Task force targets metal theft as crimes grow more brazen Jul 4, 2008
Last week, the Cowlitz County PUD finished replacing so-called pole grounds which run from the tops of poles to the earth and help to ground the electrical current ... The thieves are tossing ropes over one particular line on utility poles that doesn t usually carry a lot of electrical current, PUD and law enforcement representatives said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Migraine Mutations Reveal Clues To Biological Basis Of Disorder Jul 2, 2008
The mutations affected the opening and closing of the channel, a phenomenon known as "gating." Under normal situations, sodium channels are usually closed and open briefly to allow sodium to flow into the cell, which helps generate the electrical current conducted by the cell. "These dysfunctional sodium channels tend to stay open too long, as if the gating mechanism is stuck," said George. (Science Daily)
DNR, DEQ continues probe into dam, fish kill Jul 2, 2008
What we ve seen so far in those areas we ve shocked (used electrical current to stun fish), the trout populations are well below what we d normally find, said Dave Borgeson, DNR Fisheries supervisor for the Northern Lake Huron Management Unit. Whether they died or moved out, that s what we re trying to determine. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Earth's Core, Magnetic Field Changing Fast, Study Says Jul 1, 2008
The swirling flow of molten iron and nickel around Earth's solid center triggers an electrical current, which generates the planet's magnetic field. The study, published recently in Nature Geoscience, modeled Earth's magnetic field using nine years of highly accurate satellite data. (National Geographic)
Firefighters improve after lightning strike Jul 1, 2008
The electrical current quickly traveled down the snag and moved underground toward the unsuspecting firefighters. Dellinger said the power of the strike churned the ground as it made its way toward the group of men, sitting and standing. (Lenoir News Topic, NC)
Few Student-Athletes Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest Jul 1, 2008
Defibrillation sends an electrical current through the heart, which can start the heart functioning normally again. To accomplish this, there needs to be an AED on site during practices and games, she said. (MEDLINEplus)
Weird science Jun 28, 2008
Page last updated at 15:27 GMT, Friday, 27 June 2008 16:27 UK. Demonstrating the electrification of hair in 1930. (BBC News -- UK)
Hybrid Molecule Opens Door To Quantum Computing Jun 28, 2008
"One end comprised the arsenic atom embedded in the silicon, while the 'artificial' end of the molecule forms near the silicon surface of the transistor. A single electron was spread across both ends. "What is strange about the 'surface' end of the molecule is that it occurs as an artifact when we apply electrical current across the transistor and hence can be considered 'manmade. We have no equivalent form existing naturally in the world around us. (Science Daily)
How to mend a broken mind Jun 28, 2008
With deep brain stimulation (DBS), surgeons implant metal rods that aim steady pulses of electrical current at the faulty neural circuits believed to underlie mental illness. Spaghetti-thin, the rods connect to a cable that snakes invisibly down the neck to a cookie-sized, battery-operated regulator embedded just south of the collarbone. (Globe and Mail)
Plastic recycling comes full circle Jun 27, 2008
A magnet removes ferrous metals and an electrical current gets rid of other metals such as aluminium. 2 Optical sorter shines a beam of light at the bottles and sensors determine whether they are HDPE, PET or "other" 3 Team of manual checkers carries out another sort 4 The sorted bottles are ground into flakes 5 The flakes are hot washed for an hour 6 PET is decontaminated by covering the flakes with caustic soda and then putting them into a kiln where the chemical crystallises and peels away... (BBC News)
Japanese Test Gadget Controls You Can Wear Jun 26, 2008
In one version, sensors and chips inside headphones detect electrical current produced by movements of the wearer's eyeballs, says Masaaki Fukumoto, executive research engineer at NTT DoCoMo. "We are working on a cell phone of the future," he said at a suburban Tokyo research center. (Fox News)
Physicists Develop 'Impossible' Technique To Study And Develop Superconductors Jun 26, 2008
ScienceDaily (June 25, 2008) A team of University of British Columbia researchers has developed a technique that controls the number of electrons on the surface of high-temperature superconductors, a procedure considered impossible for the past two decades. Led by Physics Assoc. (Science Daily)
Pump up the volume with an eye roll Jun 26, 2008
The headphones contain sensors and chips that detect electrical current produced by movements of the wearer's eyeballs ... In one version, sensors and chips inside headphones detect electrical current produced by movements of the wearer's eyeballs, says Masaaki Fukumoto, executive research engineer at NTT DoCoMo. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Eye movements could replace tactile electronics controls Jun 26, 2008
In one version, sensors and chips inside headphones detect electrical current produced by movements of the wearer's eyeballs, says Masaaki Fukumoto, executive research engineer at NTT DoCoMo. RELATED. (USA Today -- Tech)
Orange Dance Charge revealed for Glasto Jun 25, 2008
As the user moves their arms along to the music a specially designed system of weights and magnets, similar to that found in kinetic energy watches, creates an electrical current which provides a top-up of charge to a storage battery. So whilst festival goers are out dancing to their favourite bands, the charger stores dance generated power in the reservoir battery, ready for when they return to their tent each night to recharge their phone. (Pocket-lint.co.uk)
Constables learn Taser tactics Jun 20, 2008
With the Taser, the pain ends as soon as the electrical current is cut off, Birchard said. Rarely does an officer need to employ an additional or extended charge. (Taylor Daily Press, TX)
U.S. professor seeks patent for flying saucer Jun 19, 2008
An electrical current sent through this plasma generates a force that not only produces the necessary lift and momentum. It also stabilizes the vehicle in windy conditions. (Xinhuanet, China)
Nerves Behind Pain Relief Provided By Stressful Situations Jun 18, 2008
N/ORQ affected the electrical current across Hcrt neurons and the release of neurotransmitters by these cells. Furthermore, administration of N/ORQ blocked SIA in normal mice, but this was overcome by administration of Hcrt at the same time. (Science Daily)
Ivivi to Release Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Results and Hold Conference Call On June 30, 2008 Jun 18, 2008
Ivivi's research and development activities are focused specifically on targeted pulsed electromagnetic field, or PEMF, technology, which, by creating specific therapeutic electrical current in injured soft tissue, modulates biochemical and physiological healing processes to help repair the injured tissue and reduce related pain and inflammation. Ivivi's Electroceuticals(tm) have been used in non-invasive treatments for a wide array of conditions, including chronic wounds, pain and edema... (Primezone Releases)
University of Florida professor designs plasma-propelled flying saucer Jun 15, 2008
The force created by passing an electrical current through this plasma pushes around the surrounding air, and that swirling air creates lift and momentum and provides stability against wind gusts. In order to maximize the area of contact between air and vehicle, Roys design is partially hollow and continuously curved, like an electromagnetic flying bundt pan. (HULIQ (press release))
Professor Designs Plasma-propelled Flying Saucer Jun 13, 2008
The force created by passing an electrical current through this plasma pushes around the surrounding air, and that swirling air creates lift and momentum and provides stability against wind gusts. In order to maximize the area of contact between air and vehicle, Roy s design is partially hollow and continuously curved, like an electromagnetic flying bundt pan. (Science Daily)
Upstaging plasma TVs? Jun 12, 2008
But OLED uses organic chemicals that glow when exposed to an electrical current. The concept was developed at in the 1980s. (Boston Globe)
Sweet Talking: Artificial Vesicles And Bacterial Cells Communicate By Way Of Sugar Components Jun 11, 2008
5, 2007) In studying how neurotransmitters travel between cells, Cornell researchers have discovered that an electrical current thought to be present during that process does not, in fact, exist. The. (Science Daily)
"If you ever get a tumor next to the parts of your brain that think or speak, ask for the awake surgery."Wake Up and Smell the CraniotomyBy William Saletan Jun 11, 2008
"Tiny electrodes are placed on the brain to introduce an electrical current," the Globe explains ... Berger receives a cue to stimulate a tiny piece of brain with an electrical current. (Slate)
Freescale spins off chip work into new firm Jun 9, 2008
Freescale has produced several hundred thousands of the chips for products that must be able to function if there is a loss of electrical current. While MRAM has been well-received, it has not reached its potential and Freescale is looking to EverSpin to further commercialize the product. (AZCentral -- Business)
New Superconductors Present New Mysteries, Possibilities Jun 6, 2008
Superconductors are materials that can carry electrical current without friction and as a result, don't waste electrical energy generating heat ... This means that an electrical current can flow in a loop of superconducting wire forever without a power source ... 16, 2008) One of the biggest mysteries in studying high-temperature (Tc) superconductors - materials that conduct electrical current with no resistance below a certain transition temperature - is the origin of. (Science Daily)
Police assist doctors by using Taser on patient May 30, 2008
"In this instance, the patient received a very low dose of electrical current, but it was still enough to restore him to regular heart rhythm. This is the law of unintended consequences at work, or so it seems.". -- Shari Roan. (Los Angeles Times)
The light fantasticSee the place where lightning strikes much more than twice May 29, 2008
" All kinds of electrical apparatus are tested at the lab Of particular interest are insulators - the devices that resist the flow of electrical current to make electrical apparatus safe. You normally see these carrying the conductors on an overhead line. The team feeds them with electricity to investigate where and when any strains and weaknesses appear. In the lab, when the voltage is turned up, the insulators turn a gentle shade of blue as corona discharge - the buzzing noise you sometimes... (BBC News -- Science)
Conference draws technology bigwigs May 29, 2008
This is running electrical current through chemicals. and we're working very hard to mass produce it because then it is a winner. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Word on the Street May 26, 2008
ZAP -- "zero air pollution" -- cars rely solely on electrical current and can go up to 40 mph and travel from 25 to 40 miles after a charge. Share this story: | | Word on the Street G Cars adds ZAP electric vehicles to mix. (Fresno Bee)
The Very Model Of A Modern Transistor May 23, 2008
A power transistor is a type of tiny semiconductor valve that works behind the scenes to ensure the correct electrical current flows to devices. Two important power transistors on the market are known as DMOS (double-diffused metal oxide semiconductor) and LIGBT (lateral-insulated gate bipolar transistor). (Science Daily)
Community rallies to support beheaded ant May 21, 2008
M/SUNNY Wednesday May 21, 2008. Today's most viewed articles. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
A WISH TO WALK: Part III: 'I can't believe that it couldn't happen' May 20, 2008
FES systems apply a small electrical current that stimulates muscle contractions via electrodes that are either taped to the skin or surgically embedded. The contractions help maintain muscle mass, initiate movement in hands or legs or even stimulate the bladder or diaphragm. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Community rallies to fix beheaded ant sculpture May 20, 2008
He jokingly suggested running a small electrical current through it, or covering it with olive oil so no one can climb it. "I could take out insurance, but the whole point of public art is to have the public involved," he said. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Nanowires May Boost Solar Cell Efficiency, Engineers Say May 17, 2008
Including nanowires in the experimental solar cell increased the forward bias current which is a measure of electrical current by six to seven orders of magnitude as compared to their polymer-only control device, the engineers found. If you provide electrons with a defined pathway to the electrode, you can reduce some of the inefficiencies that currently plague thin-film solar cells made from polymer mixtures. (Science Daily)
New Understanding Of Pain Sensitivity: Heat Sensing Regulator Identified May 15, 2008
However, when noxious heat-temperatures above 108 degrees Fahrenheit-or capsaicin-the main ingredient in "hot" peppers-activates a TRPV1 channel, ions flow through, depolarizing the nerve to create an electrical current that sends pain signals to the brain ... To figure out whether Pirt directly affects TRPV1 channel action, the researchers measured electrical currents generated by TRPV1 in single nerve cells with or without Pirt. (Science Daily)
Lethal lightning May 14, 2008
Electrical current passing over a body can. damage eyes, including creating cataracts. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Voice of Gwinnett: Are you becoming your mom? May 13, 2008
I had been electrocuted and the effort to pull me off the electrical current tore the top of my left hand off. I clearly remember her sitting by my hospital bed lamenting the damage to my "beautiful hand." That statement was a revelation to me. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Womens Health Day held at Keyser Wal-Mart May 6, 2008
Curves in Keyser was performing body mass index analyzations at their table using such information as age, weight, and height of individuals while having them grip tightly to the analyzer which sent an electrical pulse through their bodies to measure BMI. The electrical current travels around and the fat blocks the current, said Curves owner Renee Pomeroy. It measures a percentage of what is getting through. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Electrical-Assisted Facials May 5, 2008
While electricity is often considered a modern convenience, electrical current is a natural phenomenon and an integral part of the body s communication system. Every motion performed by the body is aided by the Golgi tendon organ, which runs on continuous pulses of low-level electrical energy. (Suite101.com)
Discrete Mathematics May 3, 2008
Their mechanical function depends on two things; the electrical current is there or it is not. Therefore, everything a computer can do, from turning on through complex calculations, stems from those electrical inputs. (Suite101.com)
Engineers Harness Cell Phone Technology For Use In Medical Imaging May 2, 2008
EIT is based upon the principle that diseased tissue transmits electrical currents differently than does healthy tissue. The difference in resistance to electrical currents is translated into an image ... The device had 32 stainless steel electrodes - half to inject the electrical current and the other half to measure the voltage - connected to a gel-filled container that simulated breast tissue with a tumor. (Science Daily)
Branching out - Carr Tree Service's reach extends across Southern Minnesota May 2, 2008
In some cases, people have leaned against trees and been knocked to the ground by the electrical current. It's a safety issue, on farms especially where kids will climb the trees, said Zinniel. (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch, MN)
Breakthrough In Nanotechnology By Uncovering Conductive Property Of Carbon-based Molecules Apr 22, 2008
Traditionally, the problem has been that organic conductors have not conducted electrical current very well, Petek said. The Pitt team's discovery could enable scientists to finally overcome that problem, he added. (Science Daily)
World's smallest transistor is the size of a molecule Apr 19, 2008
Graphene has unusual electrical properties and behaves as if the electrical current is not carried by normal electrons but by charged particles with no mass at all. Graphene brings scientists close to making so called ballistic transistors - ultimately faster than any current technology because electrons shoot through them without colliding with component atoms. (Telegraph.co.uk)
South Barber hires Mitchel as vocal teacher, amends 07 budget Apr 17, 2008
The table saw has an electrical field running through the blade and will automatically stop and kill itself when anything conducive to an electrical current comes in contact with the blade. Board members were impressed with the video showing a hotdog barely marked by the blade when placed against it. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
• The international kilogram conundrum Apr 17, 2008
The other attempts to measure the electrical current necessary to balance a one kilogram weight against Earth's gravity. Serious complications ensnare both approaches. (Q13.com, WA)
Updated: Camden chief witnessed officer on back of flatbed truck Apr 16, 2008
Disenfranchised wrote on Apr 15, 2008 8:28 PM:" If you read the law its all black and white with zero tolerance for any grey area according to the Constitution and Bill Of Rights.keeping in mind that you are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.Providing you are even charged. Although it would appear in this circumstance laws were broken. Source: Maine Revised Statutes online Title 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE Part 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES Chapter 41: CRIMINAL USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND RELATED... (Courier Publications, ME)
Where's The Glue? Scientists Find A Surprise When They Look For What Binds In Superconductivity Apr 16, 2008
Scientists Find A Surprise When They Look For What Binds In Superconductivity. Scientists Find A Surprise When They Look For What Binds In Superconductivity. (Science Daily)
Canadian court gives go-ahead to Guidant lawsuit Apr 11, 2008
They are designed to send an electrical current to correct irregular heartbeats. The lawyers involved in the suit said it represents 1,992 people, 530 of which have undergone surgery to replace their ICDs. (ABC News -- Wire)
Nanoshuttle on the right track Apr 11, 2008
When the researchers passed an electrical current through the 00004000 bridging nanotube, which acts like a wire connecting the metal plates, they found that some shuttle tubes moved towards the nearest plate. Others simply revolved at a fixed location. (Nature News Service)
Books: 'What is life?' Apr 8, 2008
In 1771, Luigi Galvani discovered that he could make a dead frog's leg twitch by employing an electrical current. In the 19th century, Charles Darwin speculated that the ingredients for creating life might be present in a warm pond. (Christian Science Monitor)
Why is hydrogen seen as a more viable energy source than wind or solar? Apr 7, 2008
For example, an electrical current can split water into hydrogen and oxygen, but energy is needed to make that electricity. It might come from nuclear, solar, wind, geothermal, or whatever, but it has to come from somewhere. (Boston Globe)
Zapping brain can ease illnesses Apr 6, 2008
A few months ago, Yates learned about a device called Alpha-Stim, an electrotherapy device that sends small amounts of electrical current through one s body to induce a feeling of calm and to assist with the healing of minor physical injuries. Yates said she was struggling to deal with her issues, when out of desperation, she undertook an Internet search for treatments of anxiety and learned about Alpha-Stim. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
I'm lusting after a guy I work with Apr 5, 2008
But if you're feeling a genuine electrical current flowing through you, my guess is he does, too. And if that's true, it's unlikely at age 20 that he's practising self-control. (Globe and Mail)
REA electrified the move from candle light to electric light Mar 31, 2008
Benjamin Franklin had proved there is electrical current in the atmosphere with his famous kite experiment in 1752. Gas and oil lighting prevailed until Thomas Edison invented the incandescent lamp in 1879. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Lightning Fact and Fiction Mar 26, 2008
Fiction: The chances of being struck by lightning increases if you are on the ground because electrical current runs along the ground ... Fact: Power lines, telephone wires and metal pipes act as conduits for electrical currents caused by lightning ... If lighting travels down the line, the gas gap becomes ionized and diverts the electrical current to the ground. (Suite101.com)
Electrons Travel 100 Times Faster In Graphene Mar 25, 2008
"Other extrinsic sources in today's fairly dirty graphene samples add some extra resistivity to graphene," explained Fuhrer, "so the overall resistivity isn't quite as low as copper's at room temperature yet. However, graphene has far fewer electrons than copper, so in graphene the electrical current is carried by only a few electrons moving much faster than the electrons in copper.". In semiconductors, a different measure, mobility, is used to quantify how fast electrons move. (Science Daily)
Sun tries to replace wire with laser Mar 24, 2008
The bottlenecks also generate additional electrical current and heat. "All of a sudden, it's better to have an optical superhighway," said Greg Papadopoulos, chief technology officer and executive vice president of research and development for Sun. (Boston Globe)
New Family Of Superconductors Discovered Mar 22, 2008
16, 2008) One of the biggest mysteries in studying high-temperature (Tc) superconductors - materials that conduct electrical current with no resistance below a certain transition temperature - is the origin of. (Apr. (Science Daily)
iPhone iPod Case Innovation Meets Avant-Garde Design Mar 21, 2008
The touch screen panel is coated with a special patent pending material that conducts a continuous electrical current across the the shield. The human body is also an electrical device which has stored electrons and therefore also exhibits capacitance. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
SPD requesting Council’s Taser approval Mar 19, 2008
The weapon aims to incapacitate the suspect with an electrical current delivered through a circuit that is released by a gun-like mechanism into the body of a perpetrator. The Tasers will be purchased from Taser International of Scottsdale, Ariz. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
Don't sweat the sweaty stuff Mar 19, 2008
If your palms and soles are your chief concerns, a process called iontophoresis, wherein an electrical current is passed through a liquid in which your hands or feet are submerged, may help. Surgical options are usually reserved for patients who fail to benefit from the previously mentioned options. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Electrical Ground Fault Protection Mar 19, 2008
When it strikes, the lightning rods on the higher levels of the building direct the electrical current to ground, bypassing the building. It's the same thing with the. (Suite101.com)
Shape Up Montana - If you must use scale, be smart Mar 19, 2008
Skin-fold calipers pinch and measure fat folds at various locations on the body, hydrostatic (or underwater) weighing involves exhaling all of the air from your lungs before being lowered into a tank of water, and bioelectrical impedance measures the degree to which your body fat impedes a mild electrical current. If the thought of being pinched, dunked or gently zapped just doesn t appeal to you, don t worry. (Missoulian, MT)
