Loud, concussive explosions on the battlefield may last only a few seconds, but many soldiers returning from combat in the Middle East are experiencing lingering symptoms that cause them to perceive sounds even when it is quiet.
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Roadside bombs are often responsible for what's been called the "signature wound" for troops on the battlefield: brain injuries. Clarissa Ward visited the Concussion Care Center at Forward Operating Base Fenti in Afghanistan, where specialists there are taking a new approach to helping the wounded
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Medieval armor certainly looks heavy. And now researchers have demonstrated how the protection might have unwittingly put its wearers at a heavy disadvantage on the battlefield. An armored combatant in the 1400s had between about 60-to-110-pounds of steel on his head and body
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01 / SolarCity > > For being the nation's leading installer of rooftop solar panels. In sum, SolarCity has placed more than 10,000 solar rooftops--10% of the total in the U.S.
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