Category: New products
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Math Model Analyzes Moving Bottlenecks in Traffic
A trio of researchers in Italy has developed a mathematical model for a common cause of traffic jams, the slow-moving vehicle, such as a farm tractor or heavy truck, on a crowded highway. The team of Corrado Lattanzio and Amelio Maurizi from University of L’Aquila, with Benedetto Piccoli of Italy’s Institute in Applied Mathematics, published…
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Stem Cells Shown to Help Treat Spinal Cord Injuries
A study by researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio and Athersys Inc., a drug discovery company also in Cleveland, found adult stem cells can help treat spinal cord injuries in rodents. The study tested Athersys’s MultiStem product made of adult (non-embryonic) stem cells obtained from bone marrow. The findings…
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Trial Shows Tele-Rehab Results Similar to Standard Methods
Knee replacement patients undergoing tele-rehabilitation, a postoperative rehabilitation program conducted from a remote setting like the patient’s home, experience similar results as patients who undergo traditional postoperative rehabilitation. Findings from this new study were published in the 19 January 2011 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. The research, conducted as a clinical…
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Nanotech Compound Helps Convert Waste Heat Into Electricity
Researchers at Northwestern University have placed nanocrystals of rock salt into lead telluride, a compound of lead and tellurium, creating a material that can harness electricity from heat-generating items more efficiently than has been reported in the past. The results of the study are published by the journal Nature Chemistry (paid subscription required). The new…
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University, Start Up Develop Anti-Counterfeit Technology
A student at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada researched a new method based on nanotechnology for stopping counterfeiters, which has led to the founding of a new company to develop the product. Nanotechnology uses materials at nanometer scale, with one nanometer equal to one billionth of a meter. Clint Landrock, an…
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Research Collaboration Developing More Robust Rice
A partnership between the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is developing new varieties of rice designed to grow under tough conditions by the poorest farmers. The early results of the project are reported in the January issue of the magazine Rice Today, published by IRRI. Green Super Rice…
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Tailored Training Modules Developed for Truck Drivers
Long-haul truckers are responsible for their heavy-duty rigs, expensive cargos, and managing an increasingly complex array of technology to get safely to their destinations. But the demands and economics of their jobs make it difficult for even the most professional of truck drivers to keep their skills sharp. A project underway in Germany by the…
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Greener Process Developed for Producing Industrial Chemical
A U.S.-U.K. chemistry and engineering team has developed a more environmentally friendly process for producing benzyl benzoate, a common chemical found in food additives, insecticides, fragrances, and used in other industrial chemical processes. The research was partially funded by the Dow Chemical Company and the findings are published in this week’s issue of the journal…
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Disc Prosthesis Developed for Bad Backs in Dogs
Humans and their canine best friends sometimes share a common affliction, back pain caused by slipped spinal discs. A doctoral candidate at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Swedish acronym SLU) has developed a disc prosthesis that can help dogs and maybe humans with slipped discs. Niklas Bergknut (pictured right) studied disc degeneration in dogs…
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Bird-Flu Stopping Transgenic Chickens Produced
Genetically modified chickens with molecular structures designed to prevent the spread of bird flu have been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge and Edinburgh University in the U.K. The study is published in this week’s issue of the journal Science (paid subscription required). The team of scientists successfully developed genetically modified or transgenic…