Researchers eye clean energy possibilities along Portuguese coast
Dec 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers are working with Portuguese colleagues to design a pilot-scale device that will capture significantly more of the energy in ocean waves than existing systems, and use it to ...
World fertilizer prices drop dramatically after soaring to all-time highs
Dec 16, 2008 |
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World fertilizer prices began dropping dramatically in late 2008 after reaching all-time highs around April.
New research shows how horses recognise their neighbours
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study into how horses recognise members of the same herd suggests that it's not just humans who use complex memory processes to identify each other.
Pitt researchers create non-toxic clean-up method for potentially toxic nano materials
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 16, 2008 |
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University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed the first natural, nontoxic method for biodegrading carbon nanotubes, a finding that could help diminish the environmental and health concerns that mar the otherwise bright ...
A sparkling spray of stars
Dec 16, 2008 |
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NGC 2264 lies about 2600 light-years from Earth in the obscure constellation of Monoceros, the Unicorn, not far from the more familiar figure of Orion, the Hunter. The image shows a region of space about 30 ...
How healthy are America's coasts?
Dec 16, 2008 |
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The overall condition of the nation's coastal waters has improved slightly, based on a recently released environmental assessment. The National Coastal Condition Report III (NCCRIII) is the third in a series of environmental ...
Seeing the unseen with 'super-resolution' fluorescence microscopy
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Dec 16, 2008 |
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Thanks to a new "super-resolution" fluorescence microscopy technique, Harvard University researchers have succeeded in resolving the features of cells as miniscule as 20-30 nanometers (nm), an order of magnitude smaller than ...
Big-3 bankruptcy: Job loss less than half oft-cited figure, says study
Dec 16, 2008 |
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The impact of a Big-3 bankruptcy and restructuring would be severe, but frequently-quoted job loss figures are misleading and overstated, according to a new projection by the University of Maryland's Inforum economic research ...
Simple soybean anything but - genetically, researcher says
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Dec 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Think humans are complex creatures? Consider the lowly soybean, said a Purdue University researcher. When it comes to genetics, the soybean plant is far more intricate than that of a human, said Scott Jackson, ...
Fast, cheap melamine detector duo will outfox dairy frauds
Dec 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two easy-to-use new ways of detecting melamine on the production line are reported in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Chemical Communications.
The 'Dirty War Index:' A new tool to identify rates of prohibited or undesirable war outcomes
Dec 16, 2008 |
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Researchers in this week's PLoS Medicine present a new tool called the "Dirty War Index (DWI)" based on the laws of war, a tool which identifies rates of prohibited or highly undesirable ("dirty") war outcomes, such as tor ...
New study 'pardons' the misunderstood egg
Dec 16, 2008 |
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A study recently published online in the journal Risk Analysis estimates that eating one egg per day is responsible for less than 1 percent of the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in healthy adults. Alternatively, lifest ...
First fuel-handling facility in the Galapagos earns environmental certification
Dec 16, 2008 |
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The first fuel-handling facility in the Galápagos Islands—a region of great biodiversity and evolutionary importance—was given official environmental certification today, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced. The facility ...
Researcher refining synthetic molecules to prevent HIV resistance
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 16, 2008 |
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Evolving HIV viral strains and the adverse side effects associated with long-term exposure to current treatments propel scientists to continue exploring alternative HIV treatments. In a new study, a University of Missouri ...
Vitamin D deficiency in infants and nursing mothers carries long-term disease risks
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New Rochelle, NY, December 16, 2008—Once believed to be important only for bone health, vitamin D is now seen as having a critical function in maintaining the immune system throughout life. The newly recognized disease risks ...
