US researchers warn of possible fertility risk to men using laptop computers on their laps
...ng men to consider limiting the time that they use laptop computers positioned on their laps, as long-term u...heir fertility. The increasing popularity of laptop computers (LC), coupled with existing evidence that elevated scrotal temperature can result in sperm...Put science at center of decision-making on third world development, experts tell UN
...ducts. These efforts have led to the production of laptop computers, high definition televisions, videophones, laser faxes, broadband communications, digital switching devices, satellite receiving stations, and smart cards. "Now is the time to plant the seeds of change in education, government and the priv...Virginia Tech patents advance microprocessors, vaccines, vision, vibration control, more
...ireless communication devices, such as telephones, laptop computers, and other equipment, are starting to use multiple radio frequency bands, both licensed and unlicensed bands, for voice and data communications. As these devices become smaller, the challenge is to design smaller antennas that support multi...Innovative collaboration brings Arctic science into the classroom
...nd the public, using a satellite phone hooked to a laptop computer for internet communications. According to Holmes, "Getting kids excited about science is the most important thing. If they realize that science is an exciting process as opposed to a bunch of boring facts to memorize from textbooks, then t...Materials scientists get the whole picture with new e-Science technique
...The whole process can be controlled from a desk or laptop using any desktop visualization tool that the user is familiar with. "Users can visualise and manipulate gigabytes of data as single entities in near real time without expensive specialised hardware", says Dr Sastry. GAPtk is also being used in oth...Newer football helmet design may reduce incidence of concussions in high school players
...by concussion. Athletes can complete the test on a laptop or desktop computer within about 30 minutes. Most of the athletes in the study had completed the ImPACT battery during the pre-season, which served as a baseline for comparison once a concussion was sustained. Concussed athletes were followed and tre...Chemists report progress in quest to use hydrogen as fuel for cars and electronic devices
... to a hydrogen fuel that powers not only cars, but laptop computers, cellular phones, digital cameras and ot...w would hydrogen work in devices like cell phones, laptop computers and digital cameras? "Instead of a battery, one would have a medium such as MOF that store...DOE JGI to host Microbial Genomics Workshop for educators
...uencing process, workshop participants, armed with laptop computers, will explore the tools that enable the order and assembly of the DNA fragments into strands that serve as starting material for the search for genes and other important features in microbial genomes. The workshop will also touch on the ne...RIT students design deep-sea explorer to search for Lake Ontario shipwrecks
...explorer is controlled by a joystick attached to a laptop computer that communicates with a microprocessor (the ROV's "command center") via a 680-foot-long fiber-optic cable. A human at the controls sees what the ROV "sees" through live video streaming and sensor readings. The device is capable of diving at......ttle power, as measured by a voltmeter hooked to a laptop computer. Co-author and PNNL scientist Jeff Mclean, who manages the microbial fuel cell laboratory, said that small changes in fuel cell design and culture conditions have already shown large improvements in the efficiency of the fuel cells. For ex...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- August 23, 2006
...meter -- and uses about as much battery power as a laptop computer. "This instrument has evolved from a decade-long experimental and simulation program in mass spectrometer miniaturization," according to the Analytical Chemistry report. The Mini 10 can perform chemical analysis while being carried and de...ACS Weekly PressPac -- September 6, 2006
...ow about Tiny fuel cell might replace batteries in laptop computers, portable electronics National Meeting R...., EDT Tiny fuel cell might replace batteries in laptop computers, portable electronics If you're frustrated by frequently losing battery power in your l...Fingerprint technology pioneered in Leicester -- to identify the dead
...gle digit fingerprint scanner which utilises a USB laptop connection for the electronic capture of cadaveric fingerprints Professor Rutty added: We believe that, through conversations with our colleagues throughout the fingerprint world and the failure to identify any previous peer reviewed publication, w...Scientists identify molecular cause for one form of deafness
...d crystals are commonly used in watch displays and laptop displays. Wong and his colleagues also found that a mixture of mutant espin and normal espin would prevent the structural transition from occurring. If gene expression could turn on the production of just a fraction of normal espin linkers, a kind of...Eye movement tasks can be used to assess fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
...uired a mobile eye-tracker unit that hooks up to a laptop computer, allowing them to move their research program out of the laboratory and into the communities. "We have already visited several communities in Ontario, and are establishing collaborations with other research centers across Canada," he sai...Novel salamander robot crawls its way up the evolutionary ladder
...in to the spinal cord, were sent wirelessly from a laptop to the robot. These signals were enough to cause the robot to change its speed and direction and change from walking to swimming. The model therefore provides a potential explanation relevant for all four-legged organisms of how agile locomotion i...Engineers develop process to recycle unused paint by blending it into common plastics
...that combine strength and flexibility, such as for laptop computer housings that need to withstand bumps and falls. Nosker also noted that plastics made with recycled paints could be used to make paint containers, eliminating metal cans and essentially bringing the paint products life cycle full-circle. I...NMR advance relies on microscopic detector
... technology similar to the Wi-Fi antennas found in laptop computers. These antennas consist of a flat strip of metal. Using a laser, the MIT team made a microscopic defect (a slot) in such a conducting structure, known as a strip line. In that location a little bit of the magnetic field leaks out of the lin...2007 Joint Assembly in Acapulco -- press conference schedule
... will be equipped with wi-fi for use with your own laptop and with two Internet-connected computers for shared use, with a shared printer. The main phone number for the Press Room is 011 52 (744) 43501 32. However, calls can also be received on ten other lines: 33 to 42. The Press Room will provide to me...