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EPA's new green parking lot allows scientists to study permeable surfaces that may help the environment

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Paved parking lots and driveways make our lives easier, but they often create an easy pathway for pollutants to reach underground water sources and alter the natural flow of water back into the ground. The U.S. Environmental ...


Tech tools will keep you in the NFL game

Technology / Other

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Last Sunday was the first Sunday of the NFL season, and if you are a football fan, technology offers lots of ways to indulge your passion, especially if you cheer for a team in another city.


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Solar Roadways Awarded DOT Contract to Pave Roads with Solar Cells

Technology / Energy

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (52) | comments 68

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a first step toward turning highways into energy-generating solar panels, the Sagle, Idaho-based startup Solar Roadways has recently received a $100,000 grant from the US Department of ...


Professor sheds light on DNA mechanisms

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

By manipulating individual atoms in DNA and forming unique molecules, a Georgia State University researcher hopes to open new avenues in research towards better understanding the mechanisms of DNA replication and transcription, ...


US orders more lots more swine flu vaccine

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- U.S. health officials have ordered more swine flu vaccine - bringing the nation's eventual total to 251 million doses.


Google logo paying homage to H.G. Wells

Google pays homage to H.G. Wells

Technology / Internet

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google provided an explanation Monday for flying saucers invading its celebrated logo -- the Internet giant was paying homage to British science fiction writer H.G. Wells.


Britain's 'how to beat swine flu' man gets swine flu

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A man who appeared in British adverts telling people how to avoid swine flu has gone down with the virus himself, he admitted Friday.


Banking on outlier detection: Simple computer model could act as early warning system for failing banks

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Recent bank failures point to the continuing need for vigilance by regulators and investors. Now, a report in the International Journal of Operational Research, discusses the possibility of an early-warning system that s ...


Pidgin 2.6 adds Google Talk video and voice support

Technology / Software

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pidgin has long been an easy way to use lots of different chat systems on your desktop. With its 2.6 release, Pidgin's finally catching up to the video, audio and file transfer offerings of Google Talk, Yahoo and others.


Personality types may contribute to genetic success of bighorn sheep

Personality types may contribute to genetic success of bighorn sheep

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- There must be times when University of Alberta researcher David Coltman wishes his study on animal personalities focused on something small, like a house cat. Coltman would classify cats that ...


DU professor advises families to refocus for holidays to ease financial tension (w/ Video)

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Martha Wadsworth, associate professor of psychology at the University of Denver (DU), says during the holidays families should focus on what has been proven to matter most in psychological research - quality family time.


Chloride found at levels that can harm aquatic life in urban streams of the Northern US

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Levels of chloride, a component of salt, are elevated in many urban streams and groundwater across the northern U.S., according to a new government study.


Probing Question: Are 'superfoods' really nutritional powerhouses?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 5

You’ve probably seen the supermarket tabloid articles with titles like “The 12 Foods Everyone Should Eat” or “Four Foods for Peak Performance.” Every week there’s another berry, grain or bafflingly-named compound that is ...


Who can cool his body fast? Toucan (AP)

Who can cool his body fast? Toucan

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- The toucan's colorful bill gives new meaning to the phrase cool dude. Indeed, that gigantic schnoz turns out to be a radiator the rain forest dweller uses to lose body heat. The bill of the Toco Toucan ...


Seeing things: Researchers teach computers to recognize objects

Seeing things: Researchers teach computers to recognize objects

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- If computers could recognize objects, they could automatically search through hours of video footage for a particular two-minute scene. A tourist strolling down a street in a strange city ...