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Scientists create new enzymes for biofuel production
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and world-leading gene-synthesis company DNA2.0 have taken an important step toward the development of a cost-efficient process to extract sugars ...
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Chemists discover recipe to design a better type of fuel cell
Oct 18, 2009 |
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Fuel cells are often touted as one method to help decrease society's addiction to fossil fuels. But there is still a lot of work to be done before fuel cells will be ready for mass market to be used in transportation, home ...
Worlds oceans warmest on record this summer
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The world's in hot water. Sea-surface temperatures worldwide have been the hottest on record over the last three months, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday.
Measuring the effects of temperature increases in the Antarctic fauna
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey subjected species found in Antarctic waters to increasing levels of water temperature to learn how well they would cope with a warmer ocean. The study, to be presented at the ...
Study finds bees can learn differences in food's temperature
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that honeybees can discriminate between food at different temperatures, an ability that may assist bees in locating the warm, sugar-rich nectar or high-protein pollen ...
NIST Calculations May Improve Temperature Measures for Microfluidics
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you wanted to know if your child had a fever or be certain that the roast in the oven was thoroughly cooked, you would, of course, use a thermometer that you trusted to give accurate readings at any temperature ...
Warmer environment means shorter lives for cold-blooded animals
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Temperature explains much of why cold-blooded organisms such as fish, amphibians, crustaceans, and lizards live longer at higher latitudes than at lower latitudes, according to research published this week in the Proceedings of ...
Giant extinct snake may -- or may not -- shed light on ancient climate
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Snakes coil up when they sense danger. Some snakes curl up in order to spring into action and strike. Snakes may also coil to preserve body heat, and this warming behavior could affect our understanding of ...
Pinning Down Superconductivity to a Single Layer
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using precision techniques for making superconducting thin films layer-by-layer, physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified a single layer ...
New insights, and a new angle, on high-temperature superconductivity
Jun 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Princeton-led research team has revealed surprising information about how electron behavior influences the conduction of electricity in a class of high-temperature superconductors. An increased ...
Scientists Detect 'Fingerprint' of High-Temp Superconductivity Above Transition Temperature
Aug 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of U.S. and Japanese scientists has shown for the first time that the spectroscopic "fingerprint" of high-temperature superconductivity remains intact well above the super chilly temperatures ...
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