1982

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Table of contents
1 Events
2 Year in topic
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 Nobel Prizes
6 Heads of state in 1982

Events

Year in topic

Births

Deaths

Nobel Prizes



In the News

Catastrophic Tsunami Possible On West Coast
The type of devastating tsunami that struck the southern coast of Asia is entirely possible in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, but might not cause as much loss of life there because of better warning systems, according to experts at Oregon State University.

A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge
This Webcomic is a "is a true story told in 12 parts about six different people ... who escape and survive Hurricane Katrina."Includes the chapters (which run from January through December 2007), material about artist Josh Neufeld, and related video, audio, news, and background material about the Webcomic and Hurricane Katrina. From Smith Magazine.

Physicists Hear High-Tech Whistle While They Work
It was music to the ears of physicists at the University of California, Berkeley, when they forced liquid helium-4 through thousands of tiny holes and heard a whistling sound. Why the big fuss about an odd sound? It seems this breakthrough might eventually lead to enhanced earthquake studies and more accurate navigation systems, including the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Chitin From Lobster Shell Shows Great Healing And Bio-stimulant Proper
Scientists from the University of Havana have used lobster waste to generate chitin and chitosan, two key compounds in biomedicine and agriculture. They used these compounds to produce surgical materials with great healing and antiseptic properties as well as to enhance growth speed and germination in seeds.

eCampus Coupons for Chemistry News
Laptops, college gear, textbooks, CDs, and DVDs, all available at a discount thanks to our eCampus coupons page and almost all essential for working on chemistry news, well maybe not the CDs or DVDs, and probably not the college gear. And, come to think of it not the textbooks either, most of my textbooks are [...]

Lending Muscle to Research
On the menu at The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, a living bovine offers its choicest cuts to diners. Perhaps the idea of guilt-free meat is at the heart of research into growing meat-like materials in the laboratory.

Balancing protein intake, not cutting calories, may be key to long lif
Getting the correct balance of proteins in our diet may be more important for healthy aging than reducing calories, new research suggests.

Sprint, HTC Unveil First 4G Android Phone
The first 4G Android phone for the United States promises blazing fast data speeds. It's a feature-packed superphone from Sprint and HTC.


Possible Benefit From Online Genetic Testing For Lung Cancer
As scientists continue to decode the human genome and the information becomes publicly available, private companies that offer online genetic testing are multiplying. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health were concerned that perhaps these tests posed a risk. They evaluated responses to an online test among smokers who did or did not have a common genetic variant associated with risk for lung cancer. The results raise a new set of questions, but also allay some of the early concerns.

... New This Week, September 15, 2005: Katrina, the Supremes, and Pira
Ahoy maties!In the midst of Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and a historic Supreme Court nomination, we at LII felt the need for a little levity, so we are reminding our gentle readers that this Saturday is Talk Like a Pirate Day. Ye could swab a poop deck with the number of sites we offer about hurricanes, floods, survivor services, flood plans, John Roberts, and more. From your spyglass note a website for libraries helping other libraries. From fair wenches Karen, Wendy, Pat, Jennifer, Maria, and Charlotte, and our sturdy lad Tom. Arrrrrr!And don't forget our special Hurricane Katrina Featured Collection, http://lii.org/search/file/hurricanekatrina , with news, aid, survivor services, libraries and Katrina, background, people finders, and much more.




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