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Scientists unveil chocolate-fueled race car (AP)

Scientists unveil chocolate-fueled race car

Technology / Energy

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 3

(AP) -- Scientists unveiled on Tuesday what they hope will be one of the world's fastest biofuel vehicles, powered by waste from chocolate factories and made partly from plant fibers.





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Vegetables can protect unborn child against diabetes

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New evidence is emerging for how important it is for pregnant women to eat good, nutritious food. Expecting mothers who eat vegetables every day seem to have children who are less likely to develop type 1 diabetes, is revealed ...


Breeding Parasite-Resistant Plants

Parasite-resistant peppers green alternatives to chemical pesticides

Biology /

created Nov 12, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Root-knot nematodes are extreme parasites. These microscopic, omnipresent worms cause major damage to horticultural and field crops in sub-tropical regions, resulting in significant financial losses to growers ...


9 in 10 high schoolers short on fruits, veggies

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Health officials say only 13 percent of U.S. high school students get at least three servings of vegetables a day and just 32 percent get two servings of fruit.


New Pest-Resistant Habanero Joins Peck of ARS-Created Peppers

New Pest-Resistant Habanero Joins Peck of ARS-Created Peppers

Biology / Other

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new red-fruited habanero is the latest pepper with resistance to root-knot nematodes to be released by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.


Hybrid composite for root canal treatment

Hybrid composite for root canal treatment

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A dentist carrying out root canal treatment will need to use a variety of compounds. These do not always bond together properly and sometimes expensive follow-up treatment has to be performed. ...


Golf course putting greens show their age

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Just like the rest of us, golf courses show their age -- especially on putting greens, which experience more foot traffic than anywhere else on golf courses. Putting greens, which comprise only about 1.6% of the total area ...


Study Finds Eating Fruits and Vegetables Lowers Risks of Heart Disease

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of adults aged 70 or older found that increased servings of fruits and vegetables were significantly associated with a decrease of cognitive impairment, and that those eating three or more servings ...


GSU professor develops new method to help keep fruit, vegetables and flowers fresh

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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

Did you know that millions of tons of fruits and vegetables in the United States end up in the trash can before being eaten, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture? A Georgia State University professor has developed ...


Ornamentals to Brighten the Fall Garden Palette

Ornamentals to Brighten the Fall Garden Palette

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With “trick-or-treaters” coming soon, imagine two spirited new pepper varieties making an appearance in your neighborhood as well. The new pepper cultivars have been released by the Agricultural ...


Nuisance or nutrient? Kudzu shows promise as a dietary supplement

Nuisance or nutrient? Kudzu shows promise as a dietary supplement

Chemistry / Other

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Kudzu, the nuisance vine that has overgrown almost 10 million acres in the southeastern United States, may sprout into a dietary supplement. Scientists in Alabama and Iowa are reporting the first evidence ...



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