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Electrospray thruster makes small satellites more capable
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- Written by Rob Matheson
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Small satellites are becoming increasingly popular tools for Earth-imaging, communications, and other applications. But they have major control issues: Once in space, they can’t accurately point cameras or change orbit, and they usually crash and burn within a few months.
Domitilla Del Vecchio bridges math, engineering, and biology
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- Written by David L. Chandler
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Engineering was in Domitilla Del Vecchio’s blood from the very beginning: Growing up in Rome as the daughter of an engineer, she spent long hours of her childhood tinkering and playing in her father’s home laboratory and exploring the various bits of electronics and lab equipment he would bring home.
Quantum sensor’s advantages survive entanglement breakdown
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- Written by Larry Hardesty
Cambridge, Massachusetts - The extraordinary promise of quantum information processing - solving problems that classical computers can’t, perfectly secure communication - depends on a phenomenon called “entanglement,” in which the physical states of different quantum particles become interrelated. But entanglement is very fragile, and the difficulty of preserving it is a major obstacle to developing practical quantum information systems.
United States organization takes first place for World Stroke campaign
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- Written by IVN
Dallas, Texas - The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association topped entries from 44 other countries to earn the World Stroke Organization’s First Place “Gold Award” for World Stroke Day 2014.
Reaching “80% by 2018” Would Prevent More Than 20,000 Colorectal Cancer Deaths per Year
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Atlanta, Georgia - Increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates to 80% by 2018 would prevent an additional 21,000 colorectal cancer deaths per year by 2030, according to a new study. The study is the first to estimate the public health benefits of increasing screening rates to “80% by 2018,” a recent initiative from the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCR), a national coalition of public, private, and voluntary organizations, to aim for screening rates of 80% in the United States by 2018.
The Latest Tools for Living Well with Diabetes
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Alexandria, Virginia - Diabetes Forecast, the Healthy Living Magazine from the American Diabetes Association, has released its annual Consumer Guide with the March/April 2015 issue.
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