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Membrane filters are key to future of public water supply, scientists say

As municipalities across the United States reduce their dependence on groundwater sources to mitigate environmental impacts like subsidence and flooding, there is a growing need for better purification processes to keep contaminants ...

Chemistry / Other

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0




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SANS tracks cell death protein invading biomimetic mitochondrial membrane

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of biochemists, biophysicists, and neutron scientists are using a combination of fluorescence and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) techniques to assist biochemists ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People with DFNA2 hearing loss show increased touch sensitivity

People with a certain form of inherited hearing loss have increased sensitivity to low frequency vibration, according to a study by Professor Thomas Jentsch of the Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP)/Max ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop blood test to detect membranous nephropathy

Research conducted by a pair of physicians at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) has led to the development of a test that can help diagnose membranous nephropathy in its early stages. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the war on salt, not everyone need be a soldier, some experts say

Despite several decades of urging from doctors and government officials to cut back on salt, a culprit in high blood pressure, most Americans aren't paying much attention.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Troubled waters: New device brings flexibility, precision to contamination measurement

Lake Apopka—Florida's third largest—was once a haven for migratory birds, vacationers and fishermen. Today it is a toxic broth of chemicals and ranks among America's more disturbing Superfund sites.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Charging toward better neural implants

Electrical implants that shut down excessive activity in brain cells hold great potential for treating epilepsy and chronic pain. Likewise, devices that enhance neurons’ activity may help restore function ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers figure out a way to create zeolite nanosheets with better filtration properties

(PhysOrg.com) -- Michael Tsapatsis and colleagues at the University of Minnesota have devised a means for overcoming the problem of grouping that occurs during the exfoliation stage when producing zeolites which results in ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Kidney damage and high blood pressure

The kidney performs several vital functions. It filters blood, removes waste products from the body, balances the body's fluids, and releases hormones that regulate blood pressure. A number of diseases and conditions can ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How green are green roofs?

Covered with a growing medium and plants, green roofs can benefit a building's insulation, control storm-water drainage and remove pollution from the air, as well as provide wildlife habitats.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

New technology could capture ammonia from liquid manure

Though it may not sound very glamorous, a new method of extracting ammonium from liquid animal manure could be exciting news for both confined animal operations and environmental groups, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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