News tagged with hybridization

Malaysia grants license to Aussie rare earth plant

(AP) -- Malaysia on Wednesday granted a license for an Australian mining company to operate the first rare earths plant outside China in years, despite public protests over fears of radioactive contamination.

Technology / Business

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Iowa State engineer wants to 'sculpt' more powerful electric motors and generators

Dionysios Aliprantis took up an imaginary hammer and chisel and pounded away at the air.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

LED lights point shoppers in the right direction

Looking for an item in a large department store or mall can be like searching for a needle in a haystack, but that could change thanks to a hybrid location-identification system that uses radio frequency transmitters and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sweeten up your profits with the right hybrid

New University of Illinois sweet corn research shows that higher yield and profitability are possible with greater plant populations of certain hybrids.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gen Y's embrace of hybrids may be auto market's tipping point

(PhysOrg.com) -- Generation Y's strong affinity for hybrid vehicles could make it the generation that leads the automotive market away from traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, according to an annual survey by Deloitte ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

'Rules' may govern genome evolution in young plant species

A new University of Florida study shows a hybrid plant species may experience rapid genome evolution in predictable patterns, meaning evolution repeats itself in populations of independent origin.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

The power of flowers: Research sprouts a closer look at sunflower genetics

A Kansas State University researcher's plant genetic work is rooted in the sunflower state.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Energy efficiency paves way to a low-carbon future, but barriers persist

Former Secretary of Defense William Perry, now a Stanford University professor emeritus of management science and engineering, lists biomass, plug-in hybrid cars, nuclear power, more natural gas and energy ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China's drive for 'green' cars hits roadblocks

Foreign and domestic car makers are struggling to sell environmentally friendly vehicles in China, the world's largest auto market, even as Beijing pumps billions into clean energy.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Two-timing and hybrids: Researchers look back on 100 million years of evolution

For about 100 million years, grass smut fungi have been breeding in a three-gender system. This was discovered by Dr. Ronny Kellner and professor Dr. Dominik Begerow of the RUB Geobotany Laboratory in cooperation with colleagues ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Berkeley Lab seeks to help US assert scientific leadership in critical materials

A few short decades ago, few could have imagined that the world would be seriously concerned over something called dysprosium. Also known as number 66 on the periodic table, dysprosium was once just another element for chemistry ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A quarter of a century of sweet corn observations

For more than a quarter of a century, Jerald "Snook" Pataky's research in the University of Illinois Sweet Corn Hybrid Disease Nursery has been helping growers make important decisions to increase their profitability.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

World-first discovery of hybrid sharks off Australia's east coast

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hybrid black tip shark containing both Common and Australian black tip DNA.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 7

Canada hunts for rare earth metals as China cuts back

A steep decline in Chinese exports of rare earth metals used in many hi-tech gadgets has forced a global search for new crucial supplies and hopes are high for major finds in Canada, analysts say.

Technology / Business

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Green routing' can cut car emissions without significantly slowing travel time

The path of least emissions may not always be the fastest way to drive somewhere. But according to new research from the University at Buffalo, it's possible for drivers to cut their tailpipe emissions without significantly ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Hybridisation

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