SCIENCE AND HEALTH HIGHLIGHTS

by ECM | March 12, 2015 5:09 am

March 10, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) — Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

 

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Solar-powered plane takes off for trip around world[1] (Washington Post)

A Swiss solar-powered plane took off from Abu Dhabi early Monday, marking the start of the first attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fuel.Solar Impulse founder André Borschberg was at the controls of the single-seater when it took off from the Al Bateen Executive Airport

 

Game of drones: As U.S. dithers, rivals get a head start[2] (Reuters)

Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are a hot ticket in Silicon Valley, but U.S. government dithering over regulations has given overseas companies a head-start in figuring out how best to exploit them.



Warp in spacetime lets astronomers watch the same star explode four times[3] (CS Monitor)

Thanks to a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured four images of the same supernova explosion.

 

Diablo Canyon used bad data for safety equipment for 30 years[4]

(CalCoast News) — Correspondence from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission — released by Sen. Boxer in a recent hearing and reported Sunday on Page 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle (PDF) — shows that since Diablo Canyon’s first reactor came online in 1984, PG&E failed to use updated seismic and loss-of-coolant-accident data, known as LOCA loads, for replacement equipment. /  Failure of such equipment in an earthquake could lead to a catastrophic release of radiation.

 

Tension From Utility Companies Casts A Shadow On Rooftop Solar Industry[5]

(NPR) — There’s growing tension between the rooftop solar panel industry and traditional utility companies as solar continues to grow in popularity. Melissa Block speaks with Joby Warrick of the Washington Post.

 

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UC San Diego Finds Possible Way To Test For Autism[6] (KPBS)

An international team of scientists led by UC San Diego has found what they believe is a way to accurately test for autism spectrum disorder in boys as young as 1-2 years old.

 

Anti-aging drugs discovered[7] (U-T)

Heart function improved, frailty reduced in mice, says Scripps Research, Mayo Clinic team.

 

Possible HIV cure OK’d for testing[8] (U-T)

California biotech Sangamo to re-engineer immune system of patients to resist disease.

Endnotes:
  1. Solar-powered plane takes off for trip around world: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/solar-powered-plane-takes-off-for-flight-around-the-world/2015/03/08/e2d0bd40-c60b-11e4-bea5-b893e7ac3fb3_story.html?hpid=z4
  2. Game of drones: As U.S. dithers, rivals get a head start: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/technologyNews/~3/fJZYyzQdrys/story01.htm
  3. Warp in spacetime lets astronomers watch the same star explode four times: http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/0308/Warp-in-spacetime-lets-astronomers-watch-the-same-star-explode-four-times
  4. Diablo Canyon used bad data for safety equipment for 30 years: http://calcoastnews.com/2015/03/diablo-canyon-used-bad-data-for-safety-equipment-for-30-years/
  5. Tension From Utility Companies Casts A Shadow On Rooftop Solar Industry: http://www.npr.org/2015/03/11/392375404/tension-from-utility-companies-casts-a-shadow-on-rooftop-solar-industry?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=us
  6. UC San Diego Finds Possible Way To Test For Autism: http://feeds.kpbs.org/~r/kpbs/local/~3/Tjqg17GXKDA/
  7. Anti-aging drugs discovered: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/mar/09/aging-scripps-mayo-senolytics/
  8. Possible HIV cure OK’d for testing: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/mar/04/sangamo-hiv-cure-ccr5/

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SCIENCE AND HEALTH HIGHLIGHTS

by ECM | September 27, 2013 3:07 am

 

September 26, 2013 (San Diego’s East County) – Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news each week that could impact your health and our future.

SCIENCE AND HEALTH HIGHLIGHTS

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Wildfire Gauge Could Save Future Homes From Fire[1] (KPBS)

Over the last decade wildfires have destroyed about 3,000 homes a year, according to the International Code Council, a safety advisory group

Teleportation with engineered quantum systems[2] (phys.org[3])

A team of University of Queensland physicists has transmitted an atom from one location to another inside an electronic chip.

German group claims to have hacked Apple iPhone fingerprint scanner[4] (Reuters)

A group of German hackers claimed to have cracked the iPhone fingerprint scanner on Sunday, just two days after Apple Inc launched the technology that it promises will better protect devices from criminals and snoopers seeking access.

Even As MERS Epidemic Grows, The Source Eludes Scientists[5] (NPR)

Since emerging last year in the Middle East, a mysterious virus has infected at least 132 people and killed 58. But it’s still unknown how people get infected. A genetic analysis now suggests that animals may have repeatedly infected people with the deadly virus.

Boston Hospitals Share Lessons From Marathon Bombing[6] (NPR)

Every victim who arrived at a hospital alive survived the attack. But hospitals say the experience also revealed room for improvement, and they’re about to share the lessons they learned at a national conference in Washington, D.C.

Endnotes:
  1. Wildfire Gauge Could Save Future Homes From Fire: http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/sep/25/wildfire-gauge-could-save-future-homes-fire/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kpbs%2Flocal+%28KPBS+News%3A+Local+Headlines%29
  2. Teleportation with engineered quantum systems: http://phys.org/news/2013-09-teleportation-quantum.html
  3. phys.org: http://phys.org/
  4. German group claims to have hacked Apple iPhone fingerprint scanner: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/23/us-iphone-hackers-idUSBRE98M01X20130923?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews
  5. Even As MERS Epidemic Grows, The Source Eludes Scientists: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/09/19/224073023/even-as-mers-epidemic-grows-the-source-eludes-scientists?ft=1&f=1128
  6. Boston Hospitals Share Lessons From Marathon Bombing: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/09/19/224049730/boston-hospitals-share-lessons-from-marathon-bombing?ft=1&f=1128

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