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Biosensors To Probe The Metals Menace
August 29, 2007 — New technology can warn people if their local water or air is contaminated with dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals and metal-like substances. They are studying the changes that take place in a ... > full story -
Gold Obtained From A Decayed Stump
August 18, 2007 — Researchers found native gold, silver and platinum salts in the dust of decayed stumps. A ton of their ashes contains 3 kilograms of silver, nearly 200 milligrams of gold and 5 grams of platinum. ... > full story -
Deady Mine 'Bump' Was Recorded As Seismic Event
August 17, 2007 — The University of Utah Seismograph Stations recorded a magnitude-1.6 seismic event at the time of a Thursday, Aug. 16 "bump" that killed and injured rescuers at a Utah coal mine where six miners were ... > full story -
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Three-Pronged Nuclear Attack
July 25, 2007 — A trio of security vulnerabilities surrounding the use of nuclear power are highlighted in recent research papers. The first threat is at the source of the raw material for nuclear power itself, the ... > full story -
New Process Promises To Reduce Costs Of A Clean-Coal Technology
July 16, 2007 — Scientists in China are reporting an advance in clean-coal technology that could substantially reduce the cost of producing clean-burning fuels from underground deposits of coal. In a study scheduled ... > full story -
Climate Change Reduces Bat Population In Queensland, Australia
July 9, 2007 — A central eastern Queensland mine has turned up bat fossils which show climate change has had a negative impact on the state's bat population. Researchers are currently sifting through what is the ... > full story -
Greenhouse Gas Burial: Storing Unwanted Carbon Dioxide In Unmineable Coal Seams
June 26, 2007 — Deep coal seams that are not commercially viable for coal production could be used for permanent underground storage of carbon dioxide generated by human activities, thus avoiding atmospheric ... > full story -
Major Boost Needed In Federal Support For Coal R&D, Report Says
June 20, 2007 — Because coal will continue to provide a substantial portion of US energy for at least the next several decades, a major increase in federal support for research and development is needed to ensure ... > full story -
Crude Oil Contains Less Toxic Mercury Than Coal
June 18, 2007 — A 4-year study of mercury in crude oil refined in the United States has found that, of the two major sources of U.S. fossil energy mined coal and crude oil crude oil contains much less toxic mercury, ... > full story -
24 Species Believed New To Science Discovered In Suriname Rainforest
June 4, 2007 — Scientists exploring the remote highlands of eastern Suriname discovered 24 species believed to be new to science, including a frog with florescent purple markings and other amphibians, fish and ... > full story
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