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Asbestos-Detecting Lasers: Finally a Weapon For the Good Guys

June 5, 2013   Uncategorized

Graphene might be the latest and greatest hero of the scientific community, but lasers are still awesome and have a new trick up their sleeves to prove it. Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom have developed a device that can detect the presence of airborne asbestos particles—a fireproof material now known to cause lung cancers like mesothelioma—using a laser-based detection system.

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Asbestos-Detecting Lasers: Finally a Weapon For the Good Guys

June 5, 2013   Uncategorized

Graphene might be the latest and greatest hero of the scientific community, but lasers are still awesome and have a new trick up their sleeves to prove it. Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom have developed a device that can detect the presence of airborne asbestos particles—a fireproof material now known to cause lung cancers like mesothelioma—using a laser-based detection system.

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Your Awful Breath Has Its Own Fingerprint

April 4, 2013   Uncategorized

The next time you wake up with morning breath, you can take pride that though it smells bad, no one else's is quite like yours. According to a recent study, you've got a "breathprint" that is not only unique to you, but could also predict diseases. More »

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Your Awful Breath Has Its Own Fingerprint

April 4, 2013   Uncategorized

The next time you wake up with morning breath, you can take pride that though it smells bad, no one else's is quite like yours. According to a recent study, you've got a "breathprint" that is not only unique to you, but could also predict diseases. More »

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This Single Molecule Drives Cancer Cells to Suicide

February 8, 2013   Uncategorized

A team of researchers has identified a single molecule, called TIC10, that kick-starts the body's tumor-destroying systems—causing a chain reaction that can kill cancer dead. More »

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