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First 'nanorust' field test slated in Mexico

First 'nanorust' field test slated in Mexico

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Rice University researchers today announced that the first field tests of "nanorust," the university's revolutionary, low-cost technology for removing arsenic from drinking water, will begin later this year ...





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Scientists Investigate Cause of 'Singing Dunes'

Scientists Investigate Cause of 'Singing Dunes'

Physics / General Physics

created 11 hours ago | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- In more than 30 locations around the world, the phenomenon of singing sand dunes has intrigued explorers, tourists, and scientists. When an avalanche occurs or even when the sand is pushed ...


A unique geography -- and soot and dust -- conspire against Himalayan glaciers

A unique geography -- and soot and dust -- conspire against Himalayan glaciers

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 13 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

"So many disparate elements, both natural and man-made, converge in the Himalayas," said William Lau, a climatologist from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "There's no other place in the ...


Australian government to introduce Internet filter (AP)

Australian government to introduce Internet filter

Technology / Internet

created 14 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (12) | comments 6

(AP) -- Australia plans to introduce an Internet filtering system to block obscene and crime-linked Web sites despite concerns it will curtail freedoms and won't completely work.


USGS monitoring Twitter for earthquake details

Technology / Internet

created 14 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- OMG! Earthquake!


Going underground for a climate solution

Going underground for a climate solution

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hoping to help fix the Earth's atmosphere, Catherine Peters recently found herself 4,100 feet underground.


Fossils on the Edge of Forever

Fossils on the Edge of Forever

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Astrobiologists have not yet found alien life on other planets. But the fossil record has evidence of aliens of another sort: the Ediacarans that lived on Earth millions of years ago.


Veiling in style: How does a stigmatized practice become fashionable?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Why are an increasing number of Turkish women wearing veils in a secular country where the practice is banned in public buildings? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says one factor is fashion.


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FTC warns of explicit content in virtual worlds

Technology / Internet

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The US consumer protection agency warned parents Thursday that children can easily bypass age requirements in virtual worlds and access violent or sexually explicit content.


Vermicompost from pig manure grows healthy hibiscus

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Vermicomposting, the practice of using earthworms to turn waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer, can be an economical, organic waste management practice. During vermicomposting, earthworms and microorganisms stabilize organic ...


Best (Meteor) Shower of 2009 - No Towel Required

Best (Meteor) Shower of 2009 - No Towel Required

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bundle up and get ready to watch a fiery lightshow stirred up by dead comets in Earth's upper atmosphere during the cold of winter in the dead of night. The annual Geminid meteor shower is ...



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