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New Supercomputer Will Chase Novel Genes
June 16, 2011 — A new supercomputer having Northern Europe's largest 'shared memory' can quickly and efficiently process the enormous quantities of genetic information, which is key to advances in green ... > full story -
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Fly Larvae Used to Remove Organic Waste on an Industrial Scale
June 16, 2011 — Researchers have used fly larvae to reduce animal feces and manure in a sustainable ... > full story -
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Type 2 Diabetes Decision Support Tool Available
June 15, 2011 — A new computerized prescribing decision support tool – designed to assist in the guidance for the management of type 2 diabetes in adults in primary care – is now available to UK ... > full story -
Using Recycled Cardboard in Food Packaging Risks Contaminating Food With Mineral Oils, Study Finds
June 15, 2011 — Harmful mineral oils from the printing inks used on cardboard can migrate into food if recycled cardboard is used for food packaging. It may contaminate food even if the recycled cardboard is used ... > full story -
Palm Oil Insulation Could Transform Transformers
June 14, 2011 — Researchers have identified an environmentally alternative to a major industrial use of oil. They have discovered a way to treat palm kernel oil so that it can be used to insulate electrical ... > full story -
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The Energy Debate: Coal Vs. Nuclear
June 13, 2011 — A new study of consumers' attitudes toward coal and nuclear energy sources finds that factors other than global warming and the potential for nuclear power plant accidents figure into consumers' ... > full story -
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Using Waste Heat from Automobile Exhaust
June 10, 2011 — With the completion of a successful prototype, engineers have made a major step toward addressing one of the leading problems in energy use around the world today -- the waste of half or more of the ... > full story -
Chemistry With Sunlight: Combining Electrochemistry and Photovoltaics to Clean Up Oxidation Reactions
June 9, 2011 — Researchers can make the oxidation reactions used in the synthesis of organic molecules cleaner by hitching photovoltaics to electrochemistry. The idea is simple and yet it has huge implications. To ... > full story -
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Shipwrecks No More: Recycling Old Boats
June 9, 2011 — Nearly 5,000 recreational boats are retired and disposed of every year in Norway -- either sunk to the bottom of the sea or burned in a bonfire. Now, researchers have developed a new method for ... > full story -
Membrane Protein Mystery Solved: May Lead to Better Treatments for People With Learning Deficits
June 8, 2011 — A research team has solved a 25-year mystery that may lead to better treatments for people with learning deficits and mental retardation. Synaptophysin is the first protein and most abundant ever ... > full story
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