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What solar energy does TO you

What solar energy does TO youRe: Health effects of sunlight ...When it comes to sunlight the key is vigilant moderation. Sunlight contains both UVA and UVB. According to current understanding, UVA has little redeeming value. It is carcinogenic and the less of it one is exposed to...

Tags: Vertical industries, UVB, UVA, UV Exposure, solar energy

Discussion threads 2009-05-22

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What solar energy does TO you

I'm a big fan of solar energy. But...not so pleased with melanoma. I've had my warning from a doctor to keep my sun-caused skin growths to a minimum. It's that time of year. Many of us are outside a lot in hot weather. And it does matter...

Tags: Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Federal Government, Government, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-05-22

Is privacy dead, or just very confused?

Panel: Siva Vaidhyanathan UVA, Alice Marwick NYU, Judith Donath MIT, Danah Boyd Microsoft Personal information is a form of currency. Privacy is not a substance. It's not something you can trade, or give up. People are willing to trade a little bit of privacy for a better...

Tags: Facebook, Privacy, Marwick, Security, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-03-14

Instant DNA analysis on a chip

Instant DNA analysis on a chipYour questions about the articleThe article which you and the UVa press release point to is a review in [b]Analytical Chemistry[/i] of recent work in the field, by Professor Landers' group and other groups, but concentrating on his work. The other authors listed are students...

Tags: chip, DNA

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

New Association Promotes Virtual Worlds and Business

New Association Promotes Virtual Worlds and BusinessVirtual Snake OilEDITA KAYE, THE "SKINNY PILL FOR KIDS," AND THE ASSOCIATION OF VIRTUAL WORLDSThere is a certain species of entrepreneur that capitalizes on the human desire for overnight solutions to intractable problems. Throughout human history, they have lurked in the shadows of the...

Tags: Entrepreneurship, SKINNY PILL

Discussion threads 2008-04-13

Sea, soy and sun

Will you use one day SoyScreen on the beach? This is an eco-friendly sunscreen developed by chemists working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA. SoyScreen is biodegradable, non-toxic and could lead to a new class of cosmetic ingredients. It was developed by using an enzyme-based method to make 'an...

Tags: Ingredient, Oil, Patent, U.S. Department Of Agriculture, SoyScreen, FSG33, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-10-09

Architecture and robotic ecologies

The University of Virginia UVA School of Architecture has started a new program about 'robotic ecologies' which wants to answer the question: Will robots take over architecture? As said the program leader, "This research is not just about architectural machines that move. It is about groups of architectural machines that...

Tags: Energy &, Environment, Engineering &, Innovation, Robotics

Blog posts 2007-05-28

Net neutrality vote: the cost in human terms

That's the most current list of campaign contributors to U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), chair of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee. Right next to that list, is a photo of blogger Britt Bravo, who notes on a BlogHer post that her Mom left...

Tags: Britt Bravo, Net Neutrality

Blog posts 2006-04-27

An Advanced Wireless Sensor Network for Health Monitoring

This paper proposes system architecture for smart healthcare based on an advanced Wireless Sensor Network WSN. It specifically targets assisted-living residents and others who may benefit from continuous, remote health monitoring. This paper presents the advantages, objectives, and status of the design. An experimental living space has been constructed at...

Tags: University Of Virginia, Network, Wireless Sensor Network, Health Care, Wireless, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources

White papers 2005-12-16

Deadlock II demo (small) (Windows)

Deadlock II: Shrine Wars is an exciting game of strategy, resource management, and military conquest. This download includes two playable demos, each of which last 15 turns before expiring. The first version is a single-player game called Wasteland, in which you play the humans battling across the great wasteland against...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Demo, Accolade, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 1998-02-03