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Dutch Scientists Make World's Smallest Piano Wire
Researchers from Delft University of Technology and FOM Foundation have successfully made and 'tuned' the world's smallest piano wire. The wires are made of carbon nanotubes that measure approximately 2 nanometers in diameter. The researchers have published an article on the subject this week in the scientific journal Nano Letters. [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... Melanoma Risk Only Partially Associated Vith Exposure To UVB From Sunl
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found that the risk of developing melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, is only partially associated with exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation, the rays in sunlight that increase in summer and cause sunburn. New Test Improves Detection Of Liver Cancer
Cancer of the liver is very difficult to detect, and it is a major cause of death in Asia and Africa, with rising incidence in Western countries. Researchers have now developed a test to detect liver cancer in early stage. A blood sample is the only requirement for the test. The test enables accurate detection of liver cancer in over 50 percent of the cases. Hacker Con Submits to Spychips
One thousand attendees of the Chaos Communication Congress voluntarily wire themselves up to RFID location-tracking devices. Just because they can. Quinn Norton reports from Berlin. Liposuctioned Fat Stem Cells To Repair Bodies
Expanding waistlines, unsightly bulges: people will gladly remove excess body fat to improve their looks. But unwanted fat also contains stem cells with the potential to repair defects and heal injuries in the body. A team led by Philippe Collas at the University of Oslo in Norway has identified certain chemical marks that allow him to predict which, among the hundreds of millions of stem cells in liposuctioned fat, are best at regenerating tissue. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Location Devices When Lost In The Wilderness
Personal Locator Beacons (PLB) are distress beacons, intended for people involved in land-based outdoor activities, that transmit radio signals that are detected by 12 Earth-orbiting satellites. The satellites relay the signals to ground stations that process the signals to determine the beacon location and ownership and alert search and rescue (SAR). It is an international program with 63 ground stations in 27 countries. Digital Doodads Debut in New York
The latest products featured at the DigitalLife show aren't going to change the world, but some sure are fun to play with. Seán Captain reports from New York. myPHR: Personal Health Record
This website provides consumer information about health records, covering the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), health care record privacy rights, obtaining health records, and instructions for creating a personal health record. From the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), a professional organization of health information management professionals.
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