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Fire-extinguishing grenades and laser remotes
 A fire-extinguishing “grenade”, a “laser finger” remote control for quadriplegic individuals, and a pocket-sized water purifier. A stack of cutting-edge innovations that have not come from a hi-tech thinktank but from teams of high school students in the US.
Twenty InvenTeamsrecently showcased these and other inventions at the 2007 Odyssey event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The teams are set to receive grants of up to $10,000 in October to help them develop an invention prototype. Among the other amazing creations are: - Solar-powered biodiesel processor
- Driver Awake dozing driver waking system
- Underground locator and communicator
Organising spokesperson Sarah Piperato told me that, “These high schoolers’ inventions show great innovation. This is what ambitious American teens are accomplishing with science and technology.” Now, these truly are winning scienceprojectswinning science projects that put things like squeezing a boiled egg into a bottleto shame. That said, not everyone can be a Faraday, Edison, or a Lovelace.  Second Extremely Resistant Bacteria Sequenced Is Surprisingly Differen
Researchers have completed the whole-genome sequence of Deinococcus geothermalis, which is only the second extremely radiation- and desiccation-resistant bacterium to be sequenced. The first was for the Guinness World Records-holder Deinococcus radiodurans, which for 50 years has been the subject of extensive investigations aimed at solving the mystery of how this microbe and its close relatives survive immense doses of x-rays and gamma-rays. Most surprisingly, many of the unique D. radiodurans genes that were strongly implicated in resistance over the last decade have turned out to be unrelated to its survival, and are not present in D. geothermalis. Prosper: The eBay of Loans?
This 2006 article describes a new online financial service that "matches people who need small loans, but can't get them from traditional banks, with willing lenders."These person-to-person loans do not just "provide a new way for individuals to get small loans. It could also turn anyone with a little money into a banker."Discusses how Prosper works, payment processing, and potential problems with defaults. From Business Week. Chemotherapy For Brain Tumors Is Boosted After Vaccine Targets Resista
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai's Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute recently documented that chemotherapy after immunotherapy provides significantly better results than either therapy can providealone. Now they offer an explanation for the relative effectiveness of this two-wave assault on malignant brain tumors: chemotherapy sensitivity may be dramatically increased by targeting antigens that are involved in making tumors drug resistant. Results of their study appear in the August issue of Oncogene. Savingforcollege.com
This site provides "objective information about Section 529 college savings plans and other ways to save and pay for college. ... [It] compile[s] and analyze[s] the information that will help parents and financial professionals."The site features college saving plan basics, a FAQ about 529 plans, comparisons of various college savings plans, plan details for each state, links to news, and more. Additional detailed information is available for a fee. From a CPA and author. Got Interference? Data-Crowding Problems Loom for Wi-Fi
The airwaves in the city of Riverside, California, just got a lot more crowded as the city switches on its municipal wireless network. Yet, for many living in the inland empire's capital city, the free internet service isn't a bonus, it's a burden. Riding Roller Coasters May Actually Be 'Death-defying' For People With
The thrill of a roller coaster ride with its climbs, loops and dives can speed up the heart, sparking off an irregular heartbeat that could put individuals with heart disease at risk of having a cardiovascular event, according to new research reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2005. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... [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. 3-D Imaging Goes Ballistic
Government-funded research produces new gun-fingerprinting technology that can analyze and compare 3-D images of spent rounds. Luke O'Brien reports from Washington, D.C.
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