NASA is getting ready to ride the winds of space on sails lighter than gossamer, yet large enough to cover a small field. The space agencys Solar Sail Demonstration, also known as the Sunjammer Project, may launch as early as 2014 when it will send the largest solar sail yet built into orbit, to demonstrate the technical viability of the device. Sunjammer and the term solar sailing were coined by Sir Arthur C. Continue reading
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Stem cell therapy improves heart function 2 years after heart attack
Washington, November 7 (ANI) Stem cell therapy improves heart function in patients who had previous heart attacks, according to researchers from the University of Louisville and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial session at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2012 meeting, Roberto Bolli, M.D., of the University of Louisville and Piero Anversa, M.D., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, presented data from their groundbreaking research in the use of autologous adult stem cells with patients who had previous heart attacks. They report that after two years, all patients receiving the stem cell therapy show improvement in heart function, with an overall 12.9 absolute unit increase in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), a standard measure of heart function that shows the amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle during a heartbeat Continue reading
NASA Testing Interplanetary Internet System
The Internet has become an integral part of people’s lives around the globe, but could the Web exist in space? Researchers at NASA, not content to remain fixed to an Earth-bound system, are pushing the boundaries of network communications by testing what could one day amount to an interplanetary Internet. Continue reading
Inslee downscales health care savings proposal
Inslee downscales health care savings proposalBy Brian M. RosenthalThe Seattle Times From Pullman to Puyallup, gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee has trumpeted prevention-based health care for state employees as a way to save hundreds of millions of dollars a year Continue reading
Vanderbilt's BioVU Databank Now World's Largest Human DNA Repository Linked to Searchable, Electronic Health Information
Newswise African-Americans dont get kidney stones as frequently as Caucasians. Are they protected genetically? If so, identifying the genetic factors that retard kidney stone formation could lead to new ways to treat or even prevent this painful condition, according to Vanderbilt University researcher Todd Edwards, Ph.D Continue reading
Scientists teleport info 90 miles across islands
Quantum teleportation is reaching greater distances, and hopes are high that satellites will be able to use the technology. The European Space Agency’s Optical Ground Station in the Canary Islands. If only we were quantum states, we’d be playing Kirk and Scotty, popping around the universe until the inevitable failure in the transporter circuits Continue reading
Government resists calls for nano-materials register
The ABC’s revelations that some sunscreen brands are inaccurately promoting themselves as nanotechnology-free have prompted calls for better regulation of nano-materials. But the push for a mandatory register has suffered a blow, with a Federal Government report labelling it questionable Continue reading
Liberty Eyeing James River As Power Source
Virginia Man Gets 30 Days For Strangling Cat Virginia Man Gets 30 Days For Strangling Cat Updated: Saturday, July 21 2012 1:44 PM EDT2012-07-21 17:44:04 GMT Updated: Saturday, July 21 2012 12:59 PM EDT2012-07-21 16:59:07 GMT Updated: Saturday, July 21 2012 11:58 AM EDT2012-07-21 15:58:17 GMT Updated: Saturday, July 21 2012 10:55 AM EDT2012-07-21 14:55:46 GMT LYNCHBURG, VA. (AP) – Liberty University is studying the possibility of using the James River to generate electricity Continue reading
University submits medical school study to province
Brandon Universitys medical school recommendation report has been submitted to the province. President Deborah Poff, along with representatives from BU, the University of Manitoba and other committee members, met Tuesday to discuss the feasibility study that had been completed by two consultants. Poff submitted the report Thursday and will be meeting with the Council on Post-Secondary Education on July 13 Continue reading