The detection of carbon nanotubes and workplace safety
nanowerk: More and more carbon nanotube (CNT) applications are moving from the research lab into commercial products. For example, CNTs can be found already in tennis rackets and bicycles, displays and TV screens, and numerous resins used by aerospace, defense, health care, and electronics companies. nanoforum.org
Drug-resistant TB rates soar in former Soviet regions
A new survey confirms that many governments have lost control of tuberculosis after failing to invest enough to build, equip and staff the laboratories needed to detect the disease. iht.com
Astronomers glimpse galaxy evolution in action
When scientists peer at distant galaxies, it's like looking back in time because their light has taken so long to reach us. Recently, two groups of astronomers were able to see two classes of unique galaxies from the early universe. rssfeeds.usatoday.com