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  Engineers Develop Non-Acoustical Sensor to Improve Battlefield Communication

  A new device will soon help troops communicate on a noisy battlefield. The Tuned Electromagnetic Resonance Collar -- or TERC sensor -- detects changes in the electrical field around the neck produced ... > more
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  Atmospheric Chemists Show Morning Fog Captures Particulate Matter

  While it hassles commuters, morning mist removes a lot of airborne particles which are hazardous for people with respiratory health problems. The water droplets inside morning fog are of just the ... > more
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  Physicists' Invention Opens Access to Computers for Persons with Tremors

  For $100, people with tremors could finally be able to use a computer mouse. A new mouse adapter filters out the high-frequency, shaky component of the movement, transmitting only the steady ... > more
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  Meteorologists Use Weather Knowledge to Predict Path of Toxic Spills

  Homeland security officials are tapping researchers' capability to predict the paths of toxic waste spills and hazardous airborne particles. Using computer science and mathematics, along with ... > more
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  Cardiothoracic Surgeons Develop New Treatment for Fibrillation

  Researchers have developed a method to quiet atrial fibrillations without having to perform open-heart surgery. In a technique called Mini-Maze, doctors insert a bi-polar-radio-frequency clamp on the ... > more
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  Cardiothoracic Surgeons Find Wider Use for Heart Device

  First used for patients awaiting heart transplants, left-ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are now enhancing the quality of life of patients with heart failure. Doctors place the device in the ... > more
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  Materials Engineers Turn to Ferocious Fish for Nonstick Ship Coating

  Researchers are using shark skin as a model for creating new coatings that prevent adhesion of algae and barnacles to boats. The new coating is modeled after sharks' placoid scales, which have a ... > more
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  Engineers Develop Technique for Recognizing Gun Owner's Grip

  Researchers have designed, built and tested a handgun that will fire only when its component circuitry and software recognize the grip of an authorized shooter. The technology measures not only the ... > more
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  Acousticians Improve Sound Quality of Cochlear Implants

  In a new study, 34 normal-hearing and 18 cochlear-implant subjects were tested on three speech-perception tasks known to be notoriously difficult for cochlear-implant users: speech recognition with a ... > more

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