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The Ecological Badminton Robot: Optimizing Energy Efficiency in Machine Design
January 30, 2013 — A robot to play with! A childhood's dream has now come true for researchers in Belgium. Wim Symens and his team pioneered the development of the first robot ever to play badminton. But this robot is ... > full story -
Climate Change Impacts to U.S. Coasts Threaten Public Health, Safety and Economy, Report Finds
January 28, 2013 — According to a new technical report, the effects of climate change will continue to threaten the health and vitality of US coastal communities' social, economic and natural ... > full story -
Depression-Era Drainage Ditches Emerge as Sleeping Threat to Cape Cod Salt Marshes
January 25, 2013 — Cape Cod, Massachusetts has a problem. The iconic salt marshes of the famous summer retreat are melting away at the edges, dying back from the most popular recreational areas. The erosion is a ... > full story -
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Health and Environment: A Closer Look at Plastics
January 23, 2013 — Scientists have been following the chemical trail of plastics, quantifying their impact on human health and the environment. In a new overview, researchers detail the risks and societal rewards of ... > full story -
More Efficient Way to Make Popular Prescription Medication
January 23, 2013 — In a demonstration of the power of green chemistry, scientists are reporting development of a new and more efficient process for making one of the most costly and widely used medications for severe ... > full story -
Developing Microbial Cell Factories by Employing Synthetic Small Regulatory RNAs
January 20, 2013 — Biotechnologists have been working hard to address the climate change and limited fossil resource issues through the development of sustainable processes for the production of chemicals, fuels and ... > full story -
Wind in the Willows Boosts Biofuel Production: Trees Grown Diagonally Produce Five Times More Biofuel
January 18, 2013 — Willow trees cultivated for 'green energy' can yield up to five times more biofuel if they grow diagonally, compared with those that are allowed to grow naturally up towards the sky. This effect had ... > full story -
Savanna Study Highlights African Fuelwood Crisis
January 18, 2013 — The dwindling reserves of fuelwood in Africa have been illuminated in a new study, which shows a bleak outlook for supplies across savannas in South ... > full story -
Global Approach to Monitoring Biodiversity Loss?
January 17, 2013 — In contrast to climate change, there is no coordinated global system in place for measuring and reporting on biodiversity change or loss. An international team of biologists is now addressing this ... > full story -
Dietary Shifts Driving Up Phosphorus Use
January 17, 2013 — Dietary changes since the early 1960s have fueled a sharp increase in the amount of mined phosphorus used to produce the food consumed by the average person over the course of a year, according to a ... > full story
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