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COLOR CODING Liquid crystals that change color depending on the temperature alert workers if these polio vaccines have been exposed to heat and are no longer potent
...Fusion Breakthrough The hottest place in the solar system -- for a few moments -- was the interior of a huge doughnut-shaped contraption at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, which in a burst of heat and light generated more than 5 million watts of energy, a record for nuclear fusion and a milestone on the road to making power plants fueled by ingredients from ordinary water a 21st century reality...
...recent show at the Cooper-Hewitt museum in New York City, Orth exhibited a fabric with a hue that alternates from a nearly monochrome gray to a tricolor gray-red-and-green jacquard. The colors appear when electrodes woven into the cloth generate heat, which in turn causes temperature-sensitive dyes in the cloth to change hue. "Making this fabric is like making an interactive painting," says Orth, who has come full circle since her undergraduate days spent painting on canvas...
...join in a rescue mission, you quoted a U.S. sergeant who said, "Look at these Afghans. Why the hell should we be fighting their war?" Well, after 9/11, the war against the merciless Taliban regime suddenly became our war as well. I completely understand what men say in the heat of battle because I spent a year in combat myself. But slowly American troops will weed out the enemy, and as its desperation grows, we will continue to stride ahead with confidence and assurance, knowing we will punish those who dared to mess with our country, an America we have...
...Turning Down the Heat The discussion over what causes global warming and whether it is responsible for more severe hurricanes can go on for a long time [Oct. 3]. There are many variables, and there are also a lot of political and economic vested interests that try to make us believe there are not enough data to reach a firm conclusion. But we cannot afford to wait until there is strong evidence that human activity is at least part of the problem. By then it would be too late. On the other hand, curbing our carbon dioxide and other greenhouse...