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New Electronic Technology Advances Fuel Cell Development
With the U.S. Department of Energy's announcement of yet another advance in the development of fuel cell technology, the nation moves one step closer to the time when all barriers--including cost, size, and efficiency--are overcome to make fuel cells commonplace in our homes and businesses. The Southeastern Louisiana University West Lake Pontchartrain Basin Re
This program's goal is "to determine the ecological status of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin ecosystem and to provide scientific information ... on methods and policies to stabilize, sustain, and/or enhance its environmental and economic recovery."The website provides reports on the status of research on Louisiana's coastal forests and marshes, pollution in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, and birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles, insects, mammals, and plants in the area. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Disney's Technology Grows Up
Forget 'it's a small world.' Theme parks rocket into a Disney future with rides that replace animatronics with interactivity. By Jacob Ogles. Feb. 25, 1836: Rapid Fire
The weapon that opened the American West is born, midwifed by Samuel Colt. Compiled by Tony Long. Beach Pollution Is Worst During New And Full Moon
A new study of 60 beaches in Southern California suggests that water pollution varies with the lunar cycle, reaching the highest levels when tides are ebbing during the new and full moon. The findings could help beachgoers and managers better assess the potential risk of swimming. The report appears in the Aug. 1 issue of the American Chemical Society's journal Environmental Science &Technology. 'First Light' For The Large Binocular Telescope
The two mirrors of the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) have produced their first scientific images of space. The event, known among astronomers as ‛first light', is a major milestone in the launch of the largest and most modern single telescope in the world. The LBT will be able to see more clearly and more deeply into the universe than any of its predecessors. High Nonfasting Triglyceride Levels Associated With Increased Risk For
Results from two studies indicate that elevated nonfasting triglyceride levels are associated with cardiovascular events such as a heart attack, with one study finding that triglyceride levels measured after fasting does not show this association, according to studies in the July 18 issue of JAMA. Multiple Low-energy Plasma Skin Treatments May Help Diminish Facial Wr
A study involving eight patients suggests that multiple low-energy treatments with a plasma skin regeneration tool may help to reduce wrinkles and improve facial appearance with minimal healing time, according to an article in the February issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The multiple treatments have about the same effect as one high-energy session but with less healing time. Heart Failure Rx: Pacemakers, Not Beta Blockers, May Be Best For Some
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have reported evidence to support a dramatic change in the way hundreds of thousands of Americans with a form of heart failure should be treated.
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