SSS 2011-04-20

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Are your car bumpers riddled with scars from encounters with tight parking spaces? Did the furniture movers scratch your floor? Wouldn't it be great if t

SSS 2010-03-26

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Buildings consume about a third of the energy and two-thirds of the electricity in the U.S. Roofs are a good place to try to cut those figures. Because

SSS 2010-01-19

Most of us blink without thinking. But people whove sustained strokes or combat injuries can lose their ability to blink. Which is important for lubricating and cleaning the eye. Surgery is an optiona small piece of muscle transplanted from the leg c

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Lowering the Ceiling on Roof Energy Losses Buildings consume about a third of the energy and two-thirds of the electricity in the U.S. Roofs are a good place to try to cut those figures. Because traditional black asphalt roofs heat up in summer and s

SSS 2008-09-01

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute?. [Spray sound.] Killing bugs? No. [Spray sound.] Deodorizing the bathroom? No. [Spray sound.] Checking for explosives, yes. Because chemists at the University of Califor

SSS 2009-05-15

This is Scientific Americans 60-second Science, Im Steve Mirsky, got a minute? Friends who had a swimming pool also had a little sign posted that said, We dont swim in your toilet. Please dont pee in our pool. Despite such widespread admonitions, 4/5

SSS 2011-02-07

Patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery need implants of new, healthy blood vessels. So do those who receive repeated hemodialysis due to kidney failure. The best option is to use the patient's own veins or arteries, but thousands of patients don

SSS 2011-04-06

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Solar cells convert sunlight to electricity. But they don't take advantage of all that solar heat, thereby missing out on the majority of the solar ene

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1. Thousands of war protesters converged on Washington today. They marched from the Vietnam War Memorial to the Pentagon to observe the 4th anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq. 2. Meanwhile the violence continues in Iraq. The military says t

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By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 06 April 2007 Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber has detonated a truck filled with explosives and chlorine gas near the western Iraqi city of Ramadi. At least 27 people were killed and dozens more injured and sickened. F

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Research Breakthrough for Biodegradable Tires? 研究人员研发完全可降解轮胎 Researchers say they have created a new synthetic rubber that could be used to make biodegradable tires. A team at Texas AM Universitys campus in the Gulf nation o

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'Smart' Bandages Could Heal Wounds More Quickly 智能绷带有助更快治愈伤口 Simple bandages are usually seen as the first line of attack in healing small to moderate wounds and burns. But scientists say new synthetic materials with embedded

美国国家公共电台 NPR Lethal Pneumonia Outbreak Caused By Low Chlorine In Flint Water

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Scientists announced today that they have figured out the cause of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Flint, Mich., a few years ago. Twelve people died. This was at the start of the city's water crisis. And the problem was a l

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Everybody loves the swimming pool. But how clean is the water in the average backyard or public pool? If you trust chlorine to take care of germs, you're in for a surprise. Chlorine and other disinfec

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Scheele's one notable shortcoming was a curious insistence on tasting a little of everything he worked with, including such notoriously disagreeable substances as mercury, prussic acid (another of his discoveries), and hydrocyanic acida compound so f

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The commercial potential for the stuffwhich soon became known as phosphorus, from Greek and Latin roots meaning light bearingwas not lost on eager businesspeople, but the difficulties of manufacture made it too costly to exploit. An ounce of phosphor

联合国调查叙利亚毒气事件

UNITED NATIONSThe U.N. Security Council unanimously agreed Friday to establish a joint investigation mechanism to identify perpetrators of chlorine and other toxic chemical attacks in Syria. It is the first time the council has sought to establish ac

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By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 17 March 2007 In the volatile Western Iraqi province of Al-Anbar, suicide bombers driving trucks filled with chemicals struck at three different locations late Friday afternoon. U.S. military officials said Saturday at

Coca-Cola apologizes for chlorine-tainted drinks

TAIYUAN, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Coca-Cola Shanxi Beverages Co. Ltd. on Friday announced the resignation of its general manager and the suspension of several employees after admitting traces of chlorine were found in some of its drinks. The company also ma

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