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Seeding a New Kind of Concrete
April 25, 2013 — Sunflower seed husks, a huge waste product of the vegetable oil and food industry, could be used as an environmentally friendly filler, or aggregate, for concrete according to Turkish researchers. ... > full story -
Humans Passing Drug Resistance to Wildlife in Protected Areas in Africa
April 24, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that humans are passing antibiotic resistance to wildlife, especially in protected areas where numbers of humans are limited. In the case of banded mongoose in a Botswana ... > full story -
Air Pollution and Hardening of Arteries
April 23, 2013 — Long term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries", according to a new ... > full story -
New Material Approach Should Increase Solar Cell Efficiency
April 23, 2013 — A new research group brought together aspects of condensed matter physics, semiconductor device engineering, and photochemistry to develop a new form of high-performance solar photocatalyst based on ... > full story -
Rivers Act as 'Horizontal Cooling Towers' for Power Plants, Study Finds
April 22, 2013 — Running two computer models in tandem, scientists have detailed for the first time how thermoelectric power plants interact with climate, hydrology, and aquatic ecosystems throughout the northeastern ... > full story -
Research Harnesses Solar-Powered Proteins to Filter Harmful Antibiotics from Water
April 19, 2013 — New research details how solar-powered proteins can be used to filter antibiotics and other harmful compounds from rivers and lakes at a significantly higher rate than present treatment ... > full storyMore: -
Battery Low? Give Your Mobile Some Water
April 18, 2013 — A power source for your mobile phone can now be as close as the nearest tap, stream, or even a puddle, with the world’s first water-activated charging ... > full story -
Environmental Toxicology: Removing Nanosilver from Wastewater
April 18, 2013 — Nanosilver in wastewater can cause severe environmental damage if it occurs as a metal. A new study shows that nanosilver is quickly transformed into less problematic substances on its way to the ... > full story -
Half of Tamiflu Prescriptions Went Unused During 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic, UK Sewage Study
April 17, 2013 — A new study concludes that approximately half of the prescriptions of Tamiflu during the 2009-10 influenza pandemic went unused in England. The unused medication represents approximately 600,000 ... > full story -
Turning Algae Into Clean Energy and Fish Food; Helping Africans to Irrigate Crops
April 16, 2013 — Two student teams working hard to move their “green” ideas off the drawing board and into the real world will showcase their ... > full story
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