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Color-changing polymer may signal traumatic brain injuries in soldiers, athletes
Science Daily - 16 Aug 2015 21:19
A bomb blast or a rough tackle can inflict serious brain damage. Yet at the time of impact, these injuries are often invisible. To detect head trauma immediately, a team of researchers has developed a polymer-based mater...
Eliminating water-borne bacteria with pages from The Drinkable Book could save lives
Science Daily - 16 Aug 2015 21:18
Human consumption of bacterially contaminated water causes millions of deaths each year throughout the world -- primarily among children. An inexpensive, simple and easily transportable nanotechnology-based method to pur...
Step Inside the Virtual Universe--How VR Will Transform the Web
Singularity Hub - 16 Aug 2015 19:36
A little over a year ago, a small team was formed within Mozilla's research arm with a mandate to explore the intersection of virtual reality and the open web. What...
Scientists achieve major breakthrough in thin-film magnetism
EurekAlert! - 16 Aug 2015 06:00
(National University of Singapore) Recent work by a team of scientists working in Singapore, The Netherlands, USA and Ireland, published on Aug. 14, 2015 in the prestigious journal, Science, has uncovered a new twist to ...