More than 20 years of cell cultures and other specimens stored at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were destroyed when a cleaner switched off power to a lab freezer, according to a lawsuit filed by the school.
Other
Jun 28, 2023
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Most people would expect a freezer can keep perishable food fresh and safe from spoilage for many months. Unfortunately, this is not always the case.
Cell & Microbiology
May 2, 2023
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The history of the world is carefully documented and kept in a freezer at Ohio State University.
Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2020
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For rapid freezing of a biopsy sample taken from a patient, the standard procedure uses liquid nitrogen. However, this is not allowed inside the operating room. The consequence is a laborious procedure causing unnecessary ...
General Physics
Mar 6, 2019
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There is no escaping the holidays, even in space.
Space Exploration
Dec 19, 2018
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There was bad news, then good news from University of Illinois broccoli researchers this month. In the first study, they learned that frozen broccoli lacks the ability to form sulforaphane, the cancer-fighting phytochemical ...
Biochemistry
Aug 6, 2013
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South Korea's LG Electronics, a leader in smart appliances, has hit on a solution to a common frustration -- how to chill canned or bottled drinks in less than half an hour.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 9, 2012
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The newest generation of compact research freezers is performing well in space and have already boosted the scientific capacity of the International Space Station (ISS), said engineers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham ...
Space Exploration
Mar 16, 2009
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