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Sensor detects lithium battery fires
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — An inexpensive new sensor can detect overheating and potential fires in common rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.The sensor is based, its inventors at Johns Hopkins University...
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For science’s sake, touch the art
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Visitors to a new exhibition get to break the cardinal rule of museum-going: Please don’t touch.A curator and a scientist—both exploring the question of what feels beautiful—want...
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Latina moms put doctors’ kindness first
JOHNS HOPKINS U. (US) — Latina moms value a pediatrician’s empathy and warmth far more than the doctor’s ability to speak Spanish.Reducing health care disparities for children from Spanish-speaking...
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Solar probe must survive ‘hellish’ conditions
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Engineers are designing a NASA probe to take a close-up look at the sun while enduring blowtorch temperatures, supersonic solar particles, and intense radiation.The planned Solar...
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To kill latent HIV, lure it into an ambush
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — AIDS experts have figured out a way to kill off the latent HIV that hides in infected T cells long after antiretroviral drugs suppress it to undetectable levels.The strategy...
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Dengue turns mosquitoes into eating machines
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Dengue virus infection triggers genes that make mosquitoes hungrier, better at smelling hosts to feed on, and perhaps more likely to spread disease to human populations.Researchers...
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Lime-sun mixer makes drinking water safe
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A dash of lime juice and a dose of sunshine make a cheap, effective combination for safer drinking water in impoverished countries.Adding lime juice to water being treated with a...
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Simple ‘thread’ test diagnoses fever
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — The knotty problem of diagnosing fevers in poor, remote areas may be unraveled by a short length of cotton thread.A health worker roaming the outback of an impoverished developing...
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One cast works for child hip/thigh breaks
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Young children with hip and thigh fractures, traditionally given casts on both legs, heal just as well and in greater comfort with single-leg casts, research shows.Casting both...
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New pap test detects more cancer
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new technique to detect ovarian and endometrial cancers uses cervical fluid obtained during routine Pap tests.In a pilot study, the “PapGene” test, which relies on genomic...
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How black holes stop galaxies from making stars
New evidence could help explain how some massive black holes shut down a galaxy’s ability to make new stars. Astronomers say jets of “radio-frequency feedback” streaming from mature galaxies’ central...
View ArticleNew alloy sensors for jet engines can handle high heat
A team of researchers has created a new material that could be used in microscopic sensors, also known as microelectromechanical systems [MEMS], for devices that are part of the Internet of Things. The...
View ArticleFight against malaria gets two new weapons
Two new strategies show promise in battling malaria, a disease that kills more than 400,000 people each year, mostly children ages five and under in sub-Saharan Africa. Both new strategies involve...
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