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Research aims at making artificial silk
Washington (UPI) Jul 30, 2010
Scientists say they are closer to learning how to make artificial silk that could bring medical and materials advances, but some obstacles remain.
Researchers have determined natural silk, stronger for its weight than Kevlar or steel, is "a relatively simple protein processed from water," but exactly how spiders and silkworms produce the material is still a mystery, an article in the jo ... more
Wyle Scientist To Study Stress In Haughton-Mars Project Spaceflight Analog
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2010
A remote Canadian island is being used to simulate isolated space flight conditions for a NASA-funded medical research study that could produce important information to assist astronauts in potential long duration flights to Mars or an asteroid.
The Haughton-Mars Project Research Station on Devon Island, well above the Arctic Circle, has many features of isolation and terrain that make it ... more
Japan summer heat wave blamed for 66 deaths
Tokyo (AFP) July 27, 2010
A blistering summer heat wave in Japan has sent 15,000 people to hospital with heat stroke and caused at least 66 deaths in the past two months, the government said Tuesday.
Japan has baked since the rainy season ended in early July, with the mercury hitting 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) or higher at more than 90 percent of nationwide observation points Sunday, the Japan Meteorological ... more
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