News tagged with hot water
Hong Kong probes deadly bug at government offices
Hong Kong officials said Wednesday the discovery of a bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease at the new government complex was "under control", while it was probing the source of the deadly bug. ...
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Thermotherapy rids azaleas of deadly fungal disease
Azalea web blight, caused by a species of the plant pathogen Rhizoctonia, occurs each year on some containerized azalea cultivars during nursery production, particularly in the southern and eastern United ...
Dec 13, 2011 |
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New approach to solar power with hybrid solar-thermoelectric systems
Systems to harness the sun's energy typically generate either electricity or heat in the form of steam or hot water. But a new analysis by researchers at MIT shows that there could be significant advantages ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Pretreatment, proper harvest time boost ethanol from switchgrass
Adding a pretreatment step would allow producers to get more ethanol from switchgrass harvested in the fall, according to a Purdue University study.
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Dozens of boars found dead on French beach
Dozens of wild boars have turned up dead this month around a beach in western France, officials say, as they suspect poisonous blue-green algae for the deaths.
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Borehole hits the jackpot
Hot water from Newcastle’s geothermal borehole finally gushed to the surface this morning.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Solar water heaters offer relief to S.Africans
For years the only hot water in Zoleka Mali's home came out of a pot on her paraffin stove.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 26, 2011 |
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Thermophiles lurking in your basement
Ever wondered what exotic life forms may be lurking in the dark, hidden corners of your home? Scientists wonder too. Studies have shown that our modern plumbing systems provide sanctuary to a menagerie of ...
Apr 07, 2011 |
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Thermostatic mixer valves could significantly reduce the risk of scalding in children, study finds
Using a thermostatic mixer valve to control the maximum temperature of children's bath water can significantly reduce the temperature of hot bath water and should reduce the risk of scalding, according to researchers at The ...
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Research develops simple 'recipe' for fungus-free horseradish
In the battle against soil fungi that discolor horseradish roots and can render the entire crop unsellable, University of Illinois researcher Mohammad Babadoost found that subjecting the roots to hot water ...
Jul 19, 2010 |
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Hot rocks fire up energy from the depths
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Newcastle University have completed the first phase of a giant central heating system that will harness heat from deep underground.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Water, Water Everywhere, but Not All Drops Have Life
The search for life on other planets focuses on water, but researchers argue that - judging from our own planet - a large fraction of water conditions may be inhospitable to life.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 21, 2010 |
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Green heating and cooling technology turns carbon from eco-villain to hero
Carbon is usually typecast as a villain in terms of the environment but researchers at the University of Warwick have devised a novel way to miniaturise a technology that will make carbon a key material in ...
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Making geothermal more productive
University of Utah researchers will inject cool water and pressurized water into a "dry" geothermal well during a five-year, $10.2 million study aimed at boosting the productivity of geothermal power plants ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Mines could provide geothermal energy
Mine shafts on the point of being closed down could be used to provide geothermal energy to local towns. This is the conclusion of two engineers from the University of Oviedo, whose research is being published ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 27, 2009 |
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