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Automated Water Safety Sensor Units Detect Currently Unmonitored Biolo
Sandia National Laboratories, CH2M Hill, and Tenix Investments Pty. Ltd. today announced a multi-year, multi-million dollar partnership to develop an unattended water safety system that offers the unique capability of detecting currently unmonitored biological agents such as bacteria, viruses, and protozoa that could threaten water supplies. Newborns With Heart Defect Have Low Blood Flow In Brain Before Surgery
As survival rates have steadily improved for children with heart defects, physicians have focused more attention on improving quality-of-life factors such as neurological and cognitive abilities. A new study shows that newborns with congenital heart disease often have abnormally low blood flow in their brains before they undergo surgery. Tarek Heggy
Official website from Egypt's Tarek Heggy, a liberal political thinker in the Arab world, who is a manager in the petroleum industry, a university lecturer, and an author. "His work advances the causes of modernity, democracy, tolerance, and women's rights in the Middle East."Includes dozens of essays, a resume with a list of his books, photos, and video files of interviews (some only in Arabic). Some materials available in several languages. 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.  Study Shows Humans Have Ability To Track Odors, Much Like Bloodhounds
Neuroscientists imaging the brain have confirmed a 40-year-old claim that humans have an untapped ability to localize odors in the same way we localize sounds. In fact, the brain seems to use the same brain region used by the ears to translate input from the two nostrils into spatial information. Someday, humans may vie with dogs and pigs in the ability to track smells. Human Version Of 'Mad Cow' Disease Might Be Spread Via The Reuse Of Su
A study published today in the online edition of the Journal of the Royal Society Interface has been exploring the likelihood that vCJD might be spread via the reuse of surgical instruments, and calls for more data in order to allay fears over the possible transmission of vCJD. Record Ozone Loss During 2006 Over South Pole
Ozone measurements made by ESA's Envisat satellite have revealed the ozone loss of 40 million tons on 2 October 2006 has exceeded the record ozone loss of about 39 million tons for 2000. Polluted Dead Star Indicates Planets Like Earth May Have Formed Around
The chemical fingerprint of a burned-out star indicates that Earth-like planets may not be rare in the universe and could give clues to what our solar system will look like when our sun dies and becomes a white dwarf star some five billion years from now. Astronomers report that a white dwarf star known as GD 362, which is surrounded by dusty rings similar to those of Saturn, has been contaminated by a large asteroid that left more than a dozen observable chemical elements in the white dwarf's atmosphere. Such an observation is unprecedented in astronomy. Was there some kind of violent interaction between the star and the asteroid? Researchers Shed New Light On Cause Of Bedsores And Other Chronic Woun
New findings may help clinicians predict which wounds are likely to become chronic -- a key bit of information, since the sooner treatment is started, the better the outcome. The research also raises the hope for new treatments for chronic wounds by identifying targets for intervention. Prenatal Sonography Has No Effect On The Intellectual Capacity Of The
Scientists carrying out a major epidemiological study at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University have discovered that there is no clear correlation between routine ultrasonic scans and intellectual impairment.
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