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Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:23:38 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Tell Them Where it Hurts
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For statues, stress injuries come from standing in place for hundreds of years. Using a novel technique, researchers have now developed a way to predict such fracturing, applying the procedure to Michelangelo's David in an analysis that proved simpler, faster and more accurate than previous methods.
In applying the technique to other objects -- including human bones -- the researchers are also gaining new ...
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Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:39:39 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Tiny Torrents
Engineers harnessing the same physical property that drives silent household air purifiers have created a miniaturized device that is now ready for testing as a silent, ultra-thin, low-power and low maintenance cooling system for laptop computers and other electronic devices.
The compact, solid-state fan, developed with support from NSF's Small Business Innovation Research program, is the most powerful and energy efficient fan of its size. ...
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