraft provided with a number of new technologies to increase comfort and reduce jet-lag. Human-factors engineers ... > more
• Snow and Avalanches
  Storms
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  Geomagnetic Storms
  Weather
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  Meteorologists Tap Into Public For Help Tracking Storms

  By recording the shape of snowflakes seen under a magnifying glass and submitting the information to a NASA Web site, the public can contribute to a global snow-tracking network. Different types of ... > more
• Mathematics
  Nature of Water
  Quantum Physics
  Mathematical Modeling
  Nuclear Energy
  Computer Modeling
   
  

  Mathematical Physics Explains How Icicles Grow

  When droplets of melted snow drip down an icicle, they release small amounts of heat as they freeze. Heated air travels upwards and helps slow down the growth of the icicle's top, while the tip is ... > more
• Graphene
  Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Physics
  Nanotechnology
  Quantum Physics
   
  

  Materials Scientists Make Valentine Treats Affordable

  New and improved technology has now made growing diamonds cost-competitive with mining them. Diamond-making machines subject a graphite-carbon core and a diamond seed at a pressure of 850,000 PSI for ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Construction
  Tsunamis
  Civil Engineering
  Engineering
   
  

  Improving Structural Engineering with Earthquake Simulator

  To develop designs that can survive extreme seismic events, and to devise retrofit solutions for older homes, civil engineers who specialize in structural design test realistic models of homes in ... > more
• Virtual Reality
  Virtual Environment
  Human Biology
  Photography
  Today's Healthcare
  Biochemistry
   
  

  An Interactive, 3D Voyage into Human Anatomy

  Anatomists and biochemists have created a detailed virtual view of vital organs in the human body, down to the level of tissues and cells. The software recreates the visualization from a combination ... > more

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