World’s most powerful microscope to help revolutionize medicine, goods

Source: Hamilton Spectator

VANCOUVER A University of Victoria scientist’s 10-year dream to get the world’s most powerful microscope built has now come true, bringing the kinds of positive outcomes only “Star Trek” crew blasted by aliens were onc ...
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MIT develops ketchup bottle that lets you use every drop

Source: Los Angeles Times

The research institution that brought you the fax machine and GPS has come up with another potentially world-changing invention: a bottle coating so slick that every last bit of ketchup slides out quickly and easily. In what could be a disruptive t ...
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Alan Oakley. Born April 27, 1927. Died May 18, 2012. Aged 85

Source: Daily Express

With its long, padded, high-back seat, asymmetric wheels, high-rise handlebars and car-like gear shifter the Chopper was the brainchild of Alan Oakley who died this week from cancer. A long-time Raleigh Bicycles designer who h ...
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2 weeks on, no news of ‘deported’ man

Source: Times of India

NEW DELHI: All she wants to know is her husband's whereabouts. "At least tell us where Fasih is,'' cries the 22-year-old - a bride of eight months and two months pregnant - whose fairytale life ended two weeks ago in Al Jubail, Sa ...
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LPA Inc. Named ENR California's Design Firm of the Year 2012

Source: McGraw-Hill Construction

A three-office California design firm that has made sustainability central to its projects, large and small, was chosen by the editors of the ENR regional publications as the Design Firm of the Year 2012. LPA Inc., Irvine, rose in this yea ...
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Hunter, Garrett, Gonzales Take Home WCC All-Academic Honors

Source: The Official Website of Gonzaga Athletics

Hunter, a right-handed pitcher and first baseman, has appeared in 48 games this season. At the plate, he owns a .294 batting average with three doubles, a home run and 11 RBI. He's also started 13 of 14 appearances on the mound, goin ...
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4 cool tech ideas that are transforming the auto industry

Source: Mother Nature Network

I’m no technocrat. I don’t think cool tech alone is going to get us out of the fine mess we’ve made of the planet. But everyday people come up with things that, while not saving the world, at least make it a tiny bit better. Here are ...
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MIT’s needleless injection draws interest from Sanofi

Source: Mass High Tech Business News

An experimental MIT device that delivers a tiny, high-pressure jet of medicine through the skin without requiring a needle prick has already drawn the interest of pharmaceutical maker Sanofi and other large companies, according to one of its develope ...
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Brynteson, Kraus & Thompson Earn WCC All-Academic Honors

Source: University of Portland Athletics

SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- Senior pitchers Keeler Brynteson and Kyle Kraus and sophomore outfielder Chet Thompson were named the 2012 West Coast Conference Baseball All-Academic Team, which was announced on Friday. This is the third consecutiv ...
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