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Hydrothermal Liquefaction: The Most Promising Path to Sustainable Bio-Oil Production
February 6, 2013 — A new generation of the HTL process can convert all kinds of biomasses to crude bio-oil, which is sufficiently similar to fossil crude oil that a simple thermal upgrade and existing refinery ... > full story -
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Possible Cause Of, and Treatment For, Non-Familial Parkinson's
February 6, 2013 — Researchers have identified a protein trafficking defect within brain cells that may underlie the common form of Parkinson's disease. The defect is at a point of convergence for the action of at ... > full story -
Mercury Contamination in Water Can Be Detected With a Mobile Phone
February 6, 2013 — Chemists have manufactured a sheet that changes color in the presence of water contaminated with mercury. The results can be seen with the naked eye but when photographing the membrane with a mobile ... > full story -
Protein That Allows Safe Recycling of Iron from Old Red Blood Cells Identified
February 5, 2013 — Scientists have long hypothesized that our bodies must have a special protein 'container' for transporting heme -- the form of iron found in living things -- during the breakdown and recycling of old ... > full story -
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Consumers Need Better Protection from Chemicals in Products, Experts Urge
February 5, 2013 — European Union policy falls short of protecting consumers – and the environment – from the hazards of chemicals in textiles, building materials and other everyday products, according to a ... > full story -
Could the Humble Sea Urchin Hold the Key to Carbon Capture?
February 4, 2013 — The discovery that sea urchins use nickel particles to harness carbon dioxide from the sea could be the key to capturing tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Experts have discovered that in ... > full story -
Experimental Therapy Crosses Blood-Brain Barrier to Treat Neurological Disease
February 4, 2013 — Researchers have overcome a major challenge to treating brain diseases by engineering an experimental molecular therapy that crosses the blood-brain barrier to reverse neurological lysosomal storage ... > full story -
Drug Manufacture: Going Green With Iron
February 3, 2013 — Safe and inexpensive iron catalysts provide a ‘greener’ alternative to typical pharmaceutical production ... > full story -
The Big Picture: Getting a Better Look at Sandy's Wake of Destruction
January 31, 2013 — In New Jersey, along Hurricane Sandy's path of destruction, engineers are using infrared and ultraviolet imaging technology and acoustic emission testing combined with low-altitude aircraft ... > full story -
Mystery Surrounding the Harnessing of Fusion Energy Unlocked
January 31, 2013 — Scientists have answered the question of how the behavior of plasma -- the extremely hot gases of nuclear fusion -- can be controlled with ultra-thin lithium films on graphite walls lining ... > full story
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