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Atom Camera? Helium Atoms Sent By Nozzle May Light Way For New Imaging
A newly devised nozzle fitted with a pinhole-sized capillary has allowed researchers to distribute helium atoms with X-ray-like waves on randomly shaped surfaces. The technique could power the development of a new microscope for nanotechnology, allowing for a non-invasive, high-resolution approach to studying both organic and inorganic materials. System To Help Blind Navigate Environment
Georgia Tech researchers are developing a wearable computing system called the System for Wearable Audio Navigation (SWAN) designed to help the visually impaired, firefighters, soldiers and others navigate their way in unknown territory, particularly when vision is obstructed or impaired. The SWAN system, consisting of a small laptop, a proprietary tracking chip, and bone-conduction headphones, provides audio cues to guide the person from place to place, with or without vision. Use Of Estrogen Therapy May Increase Risk For Gallbladder Disease
Cholelithiasis (gallstones in the gallbladder) is estimated to affect between 10 percent and 15 percent of the U.S. population, with one million new diagnoses yearly. Researchers conducted this study to determine the effect of estrogen therapy in postmenopausal women on gallbladder disease outcomes. Alzheimer's Gene Raises Newborns' Cerebral Palsy Risk
Apolipoprotein E (APOE), a gene associated with heightened risk for Alzheimer's disease in adults, can also increase the likelihood that brain-injured newborns will develop cerebral palsy, researchers at Children's Memorial Research Center have discovered. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Nanoscale Study Gives New Insight Into Heat Transfer In Biological Sys
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found that heat may actually move better across interfaces between liquids than it does between solids. The findings, which were published online Oct. 11 in the journal Nano Letters, provide insights that could prove useful in fields ranging from computer chip manufacturing to cancer treatment. UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine: Disease Information
A collection of "information factsheets and brochures [that] relate to diseases of concern to ... cattle, equine, poultry, small ruminants and swine industries."Includes information on anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, bovine tuberculosis, West Nile virus, and other diseases. From the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis. New, Hands-on Science Demos Teach Young Students How Volcanoes 'Blow T
Geologists at Rutgers University have created three hands-on demonstrations that show how heat and pressure underground move rocks and earth to build up volcanic mountains, and in some cases, cause them to literally blow their tops. These activities, which depict the actual forces that caused Washington's Mt. St. Helens to blow or Hawaii's Kilauea to spew red-hot rivers of lava, captivate kids while giving them a foundation for studying earth science in high school. Web 2.0 Acquisition Bait
What do Technorati, Digg, FeedBurner, Zillow and Facebook have in common? They'd all make excellent trophies for the wannabe Web 2.0 entrepreneur flush with cash. By Christopher Null from Wired magazine. Unveiling The High Energy Milky Way Reveals 'Dark Accelerators'
Astronomers recently reported results of a first sensitive survey of the central part of our galaxy in very high energy (VHE) gamma-rays. Included among the new objects discovered are two 'dark accelerators' - mysterious objects that are emitting energetic particles, yet apparently have no optical or x-ray counterpart.
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