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  Corvallis OR (SPX) Jul 18, 2018 Nanofiber-based wound dressings loaded with vitamin D spur the production of an antimicrobial peptide, a key step forward in the battle against surgical site infections, or SSIs. The findings by Oregon State University researchers and other collaborators, published Wednesday in Nanomedicine, are important because SSIs are the most common healthcare-associated infection and result in widespread human suffering and economic loss. Each year in the U.S. alone, nearly 300,000 surgical patients de ... read more |
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Smart bandages designed to monitor and tailor treatment for chronic woundsSomerville MA (SPX) Jul 16, 2018 A team of engineers led by Tufts University has developed a prototype bandage designed to actively monitor the condition of chronic wounds and deliver appropriate drug treatments to improve the chan ... more 
MyotonPRO tests muscle tension and stiffnessParis (ESA) Jul 11, 2018 This gadget looks like a precursor to the devices medical officers use to scan patients in science fiction, and it is not far off. The MyotonPRO tests muscle tension and stiffness. The device ... more  
Enzyme boost could hasten production of biofuels and other bioprocessed materialsLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 This could lead to cheaper and more environmentally friendly biofuel production and more efficient plastic recycling. Bioprocessing, which uses living cells or their components to make product ... more  
China's organ transplant system feted despite transparency doubtsMadrid (AFP) July 6, 2018 Just a few years ago, China was persona non grata in the transplantation world over its use of organs from executed inmates, some of them prisoners of conscience. ... more |
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Scientists use light to create new tissue shapesWashington (UPI) Jun 18, 2018 Scientists have developed a new technique for controlling the shape of tissue. The method uses light to control protein activity, which dictates changes in tissue shape. ... more 
In Togo, hi-tech orthopaedic care goes through crucial testLome (AFP) June 23, 2018 In a consulting room in Togo's capital, Lome, Geraldo Emmanuel - handicapped since birth six years ago - waits patiently on a bed while a digital scan is taken of his right leg. ... more  
The right chemistry, fast: employing AI and Automation to map out and make moleculesWashington DC (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 Chemical innovation plays a key role in developing cutting-edge technologies for the military. Research chemists design and synthesize new molecules that could enable a slew of next-generation milit ... more 
Shapeshifting minibots printed with 3-D 'ink'Paris (AFP) June 13, 2018 Engineers have created a soft, malleable 3-D "ink" to print devices that can roll, jump, even grasp objects at the wave of a magnet, they said on Wednesday. ... more 
Wireless system can power devices inside the bodyBoston MA (SPX) Jun 12, 2018 MIT researchers, working with scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital, have developed a new way to power and communicate with devices implanted deep within the human body. Such devices could be ... more |
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Spot a rat? Real-time map aims to plot Paris sightingsParis (AFP) June 11, 2018 Rats have become an increasingly common sight in Paris over the past few years, but one local official wants to make sure everyone knows just how many are being spotted daily in his corner of the French capital. ... more  |
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US fears of 'mystery weapon' revived by new China diplomat casesHong Kong (AFP) June 9, 2018 A US health alert issued for China over a mysterious illness has revived fears of a rumoured sonic weapon that first surfaced after a scare involving American diplomats and their families in Cuba two years ago. ... more 
ICE Cubes space research service open for businessParis (ESA) Jun 07, 2018 The first European facility for commercial research on the International Space Station was installed today in Europe's space laboratory Columbus. The International Commercial Experiments service - I ... more 
Dolphin algorithm could lead to better medical ultrasoundsLund, Sweden (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 Millions of years of evolutionary fine-tuning have made dolphins phenomenally good at using echolocation to orient themselves, find food and communicate with one another. But how do they actually do ... more 
Synthetic 'tissues' build themselvesSan Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 How do complex biological structures - an eye, a hand, a brain - emerge from a single fertilized egg? This is the fundamental question of developmental biology, and a mystery still being grappled wi ... more 
Flexible organic electronics mimic biological mechanosensory nervesSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Jun 05, 2018 Researchers at Seoul National University and Stanford University developed artificial mechanosensory nerves using flexible organic devices to emulate biological sensory afferent nerves. They used th ... more |
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 Khenj District, Afghanistan (AFP) July 12, 2018 
As the ground shook and a sound like a "jet engine" rumbled through the valley, villagers in remote northeastern Afghanistan ran for their lives, minutes before a landslide buried their homes under tonnes of mud and water.
At least 10 people were killed when the landslide struck several villages in Panjshir, a mountainous province north of Kabul, in the early hours of Thursday, destroying hu ... more |
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 Patuxent River MD (SPX) Jul 11, 2018 
CTSi and partner L3 Technologies completed flight-testing this month of a newly developed integrated communication and navigation system for use in highly contested and GPS-denied environments.
Designated the Enhanced Link Navigation System (ELNS), the prototype was built under a Navy $8.7M Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III contract and flight tested at the St. Mary's Cou ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 16, 2018 
New research suggests the role of indigenous people in land management and conservation is under appreciated.
According to the new survey, indigenous groups own, use or have management rights over more than a quarter of Earth's land surface. Indigenous groups control approximately 14.6 million square miles.
Roughly 40 percent of Earth's protected terrestrial land consists of acre ... more |
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 Kathmandu (AFP) July 12, 2018 
Nepal on Thursday gifted China a pair of endangered one-horned rhinos in a diplomatic gesture to its powerful neighbour and major investor.
The young male and a female rhinos, Rudra and Rupsi, boarded a charted flight bound for Guangzhou along with a team of Nepali experts.
"The rhinos were loaded in the plane in their crates and are on their way now. They were healthy and doing well," ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
Picnics, parades and fireworks are the attributes of a grand July Fourth celebration. So are the itch and scratch of mosquito bites. While the bites are annoying, they don't tend to stop the festivities. However, certain types of mosquitoes can cause serious harm. They are known to carry and spread diseases like Zika, West Nile Virus and malaria.
One of the tools researchers are using to t ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 17, 2018  Police in Hong Kong sought to ban a political party which promotes independence for the city Tuesday citing it as a potential national security threat as Beijing ups pressure on challenges to its territorial sovereignty.
Semi-autonomous Hong Kong enjoys freedoms unseen on the mainland including freedom of expression but concern is growing those rights are under serious threat from an asserti ... more |
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 Acapulco, Mexico (AFP) May 9, 2018 
Three Mexican soldiers were killed in an ambush in the violent state of Guerrero, in a town whose mayor was also found murdered the same day, the defense ministry said Wednesday.
After receiving an anonymous tip that armed men were hiding out at a ranch in the municipality of Coyuca de Catalan, an army patrol went to the site Tuesday night and was attacked by unknown gunmen, the ministry sai ... more |
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 Helsinki (AFP) July 17, 2018 
Donald Trump was fired up. When the US president set off for Europe one week ago he was bent on knocking heads with Washington's allies and finding friendship with Russia.
As he flew homewards after Monday's summit with President Vladimir Putin, the final repercussions of his diplomatic rampage were not yet clear.
"Trump's trip to Europe is the single most chaotic and destructive by an A ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 12, 2018 
ince it first exploded into existence 13.8 billion years ago, the universe has been expanding, dragging along with it hundreds of billions of galaxies and stars, much like raisins in a rapidly rising dough.
Astronomers have pointed telescopes to certain stars and other cosmic sources to measure their distance from Earth and how fast they are moving away from us - two parameters that are es ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 13, 2018 
The United States on Friday formally lifted a crippling ban on exports to China's ZTE, rescuing the smartphone maker from the brink of collapse after it was denied key components.
The US Commerce Department said it would continue to monitor the company to prevent further violations of US sanctions on Iran and North Korea.
"While we lifted the ban on ZTE, the Department will remain vigila ... more |
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 Basra, Iraq (AFP) July 16, 2018 
Protests in Iraq continued into their second week Monday following days of clashes that left eight people dead, with demonstrators rallying to put social problems in the spotlight.
Months after Iraq declared victory over the Islamic State group, attention has turned from the military battle to the fight for jobs and public services.
Thousands of people rallied in fresh protests Monday in ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 16, 2018 
NATO's Afghanistan mission denied Monday reports that its commander has said America is ready to join direct talks with the Taliban.
US General John Nicholson spoke with Afghan officials in Kandahar, where he reportedly said the US was "ready" to talk to the Taliban - a shift from the long-held position of Kabul needing to lead any peace process.
In a statement, Nicholson said his comme ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) July 2, 2018 
Australia's largest pure-play coal producer Yancoal said on Monday it would apply for a dual listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange alongside a capital raising as it looks to increase its shares' liquidity.
China-based Yancoal trades on the Australian Securities Exchange and recently expanded its holdings of local mines by buying most of Rio Tinto's domestic coal assets for US$2.45 billion. ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) Jul 18, 2018 
India will need to feed approximately 394 million more people by 2050, and that's going to be a significant challenge. Nutrient deficiencies are already widespread in India today - 30 percent or more are anemic - and many regions are chronically water-stressed.
Making matters worse, evidence suggests that monsoons are delivering less rainfall than they used to. But a study published in Sci ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2018 
Even as NASA's Dawn spacecraft approaches the end of its mission, the probe continues to collect valuable data.
According to NASA, Dawn's instruments continue to observe Ceres and its unique geological features in gamma ray, infrared and visible spectra. The spacecraft also continues to beam back gravity data to Earth.
Most of the probe's recent observations have focused on Ceres ... more |
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