Ore. town uses geothermal energy to stay warm

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When snow falls on this downtown of brick buildings and glass storefronts in southern Oregon, it piles up everywhere but the sidewalks. It's the first sign that this timber and ranching town is like few others.A combination of hot rocks and water like those that created Yellowstone's geysers...

Huge sandstorm covers Beijing, turns sky orange

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Tons of sand turned Beijing's sky orange as the strongest sandstorm this year hit northern China, a gritty reminder that the country's expanding deserts have led to a sharp increase in the storms.The sky glowed Saturday and a thin dusting of sand covered Beijing, causing workers and tourists to...

Year's strongest sandstorm hits northern China, turns Beijing skies orange with grit

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Tons of sand turned Beijing's sky orange as the strongest sandstorm this year hit northern China, a gritty reminder that the country's expanding deserts have led to a sharp increase in the storms.The sky glowed Saturday and a thin dusting of sand covered Beijing, causing workers and tourists to...

Squeeze Israel by cutting US aid? Not likely

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The diplomatic crisis between the U.S. and Israel has sent a tremor through their alliance, but one key part of the bond seems virtually untouchable: the roughly $3 billion a year in U.S. military aid.Israel's harsher critics often call for aid cuts to twist Israel's arm. Yet amid the uproar of...

Despite anger, US unlikely to cut military aid to Israel; it benefits both sides

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The diplomatic crisis between the U.S. and Israel has sent a tremor through their alliance, but one key part of the bond seems virtually untouchable: the roughly $3 billion a year in U.S. military aid.Israel's harsher critics often call for aid cuts to twist Israel's arm. Yet amid the uproar of...

Study: Lesser-known bug a bigger hospital threat

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As one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise, a new study suggests.A dangerous, drug-resistant staph infection called MRSA is often seen as the biggest germ threat to patients in hospitals and other health care facilities. But infections from Clostridium...

College of Science getting state grant

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The North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton is getting a $265,000 state Workforce Enhancement Grant.Gov. John Hoeven says the money will help launch the Automotive Diagnostic Certification Center at the school in partnership with the Snap-On Industrial tool company.College President...

GE Healthcare Receives Prestigious Respiratory Care Honor

11 hours ago

Company celebrates Zenith Award for respiratory care products and services

Answering the Urgent Call to Comprehensive Immigration Reform

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Posted by Fred Humphries Managing Director, US Government Affairs In a Washington Post op-ed on Friday, Senators Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) issued an urgent call to solve the immense national problems caused by our broken immigration...(

Testing overseas may explain big drop in TB cases

18 hours ago

An unexpected big drop in new U.S. tuberculosis cases is probably because of stepped up screening and treatment of immigrants before they leave their native countries, health officials say.The nation's TB rate dropped more than 11 percent last year, the largest single-year decrease in more than...

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Much ado about next to nothing

Mar 15

The recent review of the past 10 years of the National Nanotechnology Initiative--as presented by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology--suggested the rise of nanomanufacturing as the near future of nanotechnology. But the actual proposed funding reflects a cautious approach, even about nanotech in general.

Lunar tires, space MRSA, and resonating microfluidics

Mar 5

I typically attend the annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy each year in pursuit of specific coverage. This year, I sought out candidates for coverage in a vacuum technology article, and pulled together some instruments for a spectroscopy guide. But as busy as that kept me, it wasn’t all mass spectrometers and vacuum pumps on the show floor.  

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NuGard Coating Ashburn Hill

Jan 7

NuGard First Response Protective Clothing are lightweight coveralls, jackets, and pants that provide protection from heat and flame while keeping the wearers body temperature constant.

Multi-Touch Music Maker

Jan 7

Professor David Wessel shows his multi-touch interface that uses computer technologies that allow him to experiment with fine controls to "caress" the instrument.