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Revolutionary sensor system protects ports, bridges and distribution centres

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Özlem Durmaz Incel, researcher at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, has developed a spectacular new method that enables wireless sensor networks to function up to ten times more efficiently. Networks ...





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5 ancient Roman shipwrecks found off Italy coast (AP)

5 ancient Roman shipwrecks found off Italy coast

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 25, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(AP) -- Archaeologists have found five well-preserved Roman shipwrecks deep under the sea off a small Mediterranean island, with their cargo of vases, pots and other objects largely intact, officials said ...


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Microwave zapping kills invasive species before the invasion

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 12, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (19) | comments 3

Scientists in Louisiana are reporting development and successful testing of a new cost-effective system to kill unwanted plants and animals that hitch a ride to the United States in the ballast water of merchant ...


Shipping suffers as Great Lakes shrink

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 22, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

U.S. shipping companies are losing money for every inch the Great Lakes shrink, with water levels 7 inches below average, The New York Times reported.


The International Space Station

Space station crew grabs new cargo ship from orbit

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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

(AP) -- A brand new Japanese space station cargo ship has arrived at its destination 225 miles above Earth.


Space station exchanges cargo ships

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 16, 2007 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The crew of the International Space Station was preparing Tuesday for an exchange of cargo spaceships.


Russian cargo ship blasts off for International Space Station

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A Russian cargo ship blasted off Friday from the Baikonur space station in Kazakhstan on a mission to resupply the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's space agency said.


Cells use import machinery to export their goods as well

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research suggests a new level of regulation for cellular export process by molecules previously assumed to be dedicated to import activities.


Cells use import machinery to export their goods as well

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the bustling economy of the cell, little bubbles called vesicles serve as container ships, ferrying cargo to and from the port — the cell membrane. Some of these vesicles, called post-Golgi vesicles, export ...


Six astronauts are currently on board the ISS

Russian cargo ship docks with ISS

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A Russian cargo ship, launched Friday from the Baikonur space station in Kazakhstan, docked Wednesday with the International Space Station, the Russian news agency Interfax said.


Commercial ships spew half as much particulate pollution as world's cars

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Globally, commercial ships emit almost half as much particulate pollution into the air as the total amount released by cars, according to a new study. Ship pollutants affect both the Earth's climate and the health of people ...



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