State laws that require drivers who’ve been convicted of drunk driving to pass a breathalyzer-type test before starting their cars saved an estimated 915 lives between 2004 and 2013, according …read more Source:: Science
Day: March 17, 2016
Biodiesel from sugarcane more economical than soybean
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•America’s oil consumption far exceeds that of every other country in the world. What’s more, it’s unsustainable. Soybeans, an important dietary protein and the current primary source of plant-based oils …read more Source:: Science
Common painkillers are more dangerous than we think
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•New research shows that common painkillers (NSAIDs) have more side effects than we think, and that they should be used with great care in patients with heart disease. NSAIDs are …read more Source:: Science
A new glimpse into working memory: Bursts of neural activity found as brain holds information in mind
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•When you hold in mind a sentence you have just read or a phone number you’re about to dial, you’re engaging a critical brain system known as working memory. …read more Source:: Science
Student-built dust counter got few ‘hits’ on Pluto flyby
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•A student-built instrument riding on NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft found only a handful of dust grains, the building blocks of planets, when it whipped by Pluto at 31,000 miles per …read more Source:: Science
Russia slashes space funding by 30 percent as crisis weighs
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•MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev agreed to slash funding for Russia’s space program by 30 percent on Thursday, an effort to reign in state spending in the …read more Source:: UKScienceNews