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  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 21, 2018 Researchers have developed a new flexible sensor with high sensitivity that is designed to perform variety of chemical and biological analyses in very small spaces. The sensor's small size means that it could potentially be used inside blood vessels. With additional development, the sensor might be used to detect specific chemicals, DNA molecules or viruses. "Our new fiber sensor has a simple structure and is inexpensive to make while being small enough for highly sensitive measurement in narrow a ... read more |
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New model links yellow fever in Africa to climate, environmentWashington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2018 The burden of yellow fever in any given area is known to be heavily dependent on climate, particularly rainfall and temperature which can impact both mosquito life cycle and viral replication. ... more  
Saving lives with platypus milkCanberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 16, 2018 A breakthrough by Australian scientists has brought the introduction of an unlikely hero in the global fight against antibiotic resistance a step closer; the humble platypus. Due to its unique featu ... more 
Changed Man With 'Space Genes': Alterations in US Astronaut's Body Startled NASAWashington (Sputnik) Mar 15, 2018 After a year in space International Space Station (ISS) astronaut Scott Kelly returned home slimmer, taller and with younger cells. However, some changes were not for the better. NASA research ... more 
UH optometrist investigates changes in eye structure in astronautsHouston TX (SPX) Mar 14, 2018 Astronauts who spend time aboard the International Space Station return to Earth with changes to the structure of their eyes which could impact their vision. NASA has studied the phenomenon, known a ... more |
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UN chief calls for access for further aid convoys in SyriaUnited Nations, United States (AFP) March 6, 2018 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for aid convoys to have immediate access in Syria a day after air strikes cut short deliveries of food and medicine to Eastern Ghouta. ... more  
Mobile network equipment makers eye 5G windfallBarcelona (AFP) March 1, 2018 Struggling mobile network equipment makers are eyeing a possible boom in business from the first rollout of super-fast 5G wireless networks. ... more 
DARPA Names Researchers Working to Halt Outbreaks in 60 Days or LessWashington DC (SPX) Feb 27, 2018 The increasing threat of infectious diseases is intensifying the need for breakthrough technologies and capabilities to protect first responders and equip them with therapeutics that can halt the im ... more 
New technology may protect troops from blast-induced brain injuryBaltimore MD (SPX) Feb 27, 2018 Researchers from theUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering have developed a new military vehicle shock absorbing device ... more 
How spacecraft testing enabled bone marrow researchGreenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 23, 2018 In the 1970s, a NASA employee stepped up to a challenge posed by the National Institutes of Health or NIH: to freeze bone marrow. "Most people don't know that NASA's work isn't just aerospace, ... more |
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Zika virus could help combat brain cancerSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Feb 22, 2018 Zika virus, feared for causing microcephaly in babies whose mothers were infected during pregnancy by attacking the cells that will give rise to the fetus's cerebral cortex, could be an alternative ... more  |
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Scientists develop biocompatible anti-burn nanofibersMoscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 16, 2018 A group of NUST MISIS's young scientists, for the very first time in Russia, has presented a new therapeutic material based on nanofibers made of polycaprolactone modified with a thin-film antibacte ... more 
Repetition key to self-healing, flexible medical devicesUniversity Park PA (SPX) Feb 13, 2018 Medical devices powered by synthetic proteins created from repeated sequences of proteins may be possible, according to materials science and biotechnology experts, who looked at material inspired b ... more 
New malleable 'electronic skin' self-healable, recyclableBoulder CO (SPX) Feb 12, 2018 University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a new type of malleable, self-healing and fully recyclable "electronic skin" that has applications ranging from robotics and prosthetic deve ... more
China confirms first human case of H7N4 bird fluHong Kong (AFP) Feb 15, 2018 China has confirmed the first human case of H7N4 bird flu, prompting Hong Kong to issue a health warning for those travelling to the mainland during the busy Lunar New Year holiday. ... more 
Self-sealing miniature 'wound' created by engineersAtlanta GA (SPX) Feb 14, 2018 Biomedical engineers have developed a miniature self-sealing model system for studying bleeding and the clotting of wounds. The researchers envision the device as a drug discovery platform and poten ... more |
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 New York (AFP) March 21, 2018 
Comic book superheroes are coming to the rescue of hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.
There's Batman, and Wonder Woman, of course, and also a Puerto Rican-inspired female hero named La Borinquena. Their mission is to help reconstruct the US island territory wrecked by Hurricane Maria six months ago.
The 200-page book - entitled "Ricanstruction: Reminiscing & Rebuilding Puerto Rico" - will ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 15, 2018 
Indra has been awarded a contract for implementing four new Uplink Stations (ULS), thus expanding the ground segment of the European global positioning system, Galileo. Awarded by the company Thales Alenia Space (France), this contract also includes maintenance and upgrades for all Uplink stations.
The new stations will join the ten uplink stations that Indra has already put into service a ... more |
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 Lund, Sweden (SPX) Mar 21, 2018 
New research at Lund University in Sweden can now show what Stone Age people actually ate in southern Scandinavia 10 000 years ago. The importance of fish in the diet has proven to be greater than expected. So, if you want to follow a Paleo diet - you should quite simply eat a lot of fish.
Osteologists Adam Boethius and Torbjorn Ahlstrom have studied the importance of various protein sourc ... more |
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 Ol Pejeta, Kenya (AFP) March 20, 2018 
Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, has died in Kenya at the age of 45, after becoming a symbol of efforts to save his subspecies from extinction, a fate that only science can now prevent.
When Sudan was born in 1973 in the wild in Shambe, South Sudan, there were about 700 of his kind left in existence.
At his death, there are only two females remaining alive and the hope is that ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2018 
The burden of yellow fever in any given area is known to be heavily dependent on climate, particularly rainfall and temperature which can impact both mosquito life cycle and viral replication.
Now, researchers from Imperial College London and the World Health Organization (WHO) have developed a new model to quantify yellow fever dynamics across Africa using not only annual averages of thes ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 21, 2018 
China Wednesday announced a series of changes aimed at strengthening its global influence, including the creation of a centralised news service to better communicate the ruling Communist Party's message at home and abroad.
The changes are part of a larger overhaul of government functions that will also see an increased role for the United Front Work Department, a shadowy organisation that ha ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) March 13, 2018 
Spanish police said Tuesday they had arrested 155 mostly Chinese nationals after busting a gang that trafficked Chinese migrants into Britain and Ireland for 20,000 euros per person.
The arrests, which included four alleged ringleaders detained in Barcelona, came after a three-year investigation, police said in a statement.
"The dismantled network was extremely hermetic, structured and h ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) March 19, 2018 
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia would cut its military spending, a day after he won a presidential election with a landslide.
"We have plans to decrease our defence spending both this year and next. But this will not lead to any decline in the country's defence capacity," he said during a meeting with other candidates.
"We will not allow for any sort of arms race," h ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Mar 14, 2018 
Astronomers have discovered that all galaxies rotate once every billion years, no matter how big they are.
The Earth spinning around on its axis once gives us the length of a day, and a complete orbit of the Earth around the Sun gives us a year.
"It's not Swiss watch precision," said Professor Gerhardt Meurer from the UWA node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research ... more |
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 Crystal city, VA (SPX) Mar 19, 2018 
The Cyber Solutions division of Lockheed Martin has announced plans to compete for the U.S. Air Force's Unified Platform contract by unveiling details about the Henosis prototype, a joint integrated mission system, at the company's annual Media Day.
Like the cyber equivalent to an aircraft carrier, the Henosis prototype could incorporate and integrate cyber effects into multi-domain air, l ... more |
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 Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) March 20, 2018 
Direct international flights resumed Tuesday from Sulaimaniyah airport in Iraqi Kurdistan, a week after Baghdad lifted an almost six-month-long blockade on the region's foreign air links.
A cargo plane carrying electronic devices touched down from the United Arab Emirates, an AFP correspondent said.
It was followed by a Royal Jordanian plane, with 39 passengers on board, which took off ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 21, 2018 
After leading the charge against Islamic State jihadists on Syria's frontlines, Kurds feel betrayed by their Western allies following the seizure of their stronghold Afrin by Turkish forces.
Turkey's offensive aided by its Syrian allies including secular rebels and Islamist groups who rampaged through Afrin and triggered a mass exodus - has left Syrian Kurds claiming the world stood by and ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 20, 2018 
Coal will no longer be used as an energy source for Michigan residents as more renewables come on stream in the decades ahead, a utility company said.
Public utility company Consumers Energy, which provides gas and electricity to about 60 percent of the state population, said it would no longer be using coal as a power source by 2040. By then, the company said it expects more than 40 pe ... more |
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 Wellington (AFP) March 20, 2018 
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra slumped to a first-half loss Wednesday after massive write-downs on its China business, and announced long-time chief executive Theo Spierings' departure.
Fonterra posted a net loss of NZ$348 million ($250 million) for the six months to January 31, down from a NZ$418 million profit in the same period a year earlier.
It blamed the downturn on a NZ$405 mill ... more |
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 Livermore CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2018 
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists are part of a national planetary defense team that designed a conceptual spacecraft to deflect Earth-bound asteroids and evaluated whether it would be able to nudge a massive asteroid - which has a remote chance to hitting Earth in 2135 - off course. The design and case study are outlined in a paper published recently in Acta Astronautica ... more |
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