News tagged with construction sites
Study finds better way to protect streams from construction runoff
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have found an exponentially better way to protect streams and lakes from the muddy runoff associated with stormwater around road and other construction projects.
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Report: Use 'brownfields' as energy parks
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Northwest Michigan could generate hundreds of new jobs and generate enough electricity for thousands of its residents by converting abandoned factories and other brownfield sites for renewable energy production.
Ancient elephant bones found in Calif.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 22, 2007 |
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A construction crew digging a foundation for a new county building in Stockton, Calif., uncovered the bones of a prehistoric elephant.
Halt ordered to Yosemite construction
Nov 08, 2006 |
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A federal judge in Fresno, Calif., has ordered a halt to nine construction projects in Yosemite Valley.
Thirty-Meter Telescope Focuses on Two Candidate Sites
May 16, 2008 |
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After completing a worldwide survey unprecedented in rigor and detail of astronomical sites for the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT), the TMT Observatory Corporation board of directors has selected two outstanding sites, one ...
Chinese culture at the crossroads
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Recent archaeological discoveries from far-flung corners of China are forcing scientists to reconsider the origins of ancient Chinese civilization - and a new crop of young archaeologists are delving into the modern nation's ...
Scientists bring ancient Egypt to life with virtual model of historic temple complex (w/Video)
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the past two years, a team of UCLA Egyptologists, digital modelers, web designers, staff and students has been building a three-dimensional virtual-reality model of the ancient Egyptian ...
Scientists create DNA tubes with programmable sizes for nanoscale manufacturing
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 29, 2008 |
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Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a simple process for mass producing molecular tubes of identical--and precisely programmable--circumferences. The technological feat may allow ...
Fingerprint technology beats world's toughest tests... including 100s of builders' thumbs
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Technology developed by the University of Warwick that can identify partial, distorted, scratched, smudged, or otherwise warped fingerprints in just a few seconds has just scored top marks in the world's two ...
European XFEL Project Shines a New Light for Research
Oct 11, 2007 |
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A colossal project called XFEL located in Germany will allow the collective sciences gain understanding of solar cells, fuel cells and watch how atoms and molecules combine.
National Robotics Engineering Center Demonstrates the Future of Smart Work
Dec 21, 2009 |
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The National Robotics Engineering Center, (NREC) at Carnegie Mellon University is at the forefront of partnering man with technology to improve safety and costs. Among the completed projects are, the Caisson ...
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