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New Nanoscale Electrical Phenomenon DiscoveredAnn Arbor MI (SPX) May 20, 2010 At the scale of the very small, physics can get peculiar. A University of Michigan biomedical engineering professor has discovered a new instance of such a nanoscale phenomenon-one that could lead to faster, less expensive portable diagnostic devices and push back frontiers in building micro-mechanical and "lab on a chip" devices. In our macroscale world, materials called conductors effectively transmit electricity and materials called insulators or dielectrics don't, unless they are jolted with a ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) April 26, 2010The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) arrived in North Korea Monday on a scheduled visit to the impoverished communist state, China's official media reported. During the trip, which ends Wednesday, Margaret Chan would visit hospitals and medical care establishments in the secretive state, Xinhua news agency reported, citing anonymous "sources" and without providing further details. ... more  
Tallahassee FL (SPX) Apr 26, 2010Imagine the marriage of hard metals or semiconductors to soft organic or biological products. Picture the strange, wonderful offspring - hybrid materials never conceived by Mother Nature. The applications in medicine and manufacturing are staggering, says biologist Steven Lenhert, the newest faculty face of nanoscience at The Florida State University. How about a mobile phone fitted ... more  
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 26, 2010NASA's Human Research Program and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, or NSBRI, of Houston will fund 11 proposals to help investigate questions about astronaut health and performance on future space exploration missions. The selected proposals, representing 10 institutions in eight states, will receive a total of almost $10 million over a three- to four-year period. The Human ... more |
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Food Vs Fuel: Growing Grain For Food More Energy EfficientEast Lansing MI (SPX) Apr 21, 2010 Using productive farmland to grow crops for food instead of fuel is more energy efficient, Michigan State University scientists concluded, after analyzing 17 years' worth of data to help settle the food versus fuel debate. "It's 36 percent more efficient to grow grain for food than for fuel," said Ilya Gelfand, an MSU postdoctoral researcher and lead author of the study. "The ideal is to grow corn for food, then leave half the leftover stalks and leaves on the field for soil conservation and produ ... read more |
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