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Home Washing Machines: Source of Potentially Harmful Ocean 'Microplastic' Pollution
October 20, 2011 — Scientists are reporting that household washing machines seem to be a major source of so-called "microplastic" pollution -- bits of polyester and acrylic smaller than the head of a pin -- that they ... > full story -
New Evidence for the Oldest Oxygen-Breathing Life on Land
October 19, 2011 — New research shows the first evidence that oxygen-breathing bacteria occupied and thrived on land 100 million years earlier than previously ... > full storyMore: -
Minimizing Chemical Pollution from Airport De-Icing
October 19, 2011 — In the future, winter temperatures in countries with a typically cold climate may be rising, meaning more frequent conditions near the 0°C point. One of the impacts could be a greater need to ... > full story -
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Industrial by-Products Upgraded Into Fuel
October 18, 2011 — Researchers in Finland have achieved good results in using waste and other excess products from industry to develop new and innovative fuels for transport. The researchers have studied the processing ... > full story -
Plastic Fantastic: The Future of Biodegradables
October 16, 2011 — Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a thermoplastic polyester which occurs naturally in bacteria as Ralstonia eutropha and Bacillus megaterium. Even though PHB is biodegradable and is not dependent on ... > full story -
Infecting Hospital Staff With Contagious Awareness
October 14, 2011 — Infections picked up in hospital affect almost a third of patients in intensive care, and kill 44% of those people. Given that some infectious agents can linger for weeks or months it is increasingly ... > full story -
Redox Flow Batteries, a Promising Technology for Renewable Energies Integration
October 14, 2011 — Today there is a wide variety of energy storage technologies at very different stages of development. Among them, the Redox Flow Battery (RFB) is an innovative solution based on the use of liquid ... > full story -
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Does Converting Cow Manure to Electricity Pay Off? Successful Renewable Energy Project in Vermont
October 13, 2011 — Researchers in Vermont confirm that it is technically feasible to convert cow manure to electricity on farms, but the economic returns depend highly on the base electricity price; the premium paid ... > full story -
New Technology Could Help Reduce Food Waste
October 13, 2011 — We throw out a quarter of the food we buy. New attitudes and new technology could shrink the mountain of waste from our ... > full story -
Luminous Grains of Sand Determine Year of Historic Storm Flood, Dutch Researchers Find
October 11, 2011 — Scientists in The Netherlands have successfully matched a layer of sediment from the dunes near Heemskerk to a severe storm flood that occurred in either 1775 or 1776. This type of information helps ... > full story
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