Micro bubbles in cancer treatment
Treating cancer is still a medical mystery to doctors and scientists. But little by little, science combats the complex problems of treatment.
Daily Archives: March 6, 2011
Bio-remediation technologies prompt further research
Site pollution by manufacturing and processing facilities has always been an important subject, and rapidly advancing technologies have been a great asset in dealing with this pollution. Dr. Jeff Gillow has been on the forefront of developing new in situ bio-remediation technologies for ARCADIS, a company strongly focused on cleaning up groundwater contamination.
Nuclear energy: A crucial future
“Mines has always had a nuclear connection, historically,” stated Dr. Jeffrey King of the CSM Nuclear Science and Engineering Program. His appropriately titled seminar “Nuclear Power: Visions for the future and the Mines Connection” envisioned the nuclear power of ten, twenty five, and one hundred years in the future and explained the contributions Mines made to nuclear energy.
Scientific discoveries this week: 3-7-11
Christchurch, New Zealand – A new study by physiologists at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, shows that hagfish, an Eel-like proto-vertebrate, has a unique way of feeding. It involves the fish burying itself inside a corpse of another fish, eating it’s way out. Scientists now think that the hagfish may be absorbing the corpse’s nutrients through its own skin, while eating the flesh with it’s mouth.
Headlines from around the world: 3-7-11
The Obama administration has finally reached an agreement with the Mexican government to allow long-haul truckers to pass from Mexico to the US. The new agreement will free the US of over a billion dollars in tariffs that have been imposed over the years. Mexican truckers will have to pass drug screenings and be tested on knowledge of US driving laws.
