Suction

Dentists on a mission of service (St. Petersburg Times) - 204 weeks ago

They put grins, sometimes toothless, on the faces of those who need it most.

Gadgets, etc. (The State) - 204 weeks ago

Fall is here, so it’s time to start planning your drive to watch the leaves turn color. Mixed in with this year’s fiery reds and brilliant golds will be a strange shade of blue — from the screen of dashboard-mounted GPS devices.

Warning from police on rash of sat nav thefts (Reading Chronicle) - 204 weeks ago

CRIME reduction officers are sending a message to motorists not to be a 'sucker' to thieves, after an increase in thefts of satellite navigation equipment from vehicles.

Master of invention (or does Dyson suck?) (Independent) - 204 weeks ago

An unexpected interruption yesterday disturbed the slightly odd press launch of James Dyson's latest invention, a whizzy new hand-dryer that he hopes will revolutionise our trips to the lavatory. As journalists repeatedly rinsed their hands under a tap and plunged them into Dyson Airblades, two burly punks with nose rings and spiky hair noisily arrived and began thumping and booting the dryers.

Has Our Man In London Seen The Future? (CBS News) - 204 weeks ago

James Dyson, a media-savvy British inventor best known for vacuum cleaners that "don't lose suction," has unveiled a Space Age hand dryer he hopes will become standard equipment in Britain's public bathrooms. Tucker Reals has the story.

NHS 'superwig' present for Chloe (BBC News) - 204 weeks ago

A nine-year-old girl with alopecia is told she can have a wig on the NHS made from human hair in time for Christmas

Narwhals May Produce Signature Vocalizations For Communications (Science Daily) - 204 weeks ago

Scientists have found preliminary evidence that narwhals, Arctic whales whose spiraled tusks gave rise to the myth of the unicorn, produce signature vocalizations that may facilitate individual recognition or their reunion with more distant group members.

Hospitals fall victim to strange trend: endoscope theft (NorthJersey.com) - 204 weeks ago

It's the $260,000 question: Who's been swiping endoscopes from North Jersey hospitals? By conservative estimates, that's the value of special equipment that law enforcement officials say has disappeared from three local hospitals in the past several months.

Along the shore (Bonita Daily News) - 204 weeks ago

Florida’s Gulf Coast encompasses long stretches of white sand beaches that are renowned for their abundance of sea shells. The creatures that build sea shells are called mollusks, a name derived from Latin meaning soft body. Sea shells are actually protective coverings for mollusks’ soft bodies.

Honchos and Heroes (Austin American-Statesman) - 204 weeks ago

Robert Ersek , a clinical assistant professor at Texas State University-San Marcos, instructor at the University of Texas and practicing plastic surgeon, was elected president of the International Society of Clinical Plastic Surgeons. Ersek has published more than 100 articles and several books.