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Will bubble-powered microrockets zoom through the human stomach?Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2012 Scientists have developed a new kind of tiny motor - which they term a "microrocket" - that can propel itself through acidic environments, such as the human stomach, without any external energy source, opening the way to a variety of medical and industrial applications. Their report in the Journal of the American Chemical Society describes the microrockets traveling at virtual warp speed for such devices. A human moving at the same speed would have to run at a clip of 400 miles per hour. Jos ... read more |
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  Grass to gas: UGA researchers' genome map speeds biofuel development Researchers at the University of Georgia have taken a major step in the ongoing effort to find sources of cleaner, renewable energy by mapping the genomes of two originator cells of Miscanthus x gig ... more | .. |
  Scientists develop MRI for batteries Scientists have now unravelled a tool of medical diagnostics to improve a battery's performance and its safe internal workings, a study reveals. ... more | .. |
 The butterfly effect in nanotech medical diagnostics Tiny metallic nanoparticles that shimmer in the light like the scales on a butterfly's wing are set to become the color-change components of a revolutionary new approach to point-of-care medical dia ... more | .. |
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  Augmented reality promises astronauts instant medical knowhow A new augmented reality unit developed by ESA can provide just-in-time medical expertise to astronauts. All they need to do is put on a head-mounted display for 3D guidance in diagnosing problems or ... more | .. |
  Aid sent by helicopter as thousands cut off in Europe Helicopters ferried food and medicine to iced-in villagers Wednesday as Europe's 12-day-old cold snap tightened its frigid grip on the continent, where more than 400 have died as a result. ... more | .. |
  Hormel Institute study makes key finding in stem cell self-renewal A University of Minnesota-led research team has proposed a mechanism for the control of whether embryonic stem cells continue to proliferate and stay stem cells, or differentiate into adult cells li ... more | .. |
 Smallest tools could give biggest results in bone repair When William Murphy works with some of the most powerful tools in biology, he thinks about making tools that can fit together. These constructions sound a bit like socket wrenches, which can be asse ... more |
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BlackSky expands Gen-3 access to bolster Ukraine-focused intelligence operations
Maxar secures $205 million in multi-year deals to boost space capabilities across MEA
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  3D printer creates new jaw for woman A Belgium woman is able to chew, speak and breathe normally after the implantation of a new jawbone created on a 3D printer, doctors say. ... more | .. |
 New technology allows scientists to watch cancer cells in action at unprecedented resolution A photograph of a polar bear in captivity, no matter how sharp the resolution, can never reveal as much about behavior as footage of that polar bear in its natural habitat. The behavior of cells and ... more | .. |
 Ukraine's cold snap claims over 100 lives: ministry A week of ferociously cold temperatures in Ukraine has now claimed 101 lives, the Ukrainian emergencies ministry said Friday as the prime minister admitted the country was enduring "difficult times". ... more | .. |
  Rare rhino pregnancy offers hope to species A Sumatran rhino which is 10-months pregnant is receiving special medical care after suffering two miscarriages, a conservationist said Thursday, fuelling hope for the critically-endangered species. ... more |
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  Lungs infected with plague bacteria also become playgrounds for other microbes Among medical mysteries baffling many infectious disease experts is exactly how the deadly pneumonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, goes undetected in the first few day of lung infection, often ... more | .. |
 Snow blankets Italy on coldest week in 27 years Snow blanketed Italy on Wednesday on what is forecast to be the coldest week in 27 years, forcing the closure of tracts of motorway and snarling traffic in the cities of Bologna and Milan. ... more | .. |
  Roscosmos Launches Cosmonaut Recruitment Drive Russia's state space agency Roscosmos has launched a cosmonaut selection competition, Roscosmos said on its web site on Friday. Candidates should apply with the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training ... more | .. |
Deadly European cold snap spreads A cold snap that killed 30 people in Ukraine over the past five days spread Tuesday to swathes of eastern and central Europe with record lows in Bulgaria and heavy snow in Switzerland and parts of Italy. ... more |
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The long slow death of Norway's wild salmon
Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland
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 Radical Theory Explains the Origin, Evolution, and Nature of Life The earth is alive, asserts a revolutionary scientific theory of life emerging from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The trans-disciplinary theory demonstrates that purportedly in ... more | .. |
 Scientists create new atomic X-ray laser Lab scientists and international collaborators have created the shortest, purest X-ray laser pulses ever achieved, fulfilling a 45-year-old prediction and ultimately opening the door to new medicine ... more | .. |
  Suicide car bomb outside Baghdad hospital kills 31 A suicide bomber set off an explosives-packed car outside a Baghdad hospital on Friday, killing 31 people in the capital's deadliest day in a month, amid a political crisis that has stoked tensions. ... more | .. |
 Doctors Without Borders slams lack of AIDS care in DR Congo Eighty-five percent of HIV-positive people in Democratic Republic of Congo have no access to AIDS treatment, while international funding has been cut, according to Doctors Without Borders. ... more |
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  T-rays technology could help develop Star Trek-style hand-held medical scanners Scientists have developed a new way to create electromagnetic Terahertz (THz) waves or T-rays - the technology behind full-body security scanners. The researchers behind the study, published recentl ... more | .. |
  At least 100 hurt in Iran earthquake: reports A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck the area of the city of Neyshabour in northeast Iran on Thursday, injuring at least 100 people and damaging several houses, state media reported. ... more | .. |
 Counterfeit and substandard antimalaria drugs threaten crisis in Africa Hopes of at last controlling malaria in Africa could be dashed by the emergence of poor-quality and fraudulent antimalarial medicines, warn experts writing in 'Malaria Journal'. Unless urgent action ... more | .. |
  Open-source robotic surgery platform going to top medical research labs Robotics experts at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of Washington (UW) have completed a set of seven advanced robotic surgery systems for use by major medical research la ... more |
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China speeds up renewables building spree: report
French giant EDF will take 12.5 pecent stake in new UK nuclear plant
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  Canada urged to conceal fetal sex over abortion fears An editorial in a major Canadian medical journal Monday urges doctors to conceal the gender of a fetus from all pregnant women until 30 weeks to prevent sex-selective abortion by Asian immigrants. ... more | .. |
 WHO lauds India's year without polio With a 'zero-polio' record in the last one year, India Friday carried its fight against the crippling disease to hospitals and health care centres across the country where parents brought their children for vaccination as the World Health Organisation lauded the country's achievement. ... more | .. |
  Graphene quantum dots: The next big small thing A Rice University laboratory has found a way to turn common carbon fiber into graphene quantum dots, tiny specks of matter with properties expected to prove useful in electronic, optical and biomedi ... more | .. | |
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