Popular Science announces Third Annual 'Brilliant 10'
...emic computer scientist, it has taken him on a red carpet ride, earning him credits on films such as Terminator 3 and Shrek 2. In February, he earned an Academy Award for Technical Achievement. David Liu , 31, Harvard University (Boston, MA) for his work in the field of DNA-based chemistry. Within two ...Reducing allergens in the home helps inner-city children with asthma
...meable covers; repairing water leaks; and removing carpet from the bedroom, if possible. Families were also given HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filters. Cockroach extermination visits were provided in homes where children were sensitive to that allergen. The suggestions were typically well-received...Flame retardants found on supermarket shelves
...s in electronics and in polyurethane foam used for carpet padding, mattresses, chairs, sofas and other furniture have been detected in humans across the globe, but scientists are not certain how they are getting there. Our paper is the first U.S. market basket food survey for brominated flame retardant...U of T study finds music teachers at risk of hearing loss
...der protective measures such as sound baffling and carpet and teachers might also wear protective earplugs and consider periodic hearing checks." The study, which was funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Canada Foundation for Innovation, was published in the April 20...Scientists calculate how high heels can go
... from 0 to 1, where 1 is pwhooar and 0 is stick to carpet slippers). If the shoes are a turn-off, there's no point wearing them. y the number of years experience you have in wearing high heels. As you become more adept, you can wear a higher heel. Beginners should take it easy. L the cost of the sh...Improved guidance systems for missiles will reduce collateral damage
...December 10, 2003 The collateral damage caused by carpet bombing has compelled the U.S. military to develop more precise air-to-surface missiles. This technology is based on a combination of radar sensors, global positioning systems, and inertial navigation systems. Improving accuracy of munitions will not...'MicroRNAs' control plant shape and structure
...at space. "Think about trying to lay a carpet in a room that is too small," Carrington said. "The only way to fit it all in is to introduce bulges and ripples. This is what happens when microRNA JAW does not properly regulate the TCP genes. There are too many cells that are forced into the le...Infants more vulnerable to serious brain injury from falling than previously thought
... found in a home: a concrete floor, .25-inch-thick carpet padding, and a 4-inch-thick foam pad, simulating a crib mattress. Volunteers also shook the doll vigorously and struck its head against each of the three surfaces. The 5-foot-fall onto concrete produced enough force to cause serious brain injury, th...ACS announces awards for environmentally conscious business innovation
...ies, Inc. (Dalton, Ga.) The firm has developed a carpet tile that is safer,has fewer harmful chemicals tha...ycled into the same product. Shaw's EcoWorx™ carpet tiles contain fewer chemicals that might interact adversely with the environment than other tiles. T...Study of nature's machinery takes center stage at UH
... pacemakers who come too close. A specially-marked carpet and warnings within the facility clearly indicate safety zones. The NMR joins other state-of-the-art research equipment in the IMD. "The Institute for Molecular Design at UH is one of the oldest in the country devoted to the study of how we design m...Neural stem cells can develop into functional neurons
... tagged cells along with normal adult neurons on a carpet of supporting cells called astrocytes, which are known to produce chemical signals that trigger neuronal growth. The normal neurons were necessary to show that our stem-cell-generated neurons were genuine, in the sense that they could incorporate int...University of Southern Mississippi to ship first batch of Pentagon paint
...hames said. "Not just paints, but inks, adhesives, carpet backings, coating for fibers, coatings for concrete steel, just a huge potential for applications. And we can make these coating systems that have no odor and release no pollutants into the atmosphere." Despite its environmentally friendly make...Plants as plants: gene could convert crops to plastics factories
... the monomer for a type of plastic that is used in carpet fibers, among other things. However, plants are more attractive chemical factories than microbes because they may be cheaper. The inherent advantage with plants is that you get your nutrients for free the carbon dioxide and sunlight are there for th...Chemicals in carpet can linger long after exposure
...nces to adhere to - and be completely emitted by - carpet after exposure. The researchers tested potentially...xplained. The amount of the chemicals stuck to the carpet and the rate at which they are emitted can have significant impact on people's exposure to toxic che...El Niño triggers tropical forest reproduction
...s still enough leftover to germinate and produce a carpet of new seedlings on the forest floor. In the Science article, Curran and her co-researchers describe how the forest in Gunung Palung is changing following a decade of intensive dipterocarp logging in huge timber concessions surrounding the pa...USGS studies wildfire ecology in the western United States
...e to overgrazing and drought, creates a continuous carpet of fuel. And cheatgrass thrives on recently burned land, thus perpetuating the altered fire regime. If the shrubs in an area don't have time to recover before the next fire hits, they eventually disappear. "Fire has gone from maintaining a shrubland,...Keep Off The Grass And Take Off Your Shoes!
...other parts of the house. Having a rug or carpet in the entryway of the house helps "limit thefurther migration of those residues into the living areas of the home wherechildren are more likely to play on the floor," says the report's lead author,Marcia Nishioka, M.S., a senior research scientist a...Putting Doesn't Pollute, Research Finds
... who have to manage these unnatural stands ofgreen carpet for demanding customers, fungicides are a great help. "They are oneof the few chemicals that you can spray on turf and see a difference within acouple of days," Turco says. "On the other hand, fungi can cause a green to turnbrown in eight or nine hou...ORNL Microscope "Sees" Bumps That Reveal Partial DNA Structure
..., Jan. 15, 1997 --Imagine looking down at a yellow carpet and seeing a long, brown, sinuous thread with an occasional knot. That's the picture scientists at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) get on a computer screen when using an atomic force microscope (AFM) to image a s...