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Splendid Skadar Lake (Montenegro and Albania) Surprises With New Species of Snails
March 29, 2013 The Skadar Lake system at the border of Montenegro and Albania is a well-known hotspot of freshwater biodiversity and harbors a highly diverse mollusc fauna. As in many of the Balkan lakes, the ... > full story -
What Role Do Small Dams Play in Pollution Control?
March 29, 2013 There is a crucial need to gain a better understanding of what small dams mean for our water quality before they crumble and ... > full story -
Manufacturing: Plasma Treatments on a Roll
March 27, 2013 A revolutionary atmospheric-pressure plasma boosts adhesion of polymer films for roll-to-roll solar-cell production has been ... > full story -
Caffeine-'Addicted' Bacteria: Finding May Lead to New Decontamination Methods, New Medicines
March 27, 2013 Some people may joke about living on caffeine, but scientists now have genetically engineered E. coli bacteria to do that -- literally. Their report describes bacteria being "addicted" to caffeine in ... > full story -
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New Type of Solar Structure Cools Buildings in Full Sunlight
March 27, 2013 Scientists have designed an entirely new form of cooling panel that works even when the sun is shining. Such a panel could vastly improve the daylight cooling of buildings, cars and other structures ... > full story -
Ash from Refuse Could Become Hydrogen Gas
March 25, 2013 Every year, millions of tons of environmentally harmful ash is produced worldwide, and is mostly dumped in landfill sites or, in some countries, used as construction material. The ash is what is left ... > full story -
Engineers Explain Physics of Fluids Some 100 Years After Original Discovery
March 22, 2013 Intuition says two or more jets of fluid should coalesce into a single stream of fluid, but that is not always the case. Velocity ... > full story -
Road Traffic Pollution as Serious as Passive Smoke in the Development of Childhood Asthma
March 21, 2013 New research conducted in 10 European cities has estimated that 14 percent of chronic childhood asthma is due to exposure to traffic pollution near busy ... > full story -
Archerfish Get an Eye Test
March 21, 2013 A modified version of an eye test used to assess visual acuity in the military has been given to archerfish by scientists to help explain how these remarkable fish are able to accurately spit down ... > full story -
Real Time Secondhand Smoke Sensor Invented
March 19, 2013 Making headway against a major public health threat, researchers have invented the first ever secondhand tobacco smoke sensor that records data in real time, a new study ... > full story
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