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Removing Pollutants and Contaminants from Wastewater
Scientists have developed
several effective processes
for eliminating persistent
pollutants from wastewater.
Some of these processes
generate reactive species
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Space Station Research Exposing the Salty Truth of Supercritical Water Transitions
There is a moment when
everything changes.
Something familiar crosses a
boundary and suddenly
behaves in new ways. Take
... > full story
Harvesting Electricity from the Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide
A new method for producing
electricity from carbon
dioxide could be the start
of a classic
trash-to-treasure story for
the troublesome greenhouse
... > full story
Off-Grid Sterilization With 'Solar Steam'
Nanotechnology researchers
have unveiled a
solar-powered sterilization
system that could be a boon
for more than 2.5 billion
people who lack adequate
sanitation. The "solar
... > full story
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Smart Materials: Fused Liquid Marbles Show Their Strength
July 31, 2013 — A superglue polymerisation strategy that fortifies encapsulated ‘liquid marble’ water droplets also strengthens their market ... > full story -
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New Nuclear Fuel-Rod Cladding Could Lead to Safer Power Plants
July 25, 2013 — In the aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was initially driven into shutdown by the magnitude 9.0 quake; its emergency generators then ... > full story -
Extraordinary Trout Has Tolerance to Heavily Polluted Water
July 24, 2013 — A population of brown trout can survive in the contaminated waters of the River Hayle in Cornwall where metal concentrations are so high they would be lethal to fish from unpolluted sites. The team ... > full story -
Copper Nanoparticles Could Protect Food from Bacteria
July 24, 2013 — Scientists have found a new way to stop dangerous bacteria like E.coli before they attack. He embeds copper nanoparticles into vermiculite, an inexpensive, inert compound. Copper has been known for ... > full story -
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Tool Reduces the Environmental and Economic Impact of Construction and Demolition Waste
July 23, 2013 — Determining the technical and economic feasibility of the use of construction and demolition waste in the design, operation and closure of dump sites and getting a responsible management of the ... > full story -
Chemicals That Break Down Water Contaminants Pass Safety Test
July 22, 2013 — A family of molecules developed to break down pollutants in water is one step closer to commercial use. Study results show that the molecules, which are aimed at removing hazardous endocrine ... > full story -
Purple Sunlight Eaters: Microorganisms Found in Salt Flats Could Offer New Path to Green Hydrogen Fuel
July 19, 2013 — A protein found in the membranes of ancient microorganisms that live in desert salt flats could offer a new way of using sunlight to generate environmentally friendly hydrogen fuel according to a new ... > full story -
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Widespread in Hudson River, Study Finds
July 19, 2013 — The risk of catching some nasty germ in the Hudson River just started looking nastier. Disease-causing microbes have long been found swimming there, but now researchers have documented ... > full story -
Computing Toxic Chemicals
July 18, 2013 — A new computational method for working out in advance whether a chemical will be toxic has been ... > full story -
Infection Biology: How Legionella Subverts to Survive
July 18, 2013 — Bacteria of the genus Legionella have evolved a sophisticated system to replicate in the phagocytic cells of their hosts. Researchers have now identified a novel component of this ... > full story
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