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May 24, 2010
NANO TECH
New Nanoscale Electrical Phenomenon Discovered
Ann 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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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Six radioactive 'hotspots' detected in Delhi: Greenpeace
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SHUTTLE NEWS

CU-Boulder Has Three Payloads On Shuttle Atlantis
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Radiation death exposes India's waste disposal failures
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SPACE TRAVEL

'Starving yogi' astounds Indian scientists
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WEATHER REPORT

Tornadoes kill five in US state of Oklahoma
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WATER WORLD

Clean Dirty Water With Roots Meshed In Waste Materials
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TECH SPACE

Omnifocus camera set to sweep industry
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Brazil to build new nuclear reactor: report
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

More than 2,000 babies born to China quake mothers: report
EARLY EARTH

New clues found about Earth's formation
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EPIDEMICS

Bird flu kills Indonesian girl: hospital
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ABOUT US

India studies yogic power for life without food
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ABOUT US

No evidence Alzheimer's prevention works
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MILTECH

US military concerned about 'over-medication' of troops
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NUKEWARS
Head of WHO arrives in NKorea: Chinese state media
Beijing (AFP) April 26, 2010
The 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

NANO TECH
Bionanotechnology Has New Face And World-Class Future
Tallahassee FL (SPX) Apr 26, 2010
Imagine 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

SPACE TRAVEL
NASA, NSBRI Select Proposals To Support Health On Space Missions
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 26, 2010
NASA'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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SPACE TRAVEL
Engineers investigate grounded MRH90s

Northrop Grumman Teams With EOS For CROWS 3

Delivery Of Saab's Giraffe AMB For British C4ISTAR Programme

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Israel holds major missile defence drill

Sanctions won't hit Russia's missile sales to Iran: senior politicians

US lawmakers back Israel missile defense aid

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Tomahawk Remote From 5,000 Miles Away

Raytheon's Standard Missile-6 Program Begins Sea-Based Flight Testing

USAF Force Awards Raytheon Contract For Laser-Guided Maverick

SPACE TRAVEL
France certain about Rafale order

US lifts sanctions on Russians accused of arms sales to Iran

Future of India's Arjun tank looks secure

SPACE TRAVEL
Molecular Robots On The Rise

A Possible New Face Of US Human Space Exploration

Robot helpers may need safety system

SPACE TRAVEL
Campaign to end children being born with HIV by 2015

States back WHO chief against flu pandemic 'smear'

China fines firms over ineffective rabies shots: state media

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SPACE TRAVEL
Vital Functions Monitored With Wearable And Implantable Devices

Virtual Humans Appear To Influence Ethical Decisions In Gender-Specific Ways

Tibetans Developed Genes To Help Them Adapt To Life At High Elevations

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SPACE TRAVEL
New Study Investigates Infection Of Human Cells In Space

NASA Studies Nanomechanics Of Inner Ear For Motion Sickness

AWI And DLR To Conduct Joint Health Research In The Antarctic

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SPACE TRAVEL
Hundreds flock to Nigeria in search of food

US says Africom headquarters to stay in Germany

Ministers in emergency meeting over food crisis in west Africa

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SPACE TRAVEL
Obama forms commission to probe oil spill

Viewers flood BP site for live video of Gulf oil leak

Oil spill is 'existential crisis' for BP: top US official

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SPACE TRAVEL
Campaign to end children being born with HIV by 2015

States back WHO chief against flu pandemic 'smear'

China fines firms over ineffective rabies shots: state media

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