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• Patented airflow system decreases pollutants from large piston engines
• Fixing broken links the fast way: Data links quick-fix developed
• Gold medal cross-country skis for all: Embedded microchip shows optimal wax zones
• Drastic chemical change occurring in birth of planetary system: Has the solar system also experienced it?
• When chemists invent new rattles: Synthesis process to encapsulate nanoparticles
• Brain process takes paper shape: Paper-based device mimics electrochemical signalling in human brain
• Geophysicist teams with mathematicians to describe how river rocks round
• Whales viewed from space: Satellite technology can be used to count whales
• Winning at darts: Timing of dart release or hand position may improve dart throwing accuracy
• Mathematical beauty activates same brain region as great art or music
• Teledermatology app system offers efficiencies, reliably prioritizes inpatient consults
• Concentrating solar power: Similar values in two technologies
• Icing wind tunnel blows cold and hard to study ice on wings, turbine blades
• Weight loss program for infrared cameras
• A new postal code for cancer: Targeting nano-containers to starve, kill cancer cells

Patented airflow system decreases pollutants from large piston engines Posted: 13 Feb 2014 08:26 AM PST A patented airflow control system enables large-bore, multi-cylinder engines used in trains, pipelines, backup diesel generators and other fields to run efficiently while producing lower levels of harmful emissions than they do currently.

Fixing broken links the fast way: Data links quick-fix developed Posted: 13 Feb 2014 07:35 AM PST Software that can fix 90 percent of broken links in a web of data, assuming the resources are still on the site's server, has been developed.

Gold medal cross-country skis for all: Embedded microchip shows optimal wax zones Posted: 13 Feb 2014 05:40 AM PST For elite cross-country skiers, the search for championship skis is a serious, scientific pursuit. Now, with personalized skis embedded with a microchip, information about the optimal wax zone is at the fingertips of any skier equipped with a smartphone and a simple app.

Drastic chemical change occurring in birth of planetary system: Has the solar system also experienced it? Posted: 13 Feb 2014 05:37 AM PST A new star is formed by gravitational contraction of an interstellar molecular cloud consisting of gas and dust. In the course of this process, a gas disk (protoplanetary disk), whose size is on the order of 100 AU, forms around the protostar and evolves into a planetary system. The Solar System was also formed in this way about 4.6 billion years ago, and life was eventually born on the Earth. How unique in the Universe is the situation which happened for the Solar System? In order to answer this question, understanding the formation of protoplanetary disks as well as the associated chemical evolution in various star forming regions is essential.

When chemists invent new rattles: Synthesis process to encapsulate nanoparticles Posted: 13 Feb 2014 05:37 AM PST Chemists have developed a one-pot synthesis process to encapsulate nanoparticles. This type of particle could improve the antimicrobial coating of implants.

Brain process takes paper shape: Paper-based device mimics electrochemical signalling in human brain Posted: 12 Feb 2014 06:23 PM PST A paper-based device that mimics the electrochemical signalling in the human brain has been created by a group of researchers from China. The thin-film transistor (TFT) has been designed to replicate the junction between two neurons, known as a biological synapse, and could become a key component in the development of artificial neural networks, which could be utilized in a range of fields from robotics to computer processing.

Geophysicist teams with mathematicians to describe how river rocks round Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:37 PM PST For centuries, geologists have recognized that the rocks that line riverbeds tend to be smaller and rounder further downstream. But these experts have not agreed on the reason these patterns exist. Abrasion causes rocks to grind down and become rounder as they are transported down the river. Does this grinding reduce the size of rocks significantly, or is it that smaller rocks are simply more easily transported downstream? A new study has arrived at a resolution to this puzzle.

Whales viewed from space: Satellite technology can be used to count whales Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:37 PM PST Scientists have demonstrated how new satellite technology can be used to count whales, and ultimately estimate their population size. Using Very High Resolution satellite imagery, alongside image processing software, they were able to automatically detect and count whales breeding in part of the Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes in Argentina.

Winning at darts: Timing of dart release or hand position may improve dart throwing accuracy Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:36 PM PST Two major strategies are attributed to accurate throwing: timing the object release, and the using hand positioning at release to compensate for releasing the object at variable times. To better understand these strategies, researchers investigated whether expert dart players utilize hand movement that can compensate for the variability in their release timing.

Mathematical beauty activates same brain region as great art or music Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:35 PM PST People who appreciate the beauty of mathematics activate the same part of their brain when they look at aesthetically pleasing formula as others do when appreciating art or music, suggesting that there is a neurobiological basis to beauty.

Teledermatology app system offers efficiencies, reliably prioritizes inpatient consults Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:44 PM PST A new study shows that remote consultations from dermatologists using a secure smart phone app are reliable at prioritizing care for hospitalized patients with skin conditions. Researchers report that this teledermatology process is reliable and can help deliver care more efficiently in busy academic hospitals and potentially in community hospital settings.

Concentrating solar power: Similar values in two technologies Posted: 12 Feb 2014 06:33 AM PST Parabolic troughs and dry-cooled towers deliver similar value for concentrating solar power plants, despite different solar profiles, a new report has found.

Icing wind tunnel blows cold and hard to study ice on wings, turbine blades Posted: 12 Feb 2014 06:31 AM PST Engineers have refurbished an icing wind tunnel and are using it to study ice buildup on aircraft wings and wind turbine blades. A better understanding of the icing problems could lead to better solutions.

Weight loss program for infrared cameras Posted: 12 Feb 2014 05:19 AM PST Infrared sensors can be employed in a wide range of applications, such as driver assistance systems for vehicles or thermography for buildings. A new camera is providing a test bed for development of new products that use these detectors.

A new postal code for cancer: Targeting nano-containers to starve, kill cancer cells Posted: 11 Feb 2014 05:38 AM PST Scientists have discovered that a polymer can provide a key to get into tumors. Researchers have developed a new paradigm to home nanoparticles, containers that measure a few 100 nanometers in size, to endothelial cells.

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