News articles tagged with 'capsule'
Defective plastics repair themselves
— 6 Apr 2011 17:01 | TechnologyIt can be a total surprise: car tires burst, sealing rings fail and even your dearly beloved panton chair or your freely oscillating plastic chair develops cracks and the material gets…
Stardust NExT set to meet its second comet
— 10 Feb 2011 19:07 | AstronomyStardust NExT must love comets. On Valentine's Day the spacecraft will get up close and personal with its second…
Laser system developed at Stanford shows promise for cataract surgery
— 18 Nov 2010 11:42 | HealthImagine trying to cut by hand a perfect circle roughly one-third the size of a penny. Then consider that instead of a sheet of paper, you're working with a scalpel and a thin, elastic,…
Study rejects benefits of fish oil capsules in pregnancy
— 22 Oct 2010 15:37 | HealthA University of Adelaide study has found no evidence that taking fish oil capsules during pregnancy can help reduce the risk of post-natal depression, contrary to international recommendations…
Team designs artificial cells that communicate and cooperate like biological cells, ants
— 20 Jul 2010 12:38 | BiologyInspired by the social interactions of ants and slime molds, University of Pittsburgh engineers have designed artificial cells capable of self-organising into independent groups that…
Quantum gas in free fall
— 23 Jun 2010 11:15 | PhysicsA sensitive measuring device must not be dropped - because this usually destroys the precision of the instrument. A team of researchers including scientists from the Max Planck Institute…
NASA helps in upcoming asteroid mission homecoming
— 10 Jun 2010 10:00 | AstronomyThe space and astronomy worlds have June 13 circled on the calendar. That's when the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) expects the sample return capsule of the agency's technology…
Crash helmet with a useful smell
— 8 Jun 2010 14:36 | TechnologyCycling crash helmets have just one purpose: to protect the cyclist's head. But only completely damage-free helmets do the job properly. It is therefore recommendable to buy a new one…
Unmasking anthrax for immune destruction
— 1 May 2010 09:42 | HealthAnthrax-causing bacteria can be engineered to shed their invisibility cloaks, making it easier for the immune system to eradicate it, according to a new study published in Microbiology.…
Warning over wave of child eye injuries from liquid detergent capsules
— 18 Mar 2010 13:10 | HealthIn this week's BMJ, senior eye doctors are warning people to keep liquid capsules for fabric detergents out of the reach of children after a wave of eye injuries in young children at…