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Database of Water, Wastewater Pipeline Infrastructure Systems
August 24, 2011 — A national database on technologies to assess the conditions and rehabilitation of the underground pipes will be available to utilities and the general public, starting on Sept. 1, ... > full story -
Gemini-Scout Robot Likely to Reach Trapped Miners Ahead of Rescuers
August 16, 2011 — Robotics engineers have designed the Gemini-Scout Mine Rescue Robot, which finds dangers and can provide relief to trapped ... > full story -
Researchers Help Find Natural Products Potential of Frankia Bacteria
August 2, 2011 — Soil-dwelling bacteria of the genus Frankia have the potential to produce a multitude of natural products, including antibiotics, herbicides, pigments, anticancer agents, and other useful products, ... > full story -
The Last Great Wilderness: Human Impact on the Deep Sea
August 1, 2011 — Over 20 deep-sea experts participating in the Census of Marine Life project SYNDEEP conducted a semi-quantitative analysis of the most important anthropogenic impacts that affect deep-sea habitats at ... > full story -
Bacteria Can 'Fertilize' Copper-Polluted Soil
July 27, 2011 — When miners abandoned Michigan's Copper Country, they left a lot of the red metal behind, and not in a good way. Waste from the mining operations still contains a high fraction of copper, so high ... > full story -
Ancient Algae: Genetically Engineering a Path to New Energy Sources?
July 11, 2011 — A team of researchers is making a connection between prehistoric times and the present -- ancient algae that can produce their own biofuel -- that could result in genetically creating a replacement ... > full story -
Recycling: A New Source of Indispensible 'Rare Earth' Materials Mined Mainly in China
June 29, 2011 — That axiom of sustainability -- "recycle and reuse" -- could help ease concerns about a reliable supply of substances, indispensable for a modern technological society, that are produced almost ... > full story -
A New Bioinformatics System Improves Medical Diagnosis
June 28, 2011 — Researchers have developed an algorithm that improves the diagnosis and prognosis of many diseases, efficiently combining traditional clinical data with genetic data gathered using DNA microarray ... > full story -
Large Numbers of Birth Defects Seen Near Mountaintop Mining Operations
June 23, 2011 — Birth defects are significantly more common in areas of mountaintop coal mining and are on the rise as the practice becomes more common, according to a new ... > full story -
Economic Cost of Weather May Total $485 Billion in US
June 22, 2011 — Routine weather events such as rain and cooler-than-average days can add up to an annual economic impact of as much as 3.4 percent of the nation's GDP. New research finds that every sector of the ... > full story
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