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Review: Crisis Is Continuity in New 'Justice League' Film
DC Comics throws its vast stable of superheroes into interdimensional conflict in Crisis on Two Earths, a new animated movie that expertly mixes fast-paced action with brainy riffs on the genre.
 Ferry-linked Water Monitoring System Becomes New Model For United Stat
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University marine scientists who began monitoring surface water quality in the Neuse River in 2000 say their expanded effort has become a model for continuous ferry-based water assays throughout the nation.Help and support from the N.C. Department of Transportation's Division of Ferries and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) deserves much of the credit, the researchers say. Better Life Support For Artificial Liver Cells
Researchers are developing technology for keeping liver cells alive and functioning normally inside bioartificial liver-assist devices. Such devices enable people who are suffering from acute liver failure to survive while their own liver cells regenerate, or until they receive a liver transplant. The person's blood or plasma circulates through the device. Inside, living cells -- usually pig or human liver cells -- perform normal liver functions. Shades and Shadow-Pictures: The Materials and Techniques of American P
Historic overview of the development of American portrait silhouettes (also known as "profiles,""shadow portraits,"and "scissortypes"). Discusses the derivation of the term "silhouette"(from the surname of an eighteenth-century finance minister to Louis XV), how silhouettes are presented (such as in albums and mounted), types of paper used, tracing devices, and more. From the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Book and Paper Group. Hindenburg (LZ-129)
Information about this German passenger airship, which was "destroyed in a tragic fire on May 6, 1937"at the Navy Air Station at Lakehurst, New Jersey. The site features images of the Hindenburg's construction, interior, and artifacts. Also includes audio from a broadcast made at the time of the tragedy. From the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society. Roald Dahl's 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' Melds Classic Stop-Motion, Cutting-Ed
On the surface, stop-motion animation is a very low-tech process, but to create the world of Fantastic Mr. Fox, based on the beloved children's book by Roald Dahl, it required an architecture of cutting-edge technology capable of handling the 5,229 shots with 621,450 frames totaling 120 GB of data.
 Software 'Agents' Could Help Unmask Reality Of Disease Clusters
Concerns over the privacy of patients could be hampering efforts to spot disease clusters and monitor the health effects of environmental pollution, according to researchers in the latest edition of the Journal of Biomedical Informatics. Acupuncture reduces hot flashes, improves sex drive for breast cancer
Not only is acupuncture as effective as drug therapy at reducing hot flashes in breast cancer patients, it has the added benefit of potentially increasinga woman's sex drive and improving her sense of well-being, according to a new study. No change in brain tumor incidence during a time when cell phone usage
There was no substantial change in brain tumor incidence among adults 5 to 10 years after cell phone usage sharply increased, according to a new study. Delayed Angioplasty -- Big Bucks, No Bang
In a subset of patients suffering heart attack, adding stents to clot-busting medical therapy after the optimal treatment window ends isn't justified, say researchers from Duke University Medical Center.
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