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Study: Social media peers influence eating habits
Researchers from Aston University’s School of Life and Health Science conducted a study that links eating habits and social media.
Portable assay quickly monitors mushroom safety
The assay detects the presence of as little as 10 ppb of the toxin amanitin in about 10 minutes from a small sample of a mushroom or in a person’s urine.
Laser marking with the mini-inline, a compact laser shield
The Mini-Inline, a laser protection solution, has been tested over many years.
Cut the contrail? Tweak a few aircraft flight levels, researchers say
Flight level adjustments, combined with cleaner aircraft engines, could cut contrail-caused impacts on the environment by up to 90%.
New model expands scope of the Deepwater oil spill
The research team combined oil-transport modeling techniques with remote sensing data and in-water sampling to provide a look at the oil spill.
DayCor® micROM – corona cameras with ready UAS integration solution
Ofil micROM corona camera plug-n-play for drones ramps up utilities' operation with HD corona imaging.
Monitoring device to detect lube oil degradation
The monitor is intended to enable owners to actively monitor the degradation and contamination of lube oil to better protect their industrial assets.
Sustainable polymers is focus of newly funded R&D effort
The initiative will initially focus on polyurethanes, a class of polymer used in everything from construction and insulation to furniture and textiles.
Extreme testing: Dropping a Zygo laser interferometer from a forklift
ZYGO laser interferometers are built tough to help ensure reliable performance day-in, day-out.
Research team develops yarn-like material from human skin cells
An international team of researchers led by the University of Bordeaux in France has created a yarn-like material derived from human skin cells.
Researchers develop fingerprinting method to detect cocaine use
Teams from Surrey University, the National Physical Laboratory, Forensic Science Ireland and Intelligent Fingerprinting have devised a new fingerprinting method to detect cocaine use.
Team develops 3D printing resin using waste oil from McDonald's
Researchers from the University of Toronto Scarborough are turning cooking oil waste into high-resolution resin for 3D printing.
Team improves the adhesion of wearable sensors
To improve the adhesion of wearable sensors, researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan have modified a commonly used polymer to better adhere sensors to the body.
An inside look at a lab dedicated to industrial filtration and fluids analysis
HILCO Laboratory Services provide a full suite of rigorous world-class test capabilities to support industrial filtration and fluids analysis.
Corrosion fatigue led to a fatal pipeline rupture, NTSB says
Corrosion fatigue cracks along with external loading that caused bending stress, led to a pipeline rupture that released more than 108,000 gallons of liquid anhydrous ammonia.
Fern-inspired textile can remove oil from water
Researchers from Germany’s Universities of Bonn and Aachen and the Heimbach-GmbH are applying the super water repellant (or super hydrophobic) properties found in a family of floating ferns to textiles designed for removing oil from bodies of water.
Watch: First images of the sun from new solar telescope
The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's largest solar telescope, captured its first image of the Sun, providing the highest-resolution image of the star to date.
Color-changing bandage signals infection and delivers drugs
The smart material changes color when an infection or drug-resistant bacteria is detected and administers drugs accordingly.
Video: Energy reuse demonstrated in a multi-turn particle accelerator
Energy efficiency comes to the study of particle physics with a successful test of energy capture and reuse technology in a multi-turn particle accelerator.
Sorting used batteries for second life service
A new procedure allows quick assessment of the suitability of used electric car batteries for reuse in stationary energy storage systems.