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  Electrical Engineers Develop Microplasma Device to Detect Toxins

  Electrical engineers have developed a new, portable lab that identifies chemicals by their unique color signatures. It is the first such device to be portable, allowing scientists to recognize ... > more
• Breast Cancer
  Cancer
  Ovarian Cancer
  Diseases and Conditions
  Women's Health
  Lung Cancer
   
  

  Pathologists Use Digital Imaging to Speed Up Cancer Diagnosis

  A new digital microscopy system allows doctors to examine biopsy tissue and diagnose breast cancer within hours instead of weeks. The same instrument can be used for all kinds of cancers, and it ... > more
• Optics
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
  Graphene
  Medical Technology
  Virtual Environment
   
  

  Physicists Usher In Energy-Saving LED Lighting

  Thanks to advances in physics, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) will soon move from traffic lights and electronics panels to home lighting, bringing dramatic energy savings, adjustable colors for ... > more
• Materials Science
  Electronics
  Optics
  Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Nature of Water
   
  

  Materials Scientists Create Polymer Coating Against Fogged Glass

  When moisture condenses on a cool surface, droplets can form that are the right size to scatter light, fogging up glass. A new polymer coating draws droplets into nanopores and transforms them into a ... > more
• Nanotechnology
  Engineering
  Civil Engineering
  Thermodynamics
  Nature of Water
  Physics
   
  

  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
• Civil Engineering
  Construction
  Engineering
  Transportation Science
  Materials Science
  Nature of Water
   
  

  Civil Engineers Test New Concrete for Stronger, More Durable Bridges

  A new kind of concrete called Ductal will allow bridges to hold more weight and last longer. Made of a mixture of sand, cement, water, and small steel fibers, it is 10 times more expensive than ... > more
• Thermodynamics
  Civil Engineering
  Sports Science
  Engineering
  Quantum Physics
  Medical Technology
   
  

  Acupuncturists Show Students How to Stay Awake by Stimulating Pressure Points

  Simple techniques inspired by traditional Chinese medicine may help students stay awake during class. Researchers report that college students were more alert if they massaged or tapped areas on the ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Chemistry
  Transportation Science
  Petroleum
  Materials Science
  Inorganic Chemistry
   
  

  Polymer Sponge Catches Household Pollutants in Storm Drains

  Storm drains fitted with a spongy material -- a synthetic polymer similar to those used in diapers -- can catch household pollutants such as paint and motor oil as they are washed off by the rain. ... > more
• Biometric
  Medical Technology
  Chemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Albert Einstein
   
  

  Chemist Reviews Wine without Opening Bottle -- an 'MRI for Your Cab'

  A new "wine scanner" measures the presence of chemicals in a bottle without opening it, assessing for example if too much oxygen seeped in and turned the wine into vinegar. In a procedure similar to ... > more
• Alzheimer's
  Alzheimer's Research
  Dementia
  Eye Care
  Healthy Aging
  Optics
   
  

  Optical Scientists, Psychiatrists Develop Minimally Invasive Eye Test for Alzheimer's

  Building upon a recent discovery that the same Alzheimer's disease process that goes on in the brain also occurs in the eye, researchers have developed a pair of optical tests that can determine the ... > more

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