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Mercedes to Produce a Fully Electric Gullwing

Technology / Energy

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (15) | comments 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- While it may be inherently wasteful to enjoy luxury cars, it can still be fun to look at -- and even drive -- them. And, if you are concerned about the environmental impact of such cars, you ...


The new hybrid emits 186-189 grams of CO2 per kilometre, above the European average of around 160 grams.

Daimler launches first German hybrid car

Technology / Energy

created Jun 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 4

German luxury car maker Daimler launched its first hybrid model last week, almost 10 years after the market leader, Toyota.





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Polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids boost the birth of new neurons

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Universitat Autňnoma de Barcelona (UAB, Spain) researchers have confirmed that a diet rich in polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids, patented as an LMN diet, helps boost the production of the brain's stem cells ...


NIU will use robotic submarine to explore melting occurring below Antarctic ice

NIU will use robotic submarine to explore melting occurring below Antarctic ice

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Northern Illinois University geologists are helping to lead a multi-million-dollar, five-year investigation of melting near the base of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) using a 24-foot-long ...


Britain's first dual fuel bus will cut emissions by half

Britain's first dual fuel bus will cut emissions by half

Technology / Energy

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A consortium brought together by low carbon experts at the University of East Anglia (UEA) is today launching the first bus in the UK to run on clean, biomethane gas.


Web page ranking algorithm detects critical species in ecosystems

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Google's algorithm for ranking web-pages can be used to determine which species are critical for sustaining ecosystems. Drs. Stefano Allesina and Mercedes Pascual find that "PageRank" can be applied to the study of food webs, ...


Next-generation sound systems to minimise background noise

Next-generation sound systems to minimise background noise

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The whole listening experience in cars, cinemas, theatres, and even during videoconferences, is likely to improve radically thanks to a new set of tools for application development being assembled ...


How children draw conclusions from the products they see

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A well-groomed man gets out of a Mercedes. He's holding a Smartphone and wearing a slick business suit and what appear to be $400 Kenneth Cole shoes. You only catch a glimpse, but you've already drawn conclusions about him. ...


Viewing child porn not a risk factor for future sex offenses: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 3

For people without a prior conviction for a hands-on sex offense, the consumption of child pornography alone does not, in itself, seem to represent a risk factor for committing such an offense. Researchers writing in the ...


Microsoft has approached five of the world's biggest advertising companies about buying its digital advertising agency

Microsoft seeking buyer for Razorfish

Technology / Business

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microsoft has approached five of the world's biggest advertising companies about buying its digital advertising agency Razorfish, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.


Unfit Young Adults on Road to Diabetes in Middle Age

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most healthy 25 year olds don't stay up at night worrying whether they are going to develop diabetes in middle age. The disease is not on their radar, and middle age is a lifetime away.


Aerobically unfit young adults on road to diabetes in middle age

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created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Most healthy 25 year olds don't stay up at night worrying whether they are going to develop diabetes in middle age. The disease is not on their radar, and middle age is a lifetime away.



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