Archive | September 2015

Smart capsule to target colon diseases

By Ben Gruber
West Lafayette, IND (Reuters) – A new electronic drug capsule engineered to deliver medications directly to the colon could potentially offer a more effective and cheaper option for treating people with gastrointestinal conditions, according to researchers at …
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10 Cities Where You Don’t Want to Get Sick

About 440,000 people die in the United States each year as a result of a preventable hospital error. Despite the precautions hospitals take to minimize the likelihood of a mistake, many are still harming patients through avoidable missteps.
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What Happens When You Take Antibiotics With Alcohol?

By: Lee Breslouer
Credit: Shutterstock/Jennifer Bui/Thrillist
You know how your doctor’s all, “Don’t drink while you’re on this medication I just prescribed you!” and you’re all, “What? Don’t be such a buzzkill, Dr. Loser!” and then you go pound three Mike’s Hard Lemonades at your friend…
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Memory is greater threat to romantic relationships than Facebook

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Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published monthly online with Open Access options and in print that explores the psychological and social issues surrounding…
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Canadian magazines miss the mark on skin cancer messages

Canadian magazines are sending women mixed messages about skin cancer and tanning, according to new University of Waterloo research.
The study, published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health and funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Social Sciences and Humanities…
Source:Canadian magazines miss the mark on skin cancer messages

Solar energy: Hydrogen for all seasons

Chemists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have developed novel porous materials called “covalent organic frameworks”, which provide a basis for the design of polymeric photocatalysts with tunable physical, chemical and electronic properties.
Chemical systems that are capable o…
Source:Solar energy: Hydrogen for all seasons

Engines of change: WPI team recovers rare earths from electric and hybrid vehicle motors

IMAGE: This is Marion Emmert, assistant professor of chemistry, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, with the drive unit from an all-electric Chevrolet Spark vehicle. She has developed…
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Source:Engines of change: WPI team recovers rare earths from electric and hybrid vehicle motors

A micro-supercapacitor with unmatched energy storage performance

This news release is available in French.
A micro-supercapacitor made using a new electrode reached an energy density 1,000 times greater than existing electrochemical capacitors. With such a performance, comparable to current Li-ion micro-batteries, this energy storage device is a…
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Crystal clear: Thousand-fold fluorescence enhancement in an all-polymer thin film

IMAGE: Dr. Qin Li is from Griffith University’s Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre.
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Griffith University scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in the field of fluorescence enhancement via a discovery they believe could drive the next ad…
Source:Crystal clear: Thousand-fold fluorescence enhancement in an all-polymer thin film

A micro-supercapacitor with unmatched energy storage performance

This news release is available in French.
A micro-supercapacitor made using a new electrode reached an energy density 1,000 times greater than existing electrochemical capacitors. With such a performance, comparable to current Li-ion micro-batteries, this energy…
Source: A micro-supercapacitor with unmatched energy storage performance

A micro-supercapacitor with unmatched energy storage performance

This news release is available in French.
A micro-supercapacitor made using a new electrode reached an energy density 1,000 times greater than existing electrochemical capacitors. With such a performance, comparable to current Li-ion micro-batteries, this energy…
Source: A micro-supercapacitor with unmatched energy storage performance

Engines of change: WPI team recovers rare earths from electric and hybrid vehicle motors

IMAGE: This is Marion Emmert, assistant professor of chemistry, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, with the drive unit from an all-electric Chevrolet Spark vehicle. She has developed…
view more
Credit: Wo…
Source: Engines of change: WPI team recovers rare earths from electric and hybrid vehicle motors

Solar energy: Hydrogen for all seasons

Chemists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have developed novel porous materials called “covalent organic frameworks”, which provide a basis for the design of polymeric photocatalysts with tunable physical, chemical and electronic properties.
Chemical …
Source: Solar energy: Hydrogen for all seasons

Canadian magazines miss the mark on skin cancer messages

Canadian magazines are sending women mixed messages about skin cancer and tanning, according to new University of Waterloo research.
The study, published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health and funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Social…
Source: Canadian magazines miss the mark on skin cancer messages

Memory is greater threat to romantic relationships than Facebook

IMAGE: 
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published monthly online with Open Access options and in print that explores the psychological and social issues surrounding…
view more
Credit: ©Mary Ann Lie…
Source: Memory is greater threat to romantic relationships than Facebook

Engines of change: WPI team recovers rare earths from electric and hybrid vehicle motors

IMAGE: This is Marion Emmert, assistant professor of chemistry, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, with the drive unit from an all-electric Chevrolet Spark vehicle. She has developed…
view more
Credit: Wo…
Source: Engines of change: WPI team recovers rare earths from electric and hybrid vehicle motors

What Happens When You Take Antibiotics With Alcohol?

By: Lee Breslouer
Credit: Shutterstock/Jennifer Bui/Thrillist
You know how your doctor’s all, “Don’t drink while you’re on this medication I just prescribed you!” and you’re all, “What? Don’t be such a buzzkill, Dr. Loser!” and then you go pound three Mike’s Har…
Source: What Happens When You Take Antibiotics With Alcohol?

What Happens When You Take Antibiotics With Alcohol?

By: Lee Breslouer
Credit: Shutterstock/Jennifer Bui/Thrillist
You know how your doctor’s all, “Don’t drink while you’re on this medication I just prescribed you!” and you’re all, “What? Don’t be such a buzzkill, Dr. Loser!” and then you go pound three Mike’s Har…
Source: What Happens When You Take Antibiotics With Alcohol?

10 Cities Where You Don’t Want to Get Sick

About 440,000 people die in the United States each year as a result of a preventable hospital error. Despite the precautions hospitals take to minimize the likelihood of a mistake, many are still harming patients through avoidable missteps.

Source: 10 Cities Where You Don’t Want to Get Sick

10 Cities Where You Don’t Want to Get Sick

About 440,000 people die in the United States each year as a result of a preventable hospital error. Despite the precautions hospitals take to minimize the likelihood of a mistake, many are still harming patients through avoidable missteps.

Source: 10 Cities Where You Don’t Want to Get Sick