Detecting Carbon Monoxide

BOCA RATON, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless, and tasteless toxic gas that kills or injures thousands of unsuspecting victims each year. Now, there's a quick, easy, painless way to detect carbon monoxide poisoning and it's already saving lives in hospitals across the country.

Building the Perfect Nose

BALTIMORE, Md. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients who have been disfigured by birth defects, accidents or disease could have the opportunity to lead a new life, with a unique new way to re-build noses and other facial features.

Better Treatment for Torn Aortas

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Each year, 10,000 Americans suffer a sudden tear of the aorta -- the largest blood vessel in the body. Unfortunately, even patients who survive this traumatic experience aren’t in the clear. Now, doctors are working on a way to save more lives after an aortic tear.

Ditch Your Crutches!

LANGHORNE, Pa. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Maybe you've been there -- a sports injury, a car accident or a mishap at home. Next thing you know, your broken or fractured bones are wrapped in a cast for weeks. Now, a retired firefighter has invented a new type of cast that helps the injured ditch their crutches for short stints so they can get up and go.

High-tech Classroom

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Class notes, textbooks, and lectures are all in one place for some high school students -- in their tablet personal computers or tablet PC's. But is this technology helping their grades? We uncover one surprising drawback.

Dangerous Decibels

PORTLAND, Ore. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Do you know how loud that music is your child is listening to? You probably don't and you probably don't know it could be loud enough to permanently damage their hearing. But one young woman is getting her peers to listen to her message about dangerous decibels.

New Meth Test

THORNTON, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The country continues to face residual problems from methamphetamine labs -- makeshift laboratories pose dangers to both the public and police. But now, a new tool that works like a home pregnancy kit can detect dangerous drugs on-the-spot.

How Safe is this Bridge?

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The sudden collapse of the I-35 Minneapolis bridge that killed 13 people in August, left questions about the safety of our nation's bridges. Now, there is a new device that offers a high-tech approach to inspecting bridges.

Read Where You Walk, Soldier!

NATICK, Mass. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- We start out crawling, then graduate to walking. After that we don't think much about it. But a new device used in a study by the military could save soldiers' lives and help civilians keep their feet on the ground in new surroundings.

Clean up That Moldy Mess!

ATLANTA, Ga. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A musty, mildewy smell is the undeniable odor of mold. And it may be lurking in more places than you know -- having harmful effects on your health. Now, we tell you how to track down mold.

Kids Discovering New Asteroids

SEATTLE, Wash. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- In the past, it's always been hard to convince young women and minorities to major in the sciences. A new university mentoring program has not only gotten students interested in majoring in astronomy, it's also helping them get their names in the sky.

Moon Rover

PITTSBURG, Pa. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Imagine an environment where temperatures fall well below negative 200 degrees. There's powdery ground, deep craters and large boulders -- and the journey is made in perpetual darkness. Now, roboticists are developing a prototype rover for NASA that could withstand the moon's brutal conditions -- and still provide it's human counterparts with lifesaving resources.

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