Call it a "shrimp cocktail" for your fuel tank. Scientists in China are reporting development of a catalyst made from shrimp shells that could transform production of biodiesel fuel into a faster, less expensive, ...

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Jul 29, 2009 3.7 / 5 (7) 1

In the future, natural gas derived from chunks of ice that workers collect from beneath the ocean floor and beneath the arctic permafrost may fuel cars, heat homes, and power factories. Government researchers ...

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Mar 23, 2009 4.1 / 5 (9) 4

Flinders University’s latest advance in forensic science should send a chill down the spines of would-be criminals.

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Jul 12, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 5

Researchers in Japan are reporting new evidence that the ordinary vinegar -- a staple in oil-and-vinegar salad dressings, pickles, and other foods -- may live up to its age-old reputation in folk medicine ...

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Jun 19, 2009 4.6 / 5 (5) 0

It is currently estimated that natural gas resources will be exhausted in 130 years; however, those reserves where extraction is cost-effective will only flow for another 60 years or so.

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Nov 11, 2009 3.4 / 5 (7) 2

Researchers in Canada are reporting evidence that eggs — often frowned upon for their high cholesterol content — may reduce another heart disease risk factor — high blood pressure.

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Feb 20, 2009 4.2 / 5 (11) 2

A team of researchers from the University of Valladolid (Spain) has analysed 40 brands of beer, discovering that dark beer has more free iron than pale and non-alcoholic beers. Iron is essential to the human ...

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Aug 11, 2011 3 / 5 (1) 0

a substance that may have harmful health effects -- occurs in 94 percent of thermal cash register receipts, scientists are reporting. The recycling of those receipts, they add, is a source of BPA contamination ...

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(Phys.org)—A set of revolutionary new techniques that make it possible to recover invisible prints left on fabric by the sole of a person's shoe, have been developed by scientists at the University of Abertay ...

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Nov 29, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

Scientists in Italy are reporting development and successful use of a fast new method to identify food additives that act as so-called "xenoestrogens" — substances with estrogen-like effects that are stirring ...

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Mar 02, 2009 4.4 / 5 (9) 0

The latest effort to decipher the unique aroma signature of the durian—revered as the "king of fruits" in southeast Asia but reviled elsewhere as the world's foulest smelling food—has uncovered several ...

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Nov 28, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 3

Scientists in New Jersey are describing discovery and successful tests of the first once-a-month pill for controlling both fleas and ticks in domestic dogs and cats. Their study is in the current issue of ...

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Jun 25, 2009 3.3 / 5 (3) 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have developed new technology capable of removing radioactive material from contaminated water and aiding clean-up efforts following nuclear ...

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Oct 31, 2011 4.5 / 5 (6) 0

(Phys.org) -- University of Alberta scientists are using smelly gym clothes to understand how to build a better, odour-free garment.

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A new recycling process could be the answer to alleviating the environmental burden of old tyres.

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Oct 03, 2011 4 / 5 (2) 6