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Cutting edge cancer detection: dogs sniffing urine

Avatar Posted by Ben 4 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Category: health | Tags: innovations science world news
A UK research team is using dogs to test for bladder cancer by sniffing urine samples. A US team is also using scent, in this case to develop a non-invasive diagnosis for skin cancers. Cutting edge cancer detection: dogs sniffing urine
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Paint that can generate electricity, clean air or make hydrogen

Avatar Posted by Ben 84 days ago (http://www.uq.edu.au)
Category: tech | Tags: innovations science
A research breakthrough at the University of Queensland has the potential to deliver cheap solar energy. But the titanium oxide crystals have far wider applications. Paint that can generate electricity, clean air or make hydrogen
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Smelling danger in the air – literally

Avatar Posted by Ben 8 hours ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: general | Tags: bizarre science world news
It turns out we actually CAN smell danger in the air, thanks to an area at the front of the nose called the Grueneberg ganglion, which can pick up alarm pheromones released by others. Smelling danger in the air – literally
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Windows that generate electricity

Avatar Posted by Ben 44 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Category: tech | Tags: innovations science solar energy
A new window-tinting process directs sunlight to the glass’s edges, where it can be channelled to solar cells. The inexpensive process could see skyscrapers converted to power plants. Windows that generate electricity
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Smell ya later!

Avatar Posted by Ben 15 days ago (http://www.theage.com.au)
Category: health | Tags: new research science world news
Natural scent is believed to play an important role in partner selection, but a new study has found The Pill appears to disrupt this system, which could lead to incompatibility and health issues in offspring. Smell ya later!
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Cloak of Invisibility just around the corner

Avatar Posted by Ben 15 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Category: tech | Tags: innovations science world news
US scientists have developed a material that can bend light round 3D objects “like water flowing around a rock”. Cloak of Invisibility just around the corner
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