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New Test For More Reliable Product Expiration Labels

Science – Beer gets a "skunky" taste. Wine develops an unpleasant flavor termed "light-struck." And exposure to light causes off flavors, colors, and aromas in hundreds of other foods and beverages and decreases shelf life.

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New Invention Effectively Kills Foodborne Pathogens In Minutes

Science – University of Georgia researchers have developed an effective technology for reducing contamination of dangerous bacteria on food.

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Food Scientists Confirm Commercial Product Effectively Kills Bacteria In Vegetable Washwater

Science – Research conducted by food science faculty at the University of Idaho and Washington State University indicate that a commercially available fruit and vegetable wash, when used in a food-manufacturing setting, can dramatically decrease the number of disease-causing organisms in produce-processing washwater.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 29, 2008 09:29pm

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Laser Surgery Probe Targets Individual Cancer Cells

Science – Mechanical engineering Assistant Professor Adela Ben-Yakar at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a laser "microscalpel" that destroys a single cell while leaving nearby cells intact, which could improve the precision of surgeries for cancer, epilepsy and other diseases.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 29, 2008 09:29pm

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Silicon Photonic Crystals Key To Optical Cloaking, Researchers Say

Science – Now you see it, soon you might not, researchers at the University of Illinois say.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 29, 2008 09:29pm

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Sonar System For The Blind

Science – Echolocation is a method of perceiving the world by emitting noises, then listening to the reflections of these noises off objects in the environment.

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Engineering Students' Airplane Research Is Crystal Clear

Science – Forget delays, lines and ticket costs Ã;¢ââ;;¬" for many people, flying isn't just an aggravation, it's an outright phobia.

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Mercury-absorbent Container Linings Developed For Broken CFLs

Science – Brown University researchers have discovered a nanomaterial that can absorb the mercury emitted from a broken compact fluorescent lamp (CFL).

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Submitted and Voted for on June 29, 2008 09:26pm

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Standards Set For Energy-conserving LED Lighting

Science – Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with national standards organizations, have taken the lead in developing the first two standards for solid-state lighting in the United States.

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Oxygen Ions For Fuel Cells Get Loose At Low(er) Temperatures

Science – Seeking to understand a new fuel cell material, a research team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the University of Liverpool, has uncovered a novel structure that moves oxygen ions through the cell at substantially lower temperatures than previously thought possible.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 29, 2008 09:25pm

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If The Large Hadron Collider Produced A Microscopic Black Hole, It Probably Wouldn't Matter

Science – Particle colliders creating black holes that could devour the Earth. Sounds like a great Hollywood script. But, according to UC Santa Barbara Physics Professor Steve Giddings, it's pure fiction.

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Gene Silencer And Quantum Dots Reduce Protein Production To A Whisper

Science – More than 15 years ago scientists discovered a way to stop a particular gene in its tracks. The Nobel Prize-winning finding holds tantalizing promise for medical science, but so far it has been difficult to apply the technique, known as RNA interference, in living cells.

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Robot That Climbs In The Pipe

Science – Industrial pipe systems are inaccessible and narrow. The pipes can be vertical and have junctions. Just as challenging, leakage points in the water system must be located, the condition of oil and gas pipelines must be checked and ventilation systems need to be cleaned.

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The Validity Of Epo Testing For Athletes

Science – Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEpo) is a genetically engineered hormone sometimes misused by high-performance athletes such as cyclists and marathon runners to boost their endurance. The potential misuse of the drug is detected in urine collected from athletes.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 29, 2008 09:21pm

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Overcrowding And Understaffing In Hospitals Increases Levels Of MRSA Infections

Science – A review article authored by a University of Queensland academic has found overcrowding and understaffing in hospitals are two key factors in the transmission of MRSA (Meticillin -- Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) infections worldwide.

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