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Midwestern ethanol plants use much less water than western plants, study says
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Ethanol production in Minnesota and Iowa uses far less water overall than similar processes in states where water is less plentiful, a new University of Minnesota study shows.
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Going underground for a climate solution
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hoping to help fix the Earth's atmosphere, Catherine Peters recently found herself 4,100 feet underground.
New structure could produce efficient semiconductor laser sources
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have achieved a nanoscale laser structure they anticipate will produce semiconductor lasers in the next two years that are more than twice as efficient ...
NASA Launches Web Site for Teenagers That Want More Class
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has launched a new Web site created specifically for teenagers that provides teens access to current NASA spacecraft data for use in school science projects, allows them to conduct real experiments with ...
Researcher studying ways to handle huge quantities of biomass
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As scientists scramble to develop ways to generate enormous amounts of energy from cleaner-burning, renewable fuels to replace coal and oil, promising agricultural crops such as switchgrass ...
Nanoprobes hit targets in tumors, could lessen chemo side effects
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny nanoprobes have shown to be effective in delivering cancer drugs more directly to tumor cells - mitigating the damage to nearby healthy cells - and Purdue University research has shown that the nanoprobes ...
A new kind of micro-mobility: Moving tiny particles using magnetic fields (w/ Video)
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A new microscopic system devised by researchers in MIT's department of materials science and engineering could provide a novel method for moving tiny objects inside a microchip, and could also provide new ...
Going vertical: Fleeing tsunamis by moving up, not out
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In the minutes after a strong earthquake struck offshore of the Indonesian city of Padang on Sept. 30, fears of a tsunami prompted hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate the coastal city. Or try to.
Tracking new cancer-killing particles with MRI
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
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Researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have created a single nanoparticle that can be tracked in real time with MRI as it homes in on cancer cells, tags them with a fluorescent ...
Virtual testing gives lightweight planes lift-off
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Monash University aeronautical engineers are working with the world's leading aerospace company to fast-track the design and construction of a new generation of super lightweight and efficient passenger airplanes.
Low-cost temperature sensors, tennis balls to monitor mountain snowpack
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fictional secret agent Angus MacGyver knew that tough situations demand ingenuity. Jessica Lundquist takes a similar approach to studying snowfall. The University of Washington assistant professor ...
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