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  Industrial Designers Develop Harness To Provide Spine Support During Water Rescues

  Industrial designers created a floating support brace from foam and other materials. It protects the spine from damage during swiftwater rescues. The harness corrects itself if it turns upside down ... > more
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  Physicists Create Highly Sensitive Explosives Detector

  A tiny sensor that monitors electrical conductivity allows scientists to detect the presence of explosives. The sensor measures the conductivity of two different thin films, one made of a cobalt ... > more
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  Chemists And Materials Scientists Develop Paint That Reveals Evidence Of Impacts

  Chemists created a paint embedded with pressure-sensitive capsules that contain a contrastingly colored dye. Violent scratches, dents, or strikes cause the capsules to burst. Visual inspections for ... > more
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  Mechanical Engineers Reinforce Flimsy Fishing Lures

  Materials scientists and engineers added reinforcements to flexible plastic fishing lures to keep them from snapping off their hooks. Braiding microfibers into the lures with techniques used in ... > more
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  Advanced CT Scanner Provides Cardiologists Faster, More Detailed Images

  New technology allows cardiologists to capture detailed pictures of the heart in less than one second, revealing subtle changes in blood flow and blockages in tiny blood vessels. This machine sends ... > more
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  Engineers Guide Students To Apply Basic Principles To Toy Car Design

  Students learned the principles of engineering and manufacturing when asked to design a toy car for a contest. They used computer design software to shape the car, then created wax and aluminum molds ... > more
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  Computer Scientists Test Fatigued Driver Behavior

  Human factors researchers created a virtual reality environment in order to obtain data on the effects of driving while fatigued. They found that tired drivers alter their steering patterns, from ... > more
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  Engineers Create Virtual Crash Test Dummies

  Engineers developed a humanlike computerized dummy to improve the analysis of crash safety. The software simulates a crash in three dimensions, allowing researchers to view injuries from different ... > more
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  Engineers And Computer Scientists Use Computers To Simulate Car Crashes

  Engineers created a 3-D crash simulator to increase their understanding of automobile safety. The software enables users to view cars and crashes from any angle, and to remove specific sections of ... > more
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  Human Factors Psychologists Study How To Avoid Rear-end Collisions

  Psychologists studied the way a trailing driver reacts to a car braking directly in front of theirs and researchers developed an early warning system algorithm to prevent rear end crashes from ... > more

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