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Engineering Lab Helping Ensure Safety Of Minibuses
Minibuses are a fairly common sight on the roads of many American communities. Public transit and social service agencies, among others, often use the 16- to 20-seat vehicles in order to provide access to public transportation to people with disabilities, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. It may come as something of a surprise, then, that minibuses buses in the United States are exempt from Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, the rules developed to ensure occupants'safety during vehicular accidents and to minimize the severity of their injuries. Runaway anti-matter production makes for a spectacular stellar explosi
Astronomers have discovered a distant star that exploded when its center became so hot that matter and anti-matter particle pairs were created. Researchers Transform Stem Cells Found In Human Fat Into Smooth Muscle
UCLA researchers have transformed adult stem cells taken from human adipose -- or fat tissue -- into smooth muscle cells, which help the normal function of a multitude of organs like the intestine, bladder and arteries. The research may help lead to use of fat stem cells for smooth muscle tissue engineering and repair. New System Of Wastewater Treatment Could Reduce The Size Of Treatment
Researchers have developed new technologies to obtain cheaper water of higher quality that would also reduce unwanted mud production. Research is particularly interesting if the current drought is taken into account, as well as the lack of space many municipalities have when the number of inhabitants grows, which makes it impossible to enlarge their water treatment plants. Results of this research were recently published in several prestigious scientific journals: Journal of Environmental Science Health, Part A; and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Auschwitz Through the Lens of the SS: Photos of Nazi Leadership at the
This presentation looks at photographs from an album donated to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007; the album "almost certainly belonged to and was created by [a German SS officer] ... stationed at Auschwitz from May 1944 until the evacuation of the [World War II Nazi concentration] camp in January 1945."Provides photos from the album, background about the officer, essays, archivist interview, and related material. From the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. DOE Supports Promising Membrane Technology For Coal-to-Hydrogen Produc
Taking a step closer toward its vision of ultraclean, highly efficient power generation, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will collaborate with a Colorado firm on a $15 million advanced research project to further develop coal-to-hydrogen production technology supporting DOE's zero-emissions FutureGen plant of tomorrow. Acupuncture reduces hot flashes, improves sex drive for breast cancer
Not only is acupuncture as effective as drug therapy at reducing hot flashes in breast cancer patients, it has the added benefit of potentially increasing a woman's sex drive and improving her sense of well-being, according to a new study. [Unlikely] Deer Crashes Through Store Window in South Dakota
A store owner said it would take at least a day to clean up after a deer crashed through a window and knocked over displays and merchandise inside. Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum
The website for this museum in Kobe, Japan, features exhibits of the history of Japanese carpentry tools and specific tools. Includes images of Japanese handsaws, hammers, nail pullers, axes, chisels, planes, and other tools. Also provides brief information about woods used in Japanese carpentry and an overview of the museum's collection. Some translation errors, but generally easy to read and understand. In English and Japanese. Research In Motion Woos BlackBerry Developers
BlackBerry wooed developers at its second developer conference with promised enhancements to its platform and new ways to make money off applications.
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