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Monday, January 12, 2015

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News


iPhone separation linked to physiological anxiety, poor cognitive performance

Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:57 PM PST

Cell phone use has become a common part of life as mobile devices have become one of the most popular ways to communicate. Even so, very little research exists on the impact of cell phone usage and specifically what happens when people are separated from their phones. Now, research has found that cell phone separation can have serious psychological and physiological effects on iPhone users, including poor performance on cognitive tests.

eLearning as good as traditional training for health professionals

Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:53 PM PST

Electronic learning could enable millions more students to train as doctors and nurses worldwide, according to research.

World’s most powerful camera receives funding approval

Posted: 09 Jan 2015 11:48 AM PST

Plans for the construction of the world's largest digital camera at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have reached a major milestone. The 3,200-megapixel centerpiece of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), which will provide unprecedented details of the universe and help address some of its biggest mysteries, has received key "Critical Decision 2" approval from the DOE.

Mercury from gold mines accumulates far downstream

Posted: 08 Jan 2015 01:24 PM PST

Rhe risks taken on by artisanal, small-scale gold miners in Peru extend beyond personal and local health risks by creating hazardous levels of mercury in the food chain at least 350 miles away, researchers have discovered.

Special delivery: Hitchhiking microparticles deliver drugs directly

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 12:10 PM PST

Polymeric microparticles are made to 'hitchhike' to inflamed tissue in order to deliver their drug payload. By taking advantage of natural body processes, researchers have developed a method of targeting inflamed tissues, creating a way to treat both the inflammation and its underlying cause.

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