
Researchers Design Photobioreactor to Produce Biofuel from Algae
Researchers have patented a
new device that allows more
efficiently to cultivate
microalgae and can be used
as raw material for biofuel
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Research Aims for Insecticide That Targets Malaria Mosquitoes
A team of scientists is
working toward an
insecticide that would
target malaria-carrying
mosquitoes but do no harm to
... > full story

Promising New Approach to Treatment of Lung Cancer
Researchers have developed a
new drug delivery system
that allows inhalation of
chemotherapeutic drugs to
help treat lung cancer, and
in laboratory and animal
... > full story

Top-Class Biofuel from the Depths of the Forest
Tops and branches from
tree-felling sites are
reborn in the laboratory as
compact pellets. However,
the energy industry will not
act until the price is
... > full story
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More Emphasis Needed on Recycling and Reuse of Li-Ion Batteries
May 22, 2013 The discovery of potential environmental and human health effects from disposal of millions of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries each year has led scientists to recommend stronger government ... > full story -
Engineers Devise New Way to Produce Clean Hydrogen
May 21, 2013 Engineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels and their environmental ... > full story -
Scientists Uncover How Grapefruits Provide a Secret Weapon in Medical Drug Delivery
May 21, 2013 Researchers have uncovered how to create nanoparticles using natural lipids derived from grapefruit, and have discovered how to use them as drug delivery ... > full story -
Cancer and Birth Defects in Iraq: The Nuclear Legacy
May 21, 2013 Ten years after the Iraq war of 2003 a team of scientists based in Mosul, northern Iraq, have detected high levels of uranium contamination in soil samples at three sites in the province of Nineveh ... > full story -
Making Ice-Cream More Nutritious With Meat Left-Overs
May 20, 2013 Most of the animal proteins found in the meat industry waste have, until now, been underutilized. The challenge is to transform such waste into food of higher functionality and added ... > full story -
Low-Grade Cotton Offers More Ecologically-Friendly Way to Clean Oil Spills
May 16, 2013 When it comes to cleaning up the next massive crude oil spill, one of the best and most eco-friendly solutions for the job may be low-grade cotton from West ... > full story -
New Insights Into How Materials Transfer Heat Could Lead to Improved Electronics
May 16, 2013 Researchers have published new insights into how materials transfer heat, which could lead eventually to smaller, more powerful electronic ... > full story -
Insecticides Lead to Starvation of Aquatic Organisms
May 15, 2013 Neonicotinoid insecticides have adverse effects not only on bees but also on freshwater invertebrates. Exposure to low but constant concentrations of these substances – which are highly soluble ... > full story -
Cotton Offers a New Ecologically Friendly Way to Clean Up Oil Spills
May 15, 2013 With the Deepwater Horizon disaster emphasizing the need for better ways of cleaning up oil spills, scientists are reporting that unprocessed, raw cotton may be an ideal, ecologically friendly ... > full story -
Making Gold Green: New Non-Toxic Method for Mining Gold
May 14, 2013 Scientists have struck gold in the laboratory. They have discovered an inexpensive and environmentally benign method that uses simple cornstarch -- instead of cyanide -- to isolate gold from raw ... > full story
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