12/11/2005

Nano-sponges for toxic metals

Microscopic particles honeycombed with holes only nanometers wide soon could help purify industrial runoff, coal plant smoke, crude oil and drinking water of toxic metals, experts told UPI's Nano World.

$230 billion spent on insurance paperwork

Billing and insurance paperwork consume at least one out of every five dollars of private insurance health spending in California, a study finds.