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‘99.99 percent air’: Boeing releases video of revolutionary lightweight metal : Boeing has released a video of its groundbreaking

2015-10-13 18:44:45

‘99.99 percent air’: Boeing releases video of revolutionary lightweight metal : Boeing has released a video of its groundbreaking microlattice metal, which is “the world’s lightest material,” scientists say.
Source: www.rt.com

UV light robots cut c. diff transmissions by 25 percent on cancer patient floors: New research from Penn Medicine infection

2015-10-11 23:48:07

UV light robots cut c. diff transmissions by 25 percent on cancer patient floors: New research from Penn Medicine infection control specialists found that ultraviolet robots helped reduce the rates transmission of the common bacterial infection known as Clostridium difficile among cancer inpatients --...
Source: eurekalert.org

NASA offers 1,200 patents to startups, with no upfront licensing costs: Here's your chance to make a collapsible plane or

2015-10-10 18:20:44

NASA offers 1,200 patents to startups, with no upfront licensing costs: Here's your chance to make a collapsible plane or handheld laser flashlight.
Source: arstechnica.com

Researchers design 'biological flashlight' using light-producing ability of shrimp: Using the natural light-producing ability

2015-10-03 12:25:02

Researchers design 'biological flashlight' using light-producing ability of shrimp: Using the natural light-producing ability of deep-sea shrimp, a UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher and a team of scientists developed a new imaging tool to help cancer researchers better track tumor...
Source: medicalxpress.com

APOD: 2015 September 29 - Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse and Lightning Storm

2015-09-30 17:53:54

APOD: 2015 September 29 - Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse and Lightning Storm
Source: nasa.gov

Tools for illuminating brain function make their own light: A variant on the optogenetics technique gives neuroscientists

2015-09-30 01:19:47

Tools for illuminating brain function make their own light: A variant on the optogenetics technique gives neuroscientists the choice of activating neurons with light or an externally supplied chemical.
Source: eurekalert.org

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