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New Imaging Technique to Visualize Bio-Metals and Molecules Simultaneously
May 2, 2013 — Metal elements and molecules interact in the body but visualizing them together has always been a challenge. Researchers have now developed a new molecular imaging technology that enables them to ... > full story -
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Shifting the Burden of Recycling
April 30, 2013 — Over the past two decades governments around the world have been experimenting with a new strategy for managing waste. By making producers responsible for their products when they become wastes, ... > full story -
Mysterious Catalyst Explained: How Tiny Gold Particles Aid the Production of Plastic Components
April 30, 2013 — From methanol to formaldehyde -- this reaction is the starting point for the synthesis of many everyday plastics. Using catalysts made of gold particles, formaldehyde could be produced without the ... > full story -
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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
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