Raising plants for biofuels is many farmers' dream. The lucrative crops grow with a minimal amount of work and can be harvested using existing equipment. However, some plants that are ideal for bioenergy production come with ...
Ecology
Mar 6, 2013
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(Phys.org) —In a step toward understanding and exploiting an exotic form of matter that has been sparking excitement for potential applications in a new genre of supercomputers, scientists are reporting the first identification ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 6, 2013
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Scientists are reporting an advance in re-engineering photosynthesis to transform plants into bio-factories that manufacture high-value ingredients for medicines, fabrics, fuels and other products. They report on the research ...
Biochemistry
Mar 6, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Getting intrusive could increase student support at universities.
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2013
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They may have gained fame in the Steven Spielberg adventure film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," but those quartz-crystal skulls that once ranked as a great enigma of archaeology are certifiably fake. ...
Other
Mar 6, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Although vehicle fuel economy has improved 40 percent since 1970, the total amount of fuel used has increased by more than half, says a University of Michigan researcher.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 6, 2013
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A phylogenetic study has shown that related plants are used traditionally in three disparate regions to treat similar medical conditions.
Ecology
Mar 6, 2013
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The EU funded European research project FILOSE has developed robots with a new sense - lateral line sensing. All fish have this sensing organ but so far it had no technological counterpart on man-made underwater vehicles.
Plants & Animals
Mar 6, 2013
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(Phys.org) —By studying the aerodynamics of speed skiing, Engineering student Robert Sills is developing methods to improve results of the British Speed Ski Team by reducing aerodynamic drag.
Engineering
Mar 6, 2013
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(Phys.org) —In January of last year, a series of epic snowstorms struck Alaska's panhandle, with one dumping 18 feet of snow in less than a week. That's six times more snow than fell during the blizzard that paralyzed New ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 6, 2013
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