BEIJING, Feb 10– Researchers in China have developed improved at-home test strips that can quickly and accurately detect feline and canine parvoviruses, potentially helping pet owners identify life-threatening infections earlier, according to a study published…
Drinking green tea to prevent artery explosion
Green tea could prevent a deadly condition in the body's main artery. A Kyoto University team has found that abdominal aortic aneurysm -- a condition in which the main artery becomes overstretched and bloated --…
Programmable network routers
New design should enable much more flexible traffic management, without sacrificing speed. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Like all data networks, the networks that connect servers in giant server farms, or servers and workstations in large organizations, are…
Bubble-wrapped structure requires no mirrors or lenses to…
[caption id="attachment_9754" align="alignnone" width="639"] MIT graduate student George Ni holds a bubble-wrapped, sponge-like device that soaks up natural sunlight and heats water to boiling temperatures, generating steam through its pores. Photo: Jeremy Cho[/caption] CAMBRIDGE, Mass.…
IAEA, US Pacific Disaster Center to cooperate for…
The International Atomic Energy Agency and the University of Hawaii’s Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) signed an agreement today to cooperate on monitoring of external hazards in relation to the safety of nuclear installations. The three-year…





