News tagged with mineral oil
'Ferropaper' is new technology for small motors, robots
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Purdue University have created a magnetic "ferropaper" that might be used to make low-cost "micromotors" for surgical instruments, tiny tweezers to study cells and miniature ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 05, 2010 |
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Metadynamics technique offers insight into mineral growth and dissolution
By using a novel technique to better understand mineral growth and dissolution, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are improving predictions of mineral reactions and laying the groundwork ...
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Physicists hunt for a trace of the elusive, invisible geoneutrino
Princeton University proclaimed this month that some of its physicists had helped discover an invisible particle known as a geoneutrino.
Jul 26, 2010 |
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Good preparation is key -- even for plant cells and symbiotic fungi
Not only mineral oil and petroleum gas, also phosphorous is a scarce resource. According to well-respected scientists who gathered together for a conference in Cambridge this August, we will face significant problems relating ...
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Heart of Canada's asbestos country reinvents itself
It's an unlikely match, but a green chemistry institute is thriving in the old headquarters of a Canadian mine in a sign that the former world capital of asbestos is diversifying.
Mar 11, 2012 |
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Organic pesticides not always 'greener' choice, study finds
Consumers shouldn't assume that, because a product is organic, it's also environmentally friendly.
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Maple seeds and animals exploit the same trick to fly (w/Video)
The twirling seeds of maple trees spin like miniature helicopters as they fall to the ground. Because the seeds descend slowly as they swirl, they can be carried aloft by the wind and dispersed over great ...
Jun 11, 2009 |
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NASA Studies Find Omega-3 May Help Reduce Bone Loss
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA-sponsored studies have found that omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil may play a role in mitigating bone breakdown that occurs during spaceflight and in osteoporosis.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 10, 2010 |
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'Beauty' injections can turn ugly: NY health officials
New Yorkers looking for a quick beauty fix risk death from unlicensed practitioners offering oil injections to enhance prized body parts, health authorities warned Friday.
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Re-formulation of microbicidal lubricants will help protect from HIV
Microbicides can be used to protect against HIV, and other sexually transmitted diseases, either on their own or with the added protection of a condom. New research published by BioMed Central's open access journal AIDS Re ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Flaxseed oil and osteoporosis
Animal studies suggest that adding flaxseed oil to the diet could reduce the risk of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women and women with diabetes, according to a report to be published in the International Journal of Fo ...
Nov 23, 2009 |
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