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Enlisting a Drug Discovery Technique in the Battle Against Global Warming
Scientists in Texas are
reporting that a technique
used in the search for new
drugs could also be used in
the quest to discover new,
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Eco-Friendly Way of Decomposing BPA-Containing Plastic
Just as cooking helps people
digest food, pretreating
polycarbonate plastic --
source of a huge
environmental headache
because of its bisphenol A
... > full story
Storm Runoff and Sewage Treatment Outflow Contaminated With Household Pesticides
Pyrethroid pesticides were
supposed to be a benign
replacement for
organophosphates used around
the home, but a new study
... > full story
Measuring Rainfall With Mobile Phone Antennas
As rain interferes with
radio signals, researchers
have been able to measure
rainfall using data supplied
by the mobile
telecommunications company
... > full story
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New Method for Measuring Fluid Flow in Algae Could Herald Revolution for Fluid Mechanics
February 9, 2010 — Researchers in fluid dynamics have studied algae to illuminate fluid mechanics. One of the researchers said, "Nature has long inspired researchers in fluid mechanics to explore the mechanical ... > full story -
Super Material Will Make Lighting Cheaper and Fully Recyclable
February 6, 2010 — With the use of the new super material graphene, Swedish and American researchers have succeeded in producing a new type of lighting component. It is inexpensive to produce and can be fully ... > full story -
Environmental Disaster in Southern Spain Compared With Cretaceous Mass Extinction
February 2, 2010 — Researchers in Spain have compared the disaster caused by the Aznalcóllar spillage in the Doñana National Park in Andalusia 11 years ago with the biggest species extinction known to ... > full story -
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Hospital Scanner Could Curb Nuclear Waste Threat
February 1, 2010 — Medical equipment used for diagnosis of patients with heart disease and cancer could be a key weapon in stopping nuclear waste seeping into the environment, according to new ... > full story -
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Could Generating Energy from Waste Be the Answer?
January 31, 2010 — Scientists are helping to find answers to one of the most difficult problems facing the world today: generating energy without accelerating climate change or harming food production. Researchers are ... > full story -
Go Easy on the Environment -- And Our Wallets, Says Generation Y
January 28, 2010 — When it comes to saving the environment, Generation Y is all for it -- as long as it comes with an economic benefit, according to new ... > full story -
Venus Flytrap for Nuclear Waste: New Material Finds 'Needle in a Haystack,' Shows Promise for Clean-Up
January 27, 2010 — Like a Venus flytrap, a new material permanently traps only its desired prey, the radioactive ion cesium, and not harmless sodium ions. The material can remove 100 percent of the cesium -- found in ... > full story -
Sweet Success for Sustainable Biofuel Research
January 27, 2010 — Scientists have found a way to increase fermentable sugar stores in plants which could lead to plant biomass being easier to convert into eco-friendly sustainable ... > full story -
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Engineers Find Significant Environmental Impacts With Algae-Based Biofuel
January 25, 2010 — With many companies investing heavily in algae-based biofuels, researchers have found there are significant environmental hurdles to overcome before fuel production ramps up. They propose using ... > full story -
Haiti Earthquake: Converting Shipping Containers Into Emergency Housing
January 17, 2010 — Resources to solve the housing crisis in Haiti may already be on hand. Some researchers have been experimenting with ways to convert shipping containers into emergency housing in the hurricane-prone ... > full story
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