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  Hanover NH (SPX) Feb 05, 2019 The heart's motion is so powerful that it can recharge devices that save our lives, according to new research from Dartmouth College. Using a dime-sized invention developed by engineers at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, the kinetic energy of the heart can be converted into electricity to power a wide-range of implantable devices, according to the study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Millions of people rely on pacemakers, defibrillators and other live-saving impl ... read more |
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Venezuela opposition warns military against preventing entry of aidCaracas (AFP) Feb 5, 2019 Venezuela's armed forces would be crossing a "red line" if they were to block humanitarian aid from entering the country, the opposition dominated National Assembly said on Tuesday. ... more  
Protecting those on the frontline from EbolaCharleston SC (SPX) Feb 04, 2019 In a world where we can travel the globe by jet, diseases that were once thought to plague faraway places can now strike close to home. The U.S. had to learn this the hard way. In 2014, a pati ... more 
China disciplines 80 officials linked to major vaccine scandalBeijing (AFP) Feb 2, 2019 China's corruption watchdog on Saturday said it had disciplined more than 80 officials linked to a vaccine scandal last year that inflamed public fears over the safety of domestically produced drugs. ... more 
Simply shining light on dinosaur metal compound kills cancer cellsWarwick UK (SPX) Feb 05, 2019 A new compound based on Iridium, a rare metal which landed in the Gulf of Mexico 66 M years ago, hooked onto albumin, a protein in blood, can attack the nucleus of cancerous cells when switched on b ... more |
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Novel strategy enables tiny semiconductor particles for wide-ranging applicationsSingapore (SPX) Jan 28, 2019 Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) nanomaterials such as molybdenite (MoS2), which possess a similar structure as graphene, have been donned the materials of the future for ... more  
Moving on the MoonParis (ESA) Jan 25, 2019 Europe is preparing to go forward to the Moon, but how will astronauts move once they get there? Despite the Apollo missions, little is known about what lunar gravity may mean for our bodies. ESA's ... more 
Brain condition related to long-term spaceflights needs more attention, dataCharleston SC (SPX) Jan 25, 2019 More people today are poised to explore space than ever before; those who do will experience the effects of microgravity on the human body. Recognizing the need for more data related to those effect ... more 
Prolonged spaceflight could weaken astronauts' immune systemsTucson AZ (SPX) Jan 24, 2019 NASA hopes to send humans to Mars by 2030 on a round-trip mission that could take up to three years - far longer than any human has ever traveled in space. Such long-term spaceflights could adversel ... more 
China clones gene-edited monkeys to aid disorder researchShanghai (AFP) Jan 24, 2019 Chinese scientists announced Thursday they had cloned five monkeys from a single animal that was genetically engineered to have a sleep disorder, saying it could aid research into human psychological problems. ... more |
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A new method developed to produce precursors for high-strength carbon fibers processingNizhny Novgorod, Russia (SPX) Jan 23, 2019 Carbon fiber is an important structural material of the 21st century. Due to its high strength, which is not inferior to metal alloys, in combination with low specific weight and high oxidative stab ... more  |
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China's second gene-edited foetus is 12-14 weeks old: scientistBeijing (AFP) Jan 22, 2019 The second woman carrying a gene-edited foetus in China could now be 12 to 14 weeks into her pregnancy, according to a US physician in close contact with the researcher who claimed to have created the world's first genetically-modified babies last year. ... more
Second woman carrying gene-edited baby in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Jan 21, 2019 A researcher who claimed to have created the world's first genetically-edited babies will face a Chinese police investigation, state media said Monday, as authorities confirmed that a second woman fell pregnant during the experiment. ... more 
How to rapidly image entire brains at nanoscale resolutionChevy Chase MD (SPX) Jan 18, 2019 Eric Betzig didn't expect the experiment to work. Two scientists, Ruixuan Gao and Shoh Asano, wanted to use his team's microscope on brain samples expanded to four times their usual size - blown up ... more 
NYSCF scientists make strides in creation of clinical-grade boneNew York NY (SPX) Jan 17, 2019 A team of scientists from the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute reported Friday in Stem Cell Research and Therapy that they have made valuable progress toward creating clinica ... more 
Aging Faster in Space to Age Better on EarthHouston TX (SPX) Jan 16, 2019 A new investigation heading to the International Space Station will provide space-flown samples to scientists from academia, industry and government agencies, who have agreed to share their data and ... more |
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 Srinagar, India (AFP) Feb 8, 2019  Three policemen were rescued Friday while five other bodies were recovered from an avalanche that buried 10 people in Indian-administered Kashmir following two days of heavy snowfall, police said.
The avalanche hit a fire emergency facility late Thursday in the Banihal area of the Kashmir valley. Six police, two prisoners and two other personnel had taken refuge there during a storm.
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 5, 2019 
The position of the Earth's magnetic North Pole - used in navigation systems such as smartphones - is moving far faster than it has, sending scientists scrambling to put out a new model this week.
The magnetic North is the point at which the planet's magnetic field points vertically down.
The World Magnetic Model is critical to sea and military navigation - as well as our ubiquitous s ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 7, 2019 
The western lowland gorilla is characterized by a dynamic social structure and peaceful familial relations, according to a new survey of the primate's behavior inside the African equatorial rainforest.
For five years, biologists from the University of Barcelona monitored three families of the western lowland gorilla, Gorilla gorilla gorilla, in the dense rainforest of the Republic of Co ... more |
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Scientists have developed new tools for identifying the tiny traces of DNA on flower petals left behind by insect visitors.
By analyzing DNA signatures on flower petals, scientists can more easily track the movement and feeding patterns of vulnerable pollinators like bees and butterflies, as well as identify novel plant-insect relationships.
Environmental DNA, or eDNA, is the mix ... more |
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 Charleston SC (SPX) Feb 04, 2019 
In a world where we can travel the globe by jet, diseases that were once thought to plague faraway places can now strike close to home.
The U.S. had to learn this the hard way. In 2014, a patient harboring Ebola returned home to Dallas, Texas from Liberia. Within 15 days of this person's arrival, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had confirmed two secondary cases in nurs ... more |
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 Dongyang, China (AFP) Feb 10, 2019  Chinese film and television are reeling from what industry insiders call a "bitterly cold winter" of sharper government scrutiny that is expected to lead to more Communist Party-friendly content.
The entertainment sector had blossomed in recent years, with official encouragement by a government keen to replace foreign content with homegrown fare and develop the industry as a global "soft pow ... more |
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 Athens (AFP) Feb 8, 2019 
Greek lawmakers on Friday approved Macedonia's NATO accession bid, putting the final touches on a historic deal to end a 27-year name row between the two countries.
A majority of 153 lawmakers supported the legislation, while 140 voted against.
"Today's vote closes the most important round of obligations involving Greece," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told parliament ahead of the vote. ... more |
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 Hannover, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2018 
The detection of Einstein's gravitational waves relies on highly precise laser measurements of small length changes. The kilometer-size detectors of the international network (GEO600, LIGO, Virgo) are so sensitive that they are fundamentally limited by tiny quantum mechanical effects.
These cause a background noise which overlaps with gravitational-wave signals. This noise is always presen ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Feb 8, 2019 
He built one of the world's most valuable companies from scratch, becoming the richest person on the planet.
Now Jeff Bezos is intent on showing he won't be bullied in a battle of wills with the politically connected owner of a supermarket tabloid.
The 55-year-old Bezos founded Amazon in his garage in 1994 and went on to grow it into a colossus that dominates online retail, with operatio ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Feb 7, 2019 
Ousting US troops from Iraq despite Donald Trump's vow to stay is now the top goal of pro-Iranian Shiite armed groups. And their leaders say there are only two ways - by passing a new law, or by force.
US-Iraq relations have grown tense once again, after a series of ups and downs over the years, from the 1990 Gulf war though crippling sanctions to the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Husse ... more |
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 Qamishli, Syria (AFP) Feb 8, 2019 
Kurdish-led forces in eastern Syria prepared Friday for a push on the last remaining speck of the Islamic State group's "caliphate" where diehard jihadists and their families are holed up.
US President Donald Trump predicted that the once-sprawling proto-state's official defeat could be proclaimed as early as next week but operations have been paused for days on the main front line.
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 Sydney (AFP) Feb 8, 2019 
An Australian court on Friday delivered a landmark ruling by rejecting plans to build a coal mine on the grounds it would worsen climate change.
Chief Justice Brian Preston said a planned open cut coal mine in a scenic part of New South Wales state would be in "the wrong place at the wrong time".
The ruling by the New South Wales Land and Environment Court was notable for citing not only ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 07, 2019 
Warren Dick has worked with gypsum for more than two decades. You'd think he'd be an expert on drywall and plastering because both are made from gypsum. But the use of gypsum that Dick studies might be unfamiliar to you: on farmland.
"Gypsum is a good source of both calcium and sulfur, which crops need for good yields," says Dick. "We also found that it improves many other soil characteris ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2019 
Astronomers have discovered an asteroid looping through the inner solar system on an exotic orbit. The unusual object is among the first asteroids ever found whose orbit is confined almost entirely within the orbit of Venus. The asteroid's existence hints at potentially significant numbers of space rocks arcing unseen in uncharted regions nearer to the sun.
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