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Study Identifies Deepwater Horizon Debris as Likely Source of Gulf of Mexico Oil Sheens

By Guest PostAugust 5, 2013Environmentbp, chemical makeup, chris reddy, christoph aeppli, coast guard, cofferdam, dave valentine, deepwater horizon debris, deepwater horizon rig, drilling operations, environmental, fingerprint, gas chromatography, gcxgc, gulf of mexico, industrial chemicals, legal concerns, macondo well, matthias kellermann, oil samples, oil sheens, olefins, preliminary data, real world problem, robert k nelson, source, study, synthetic hydrocarbons, technique, two dimensional, ucsb, united states, university of california, whoi

A chemical analysis of oil sheens found floating recently at the ocean’s surface near the site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster indicates that the source is pockets of oil trapped within the wreckage of the sunken rig. Both the Macondo well and natural oil seeps common to the Gulf of Mexico were confidently ruled out.

Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) used a recently-patented method to fingerprint the chemical makeup of the sheens and to estimate the location of the source based on the extent to which gasoline-like compounds evaporated from the oil sheens. The study was published online in Environmental Science & Technology. (more…)

Battling Tuberculosis through Microsoft Technology

By Guest PostDecember 3, 2012Health, Technologyaakar gupta, abhishek sinha, aids, anti viral drugs, bacille calmette guerin, bacteria, bangalore, battling tuberculosis, bcg, bill thies, biometric monitoring system, computer, fingerprint, giri prasad, great killer, gsm modem, hiv, mdr tb, medicine, michal paik, microsoft research india, microsoft technology, multidrug resistant tuberculosis, navkar samdaria, nupur bhatnagar, operation asha, shelly batra, software, sql server database, tb, treatment, tuberculosis, uganda health ministry, vaccine

Microsoft Research develops biometric monitoring system to help patients complete tuberculosis treatment programs.

BANGALORE, India — Dec. 3, 2012 — Giri Prasad, a 33-year-old tailor who lives in Delhi, first noticed the pain below his ribs. He went to see a doctor, but when it didn’t subside, he traveled to the hospital where he eventually learned he had tuberculosis.

“There were many problems because first and foremost, I am the bread earner for the family,” he says. “If the bread earner falls ill, it is a real problem for those who are dependent on him. Here in the city the biggest problem is that if one falls sick, there is no other person who will come help.” (more…)

Sandy’s Underwater Sandscapes

By Guest PostNovember 18, 2012Environmentarthur trembanis, artificial reef, autonomous underwater vehicle, auv, broadkill beach, cape henlopen, carter duval, coast, currents, data, delaware, doug miller, ecosystem, fingerprint, floor, geological imprint, geological markings, gps, hard bottom, hugh r sharp, hurricane sandy, indian river inlet, justin walker, map, marine life, maryland, mid atlantic shores, natural environment, new jersey, ocean, post, pre, redbird reef, research vessel, sand formations, seafloor, sediment, sonar, storm, storm metrics, trevor metz, underwater, val schmidt, virginia, weapons

UD researchers studying ‘fingerprint’ left on seafloor by Hurricane Sandy

Beneath the 20-foot waves that crested off Delaware’s coast during Hurricane Sandy, thrashing waters reshaped the floor of the ocean, churning up fine sand and digging deep ripples into the seabed. Fish, crustaceans and other marine life were blasted with sand as the storm sculpted new surfaces underwater.

UD scientists cued up their instruments to document the offshore conditions before, during and after Sandy’s arrival to scrutinize the differences and better predict the environmental impact of future storms. (more…)

MSU Licenses Technology to Detect Altered Fingerprints

By Guest PostSeptember 13, 2011Scienceadvancement of biometrics, altered fingerprints, detection, fingerprint

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University has licensed cutting-edge software that detects altered fingerprints to Morpho, part of the Safran group, one of the world’s leading suppliers of identification and detection solutions. (more…)

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Study Identifies Deepwater Horizon Debris as Likely Source of Gulf of Mexico Oil Sheens

Battling Tuberculosis through Microsoft Technology

Sandy’s Underwater Sandscapes

MSU Licenses Technology to Detect Altered Fingerprints