Museum Hall of Minerals Lets Public Touch and Feel
New York UPI report details the American Museum of Natural History opening a Hall of Minerals and Gems on May 21 exhibiting more than 6,000 specimens at a cost of 1.5 million dollars. The hall features multi level design, teaching spaces, and interactive displays including iron from outer space and a 87.64 carat emerald.
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Uranium search approved for New Hampshire deposits
Gov Meldrim Thomson and the Executive Council accepted an $18 240 grant from the U S Geological Survey to search for uranium in New Hampshire The plan supported by Comprehensive Planning Director George McAvoy aims to check known prospects and seek new occurrences Granite in Conway showed minerals and uranium while drilling for geothermal energy fell short Core samples drawn by State Geologist Glen Stewart attracted federal mineral experts and private firms Potential ore could lie in granite if uranium concentrations are high
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Miniature "Star Trek" sensors eyeed for medical use
University of Utah researchers win a 544000 four year NIH grant to develop needle tip sensors that monitor pH potassium oxygen and other chemical conditions inside vessels or tissue. The goal is a five to ten sensor microchip capable of real time readouts for routine exams or ICU monitoring.
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Optimism Grows for Cancer Chemotherapy Role
National Cancer Institute Director Frank Rauscher told a Senate subcommittee that ongoing chemical therapy trials show strong results for breast cancer. If favorable trends continue, drugs plus less disfiguring surgery could replace radical mastectomies for about 90,000 American women annually, though years of research remain to determine best usage and manage risks of secondary tumors from therapy.
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