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Air Screening Plan: ETA 2010
A long-delayed upgrade to the airline watch list system faces another three-year wait, a top Homeland Security official says. But this time the government really has it figured out. In 27B Stroke 6. Airplane Design: Better Flight-control Systems, Safer, Cheaper, And Gr
Scientists are developing a new computer-aided holistic solution for the early phase of aircraft design. With knowledge from many fields, it is possible to propose the right solution for the aircraft's control system at an early stage. This reduces the risk of wasted efforts on faulty designs, which entails lower developmental costs and enhanced safety. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Oxidized Form Of A Common Vitamin May Bring Relief For Ulcerative Coli
Here's another reason why you should take your vitamins. A new research report suggests that retinoic acid, the oxidized form of vitamin A, could be a beneficial treatment for people suffering from ulcerative colitis and other irritable bowel diseases. Specifically they found that retinoic acid helps suppress out-of-control inflammation, which is a hallmark of active ulcerative colitis. Carbon Nanoparticles Stimulate Blood Clotting, Researchers Report
Carbon nanoparticles -- both those unleashed in the air by engine exhaust and the engineered structures thought to have great potential in medical applications -- promote blood-clotting, scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Ohio University report. Knights of the chemical realm
Right royal honours were bestowed on two of my very oldest contacts in the field of chemistry this week. Royal Society of Chemistry president Professor Jim Feast was awarded the CBE in the New Year Honours List for “services to polymer chemistry.” And, supramolecular ex-pat Fraser Stoddart was given a Knighthood for to “services to [...] Tuberculosis Drug Combined With Virtual Reality Therapy Is Effective I
A tuberculosis drug called D-cycloserine (DCS), used in concert with psychotherapy, is an effective treatment for some anxiety-related disorders, according to research by scientists at Emory University School of Medicine and the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN). National Academy Of Engineering AnnouncesMillion-Dollar Challenge To P
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced today the establishment of the Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability. This prize will award $1 million for a practical technology that can prevent the slow poisoning of people throughout the world as a result of arsenic contamination of drinking water. How an Obscure Collection of Japanese Action Figures Changed the Way W
Transformers is a movie in 2007 because of the toy-media industrial complex invented in the 1980s. That's when sprawling lines of figures started to be marketed as characters in a ready-mixed narrative, making them must-have collectibles. Poor Prenatal Nutrition Permanently Damages Function Of Insulin-produc
Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have discovered one reason why infants with low birth weight have a high potential of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. In studies of mice, the researchers found that poor prenatal nutrition impairs the pancreas's ability to later secrete enough insulin in response to blood glucose.
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