News tagged with degradation process

New insights into invasive plant management

Over a decade of research at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has resulted in the development of a new matrix for invasive plant management. The model was created by scientists with the Agricultural ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nanoparticles for cultural heritage conservation

(PhysOrg.com) -- The conservation of Mayan wall paintings at the archaeological site of Calakmul (Mexico) will be one on the subjects touched upon by Piero Baglioni (based at the University of Florence) in ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gulf oil spill: Mississippi River hydrology may help reduce oil onshore

The Gulf of Mexico: what role will the Mississippi River play in oil washing ashore and into delta wetlands?

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Bone replacement from laser melting

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a medical emergency, a puncture of the cranium is commonly treated with an implant. While replacements made of titanium merely plug holes, a new kind of degradable implant stimulates the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers improve production of chemicals from wood waste

Researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have succeeded in making a significant leap forward in the production of biochemicals and biofuels from waste wood. They discovered that the bacterium Cupriavidus ba ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0