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Scientists Attempt To Answer The Question: Who's Number One?
Mathematicians and students at Rochester Institute of Technology are developing new models aimed at providing better ranking methods with less controversy. American Art at the Phillips Collection
"This program provides a view of 150 years of American art as represented in The Phillips Collection. Key works are placed along a timeline according to their date of completion. To suggest context, a sampling of important events of the time accompanies corresponding images. Images, commentary about the works of art, and biographies of the artists are accessible through the timeline."The timeline covers 1830-2000. From the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. ORNL Developing Stronger Energy-efficient Spark Plug
Development of a longer-lasting spark plug for natural gas engines that could have applications for gasoline-powered automotive engines, as well, has been ongoing at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Sundance Film Picks 2007
Our choices for this year's stand-out films, from sci-fi to animation. By Jason Silverman. Videoconferencing Can Help Surgeons Make Their Rounds From A Distance
Using robotic teleconferencing to monitor patients after urologic surgery appears to result in similar patient outcomes and satisfaction as traditional bedside rounds, according to a new report. Crossing Africa With EGNOS
Flying over Africa using navigation information via satellite is what the European Space Agency (ESA) is undertaking next week between Senegal and Kenya. The aim is to demonstrate methods for safer aviation in the region. New Guidelines Conclude All Aerosol Therapy Devices Equally Effective
New evidence-based guidelines for the selection of aerosol medication devices conclude that health-care providers should avoid basing device selection exclusively on device efficacy. Instead, the choice should be based on other patient-related factors. All aerosolized medication delivery systems are equally effective when used properly. Imaging Technique Is Highly Accurate In Diagnosing, Locating Pancreas
The noninvasive imaging technology called positron-emission tomography (PET scan) is extremely accurate in diagnosing a type of congenital hyperinsulinism, a rare but severe imbalance of insulin levels in newborns. When that disease is confined to a limited section of the baby's pancreas, the PET scan is 100 percent accurate in locating the abnormal spot, and guiding surgeons to curative, organ-sparing surgery. The First Thanksgiving Was Celebrated in Virginia
This site describes how the "First Official thanksgiving in America"was held by English colonists at Berkeley Plantation in Virginia on December 4, 1619, "one year and 17 days prior to the landing of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts!"From Virginia is for Lovers, the tourism website of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Light Shed On Light-emitting Nanodevice
Nanotechnology researchers have unraveled some of the fundamental physics of a material that holds promise for light-emitting, flexible semiconductors.
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