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UV light stick purifies water

(PhysOrg.com) -- Today, about one billion people on Earth don't have access to clean drinking water, and that number is expected to increase even more in the coming years. To solve this problem, inventors ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 13 | with audio podcast weblog




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Eclipse crosses Asia, US: Millions look skyward

From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing "ring of fire."

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

OMG! Texting ups truthfulness, new study suggests

Text messaging is a surprisingly good way to get candid responses to sensitive questions, according to a new study to be presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research opens doors to UV disinfection using LED technology

Research from North Carolina State University will allow the development of energy-efficient LED devices that use ultraviolet (UV) light to kill pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. The technology has a wide array of applications ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Undocumented Latino youth turn to activism to combat obstacles

Undocumented Latino youth in the U.S. face futures clouded by fewer rights than their documented peers and the constant fear of deportation. Such status constraints usually aren't fully understood until young adulthood, said ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Floating robots use GPS-enabled smartphones to track water flow

(Phys.org) -- A fleet of 100 floating robots took a trip down the Sacramento River today (Wednesday, May 9) in a field test organized by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley. The smartphone-equipped ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sunlight and air powers access to sterile water

Researchers at the University of Hull (UK) are developing a way to produce constant supplies of sterile water, powered simply by sunlight and air. The device is aimed at remote communities where conventional systems using ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 04, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Fracking brings boom, fears to rural US

Underneath the ground in southwestern Pennsylvania, bedrock is put under explosive pressure to fracture and spill out its lucrative cache of natural gas.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows how much parents pay for college

While you’ve heard of the “mom and dad scholarship,” new research clears up some of the mystery about the number and scope of these grants given to today’s college students from their parents.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cracking idea for egg shell recycling gets Food and Drink iNet support at Easter

Scientists and food industry experts are hatching a plan this Easter to turn egg shells into plastics that could be used to manufacture anything from food packaging to construction materials.

Chemistry / Other

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Team releases findings from 2011 cruise to measure the concentration, distribution, and impacts of Fukushima radiation

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international research team is reporting the results of a research cruise they organized to study the amount, spread, and impacts of radiation released into the ocean from the tsunami-crippled ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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