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NASA Develops Algae Bioreactor as a Sustainable Energy Source

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Nov 18, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- As a clean energy alternative, NASA invented an algae photo-bioreactor that grows algae in municipal wastewater to produce biofuel and a variety of other products.

Drinking green tea helps prevent kidney stones

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Nov 13, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Drinking green tea can help prevent the formation of large kidney stones, report Chinese scientists in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal CrystEngComm.

Energy-saving powder: Converting methane to methanol

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Nov 11, 2009 | 3.2 / 5 (6) | 2

It is currently estimated that natural gas resources will be exhausted in 130 years; however, those reserves where extraction is cost-effective will only flow for another 60 years or so.

Rice opens 'Cure for Needy' on the Web

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Oct 20, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Suppose you had a disease for which there's a proven cure, but nobody makes the drug. Where do you turn?

Heat forms potentially harmful substance in high-fructose corn syrup

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Oct 14, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 4

Researchers have established the conditions that foster formation of potentially dangerous levels of a toxic substance in the high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) often fed to honey bees. Their study, which appears ...

Some color shades offer better protection against sun’s ultraviolet rays

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Oct 14, 2009 | 4 / 5 (3) | 0

Economy-minded consumers who want protection from the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays -- but rather not pay premium prices for sun-protective clothing -- should think blue and red, rather than yellow. ...

Researchers using nanotechnology in biofuel process to save money, environment

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Oct 08, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Dr. James Palmer, associate professor of chemical engineering at Louisiana Tech University, is collaborating with fellow professors Dr. Yuri Lvov, Dr. Dale Snow, and Dr. Hisham Hegab to capitalize on the environmental and ...

Israeli woman potential Nobel chemistry winner

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Oct 07, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- If Nobel judges are looking to improve the balance of women winning the chemistry prize, Israeli scientist Ada Yonath could be a strong candidate when the award is announced Wednesday.

Fruit juices contain more vitamin C than their labels indicate

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Oct 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices and soft drinks are far higher than those indicated on their labels ...

PNNL chemist earns NIH New Innovator Award

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Sep 24, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

An analytical chemist at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been recognized with a National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award. The award will support Wei-Jun ...

Toward the design of greener consumer products

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Sep 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

So you're a manufacturer about to introduce a new consumer product to the marketplace. Will that product or the manufacture of the product contribute to global warming through the greenhouse effect?

Brookhaven Lab Patents New Method for Mercury Remediation

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Sep 15, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have patented a new method to remove toxic mercury from soil, sediment, sludge and other industrial waste. As described in recently ...

50 millionth unique chemical substance recorded in CAS Registry

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Sep 10, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, announced that on September 7 it recorded the 50 millionth substance in CAS REGISTRY, the world's most comprehensive and high-quality compendium ...

Chemists create protein structure database

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Sep 09, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Any chemist with access to the Internet can now use a powerful tool to help them accurately identify the structure of a protein, thanks to recently published work led by Harold A. Scheraga, Cornell's Todd ...

From Chicken Feathers to Flower Pots

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Sep 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Chicken feathers, usually an unwanted byproduct of poultry processing, may have a more valuable future as an ingredient in biodegradable flower pots, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist.

Getting plants to rid themselves of pesticide residues

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Sep 09, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Scientists in China are reporting the "intriguing" discovery that a natural plant hormone, applied to crops, can help plants eliminate residues of certain pesticides. The study is scheduled for the Sept. 23 ...

Researchers find possible use for the vine that ate the South

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Sep 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

Kudzu, the fast-growing vine that has gobbled up some 10 million acres in the Southeast, may prove to be a valuable dietary supplement for metabolic syndrome, a condition that affects 50 million Americans, say researchers ...

Heat forms potentially harmful substance in high-fructose corn syrup

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Aug 26, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 2

Researchers have established the conditions that foster formation of potentially dangerous levels of a toxic substance in the high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) often fed to honey bees. Their study, which appears ...