Researchers helping to take the natural gas out of ethanol production
Sep 26, 2006 |
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It takes a lot of natural gas to run an ethanol plant. A plant needs steam to liquefy corn starch and heat to distill alcohol and more heat to dry the leftover distillers grains.
Mind the gap: Space scientists uncover causes of gap in Van Allen belts
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2006 |
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A team of British and US scientists have discovered that the gap in the Van Allen radiation belts is formed by natural wave turbulence in space, not by lightning. The discovery settles years of controversy among space scientists ...
Laser probe of a brain pigment's anatomy may offer insight into Parkinson's disease
Sep 26, 2006 |
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In a finding that may offer clues about Parkinson's disease, a team led by Duke University researchers used a sophisticated laser system to gain evidence that a dark brown pigment that accumulates in people's brains consists ...
Seagate Unveils 750GB Hard Drive Designed Specifically for the Digital Video Security Market
Sep 26, 2006 |
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Seagate Technology today announced the SV35.2 Series hard drive, specifically designed for optimal performance in the commercial video security market. The SV35.2 Series adds 320GB and 750GB of storage using perpendicular ...
HiRISE Camera Will Take First Close-Up Pictures of Mars Sept. 29
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2006 |
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The most powerful camera ever to orbit Mars will get its first close look at the Red Planet on Friday. The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera flying aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance ...
Feds failing to fix the Everglades
Sep 26, 2006 |
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The National Research Council has issued a U.S. Congress-mandated report that criticizes the $10.9 billion campaign to restore Florida's Everglades.
Most Widely Used Organic Pesticide Requires Help to Kill
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Sep 26, 2006 |
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The world's most widely used organic insecticide, a plucky bacterium known as Bacillus thuringiensis or Bt for short, requires the assistance of other microbes to perform its insect-slaying work, a new study has found.
NASA technology captures massive hurricane waves
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2006 |
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A hurricane's fury can be relentless, from frightening winds, to torrential rains and flooding. These storms also create enormous ocean waves that are hazardous to ships. And through storm surges of up to 30 ...
NASA Mars Spacecraft Gear Up for Extra Work
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2006 |
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NASA's Mars robotic missions are performing so well, they are being prepared for additional overtime work.
Spirit Activates New Software
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2006 |
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Following some dramatic scrambling by rover handlers to command both Mars Exploration Rovers to switch to new flight software during a bit of a traffic jam at the Red Planet, Spirit successfully woke up and began operating ...
Scientists work on mathematical model that adds up to better flood prevention
Sep 26, 2006 |
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Oxford researchers have won funding to improve the usefulness of weather predictions on the probability and extent of extreme rainfall. This will help hydrologists, civil engineers, policy-makers and government ...
Dinosaur species innocent of cannibalism
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 26, 2006 |
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A U.S. paleontology student is being credited with discrediting a theory that the dinosaur species Coelophysis bauri practiced cannibalism.
Safer suntans through science
Sep 26, 2006 |
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An organic compound that creates a realistic beachy glow while inducing a natural sun block effect in your skin may be just around the corner, as scientists at the University of Kentucky are testing a treatment that enhances ...
Discovering how river water is mixed into the sea can assist in mapping climate change
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2006 |
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A study of the freshwater that flows into Liverpool Bay from the region’s two main rivers is to help scientists piece together another part of the climate change ‘map’.
Britain wants the EU to limit tuna fishing
Sep 26, 2006 |
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The European Union is reportedly being urged to limit tuna fishing as rising demand for sushi drives tuna stocks to near collapse.
