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Clean algae biofuel project leads world in productivity
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Australian scientists are achieving the world's best production rates of oil from algae grown in open saline ponds, taking them a step closer to creating commercial quantities of clean biofuel for the future.
Curry-cure? Spicing up the effectiveness of a potential disease-fighter
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Scientists are reporting development of a nano-size capsule that boosts the body's uptake of curcumin, an ingredient in yellow curry now being evaluated in clinical trials for treatment of several diseases. ...
Red, White Wine, Fish And Science
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The long-standing rule of matching wine and food -- red wine with red meat and white wine with fish -- actually has a scientific explanation, according to two scientists working for the Mercian Corporation, ...
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Rice opens 'Cure for Needy' on the Web
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Heat forms potentially harmful substance in high-fructose corn syrup
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Some color shades offer better protection against sun’s ultraviolet rays
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Researchers using nanotechnology in biofuel process to save money, environment
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Israeli woman potential Nobel chemistry winner
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New Digital 'Electronics' Concept May Continue Moore's Law,
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Tiny Music Player Made from Wire Bridge (w/ Video),
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Stars Fueled by Dark Matter Could Hold Secrets to the Universe,
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Creating a six-qubit cluster state,
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Second Law of Thermodynamics May Explain Economic Evolution,
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Fruit juices contain more vitamin C than their labels indicate
Oct 05, 2009 |
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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
Sep 24, 2009 |
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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
Sep 16, 2009 |
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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
Sep 15, 2009 |
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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
Sep 10, 2009 |
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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
Sep 09, 2009 |
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(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
Sep 09, 2009 |
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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
Sep 09, 2009 |
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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
Sep 03, 2009 |
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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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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 ...
Nuisance or nutrient? Kudzu shows promise as a dietary supplement
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Kudzu, the nuisance vine that has overgrown almost 10 million acres in the southeastern United States, may sprout into a dietary supplement. Scientists in Alabama and Iowa are reporting the first evidence ...
Research could have a green solution for food safety
Aug 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Life in the fruit bowl is no longer the pits, thanks to a University of Alberta researcher.
Plastics in oceans decompose, release hazardous chemicals, surprising new study says
Aug 19, 2009 |
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In the first study to look at what happens over the years to the billions of pounds of plastic waste floating in the world's oceans, scientists are reporting that plastics -- reputed to be virtually indestructible ...
Innovative spout will increase maple production up to 90 percent
Aug 18, 2009 |
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An innovative new maple spout developed by the University of Vermont's Proctor Maple Research Center with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture secured by Senator Patrick J. Leahy, will have a dramatic ...
Scrubbing sulfur: New process removes sulfur components, CO2 from power plant emissions (w/ Video)
Aug 18, 2009 |
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The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a reusable organic liquid that can pull harmful gases such as carbon dioxide or sulfur dioxide out of industrial emissions from ...
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A chemist's discovery breathes new life into the old South
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New study: Up to 90 percent of US paper money contains traces of cocaine
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Aug 17, 2009 |
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New 'biofactories' produce rare healing substances in the endangered Devil's claw plant
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Good taste measured by science; oleic acid in beef used to predict taste
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Researcher has uncovered a way to provide antioxidant-rich water in a bottle
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Jul 31, 2009 |
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A 'shrimp cocktail' to fuel cars and trucks
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Jul 29, 2009 |
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New method uses electrolyzed water for more efficient fuel production
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A new method to cleaner and more efficient CO2 capture
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Jul 22, 2009 |
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Biodiesel on the wing: A 'green' process for biodiesel from feather meal
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Jul 22, 2009 |
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Stop and smell the flowers -- the scent really can soothe stress
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Edible coating makes fish filets longer-lasting, healthier
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Capturing CO2 in a bowl
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First evidence that weed killers improve nutritional value of a key food crop
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Once-a-month pill for both fleas and ticks in Fido and Fluffy
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Roadsters embrace green racing
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New evidence that vinegar may be natural fat-fighter
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A new chemical element in the periodic table
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Jun 10, 2009 |
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Wine in a box? Think 'good' not 'gauche'
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Biomass as a source of raw materials
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Sweet deception: New test distinguishes impure honey from the real thing
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