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'Smart' fridges stay cool by talking to each other
Jan 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- 'Smart' fridges that run on renewable electricity and are capable of negotiating the most energy efficient way to keep food cold have been developed by researchers from CSIRO’s Energy Transformed ...
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Australian town in 'world-first' bottled water ban
Sep 26, 2009 |
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An Australian town pulled all bottled water from its shelves Saturday and replaced it with refillable bottles in what is believed to be a world-first ban.
Scientists cool gas by laser bombardment
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Three decades ago, American and Finnish scientists came up with a very powerful method for cooling gases by "laser bombardment." Only now were physicists at the University of Bonn able to demonstrate that it actually works. ...
Engineers developing bullet proof vests from cement
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Engineers at the University of Leeds are working on a new type of body armour made from cement.
Researchers closer to the ultimate green 'fridge magnet'
May 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are a step closer to making environmentally-friendly 'magnetic' refrigerators and air conditioning systems a reality, thanks to new research published today in Advanced Materials.
'Fridges and washing machines liberated women': researcher
Mar 12, 2009 |
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The advent of modern appliances such as washing machines and refrigerators had a profound impact on 20th Century society, according to a new Université de Montréal study. Plug-in conveniences transformed women's ...
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Jan 29, 2009 |
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I've been using a thumb-size gadget that is a riveting example of how the Internet has turned our vast planet into a small village.
New standards for Energy Star fridges
Aug 04, 2007 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy is increasing the energy efficiency criteria required for refrigerators carrying the Energy Star label.
Tiny devices to feed advances in food safety and quality
Feb 21, 2006 |
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Laboratory testing of agricultural produce in the wake of the food scares of the 1990s has made the food on European dinner tables safer than ever before. But, say a team of researchers, an even better job ...
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