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Canker disease in eucalyptus in the Basque Country

The first experiences with exotic species in the Basque Country, and alternative to Pinus radiata, were undertaken in 1957, concretely in Laukiz, Lezama and Alonsotegui (Muro, 1975) where the eucalyptus, amongst other forest ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Trees tell their own story to satellites

Communications via satellite are changing the way the forest industry harvests trees. A new approach being tested by ESA combines satcoms and cellular services to relay important information almost immediately ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Battery cathode made of waste byproducts from paper industry promises sustainable energy storage

A breakthrough for inexpensive electricity from solar cells, and a massive investment in wind power, will mean a need to store energy in an intelligent way. According to research at Linköping University (Sweden), published ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Pulp NonFiction: Fungal analysis reveals clues for targeted biomass deconstruction

Without fungi and microbes to break down dead trees and leaf litter in nature, the forest floor might look like a scene from TV's "Hoarders."

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Use a laser, save a tree

(PhysOrg.com) -- Laser un-printers that can remove toner from scrap paper so that it can be used again may be coming to an office near you in the future, results from a new Cambridge study show.

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Forest service report shows forest growth in north outpacing other parts of country

U.S. Forest Service scientists today released an assessment that shows forest land has expanded in northern states during the past century despite a 130-percent population jump and relentless environmental threats. At the ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Toward the EU energy mix: State of the art of the strategic energy technologies

A new edition of the Strategic Energy Technologies review has been published. This "2011 Technology Map", produced by the European Commission's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), provides a European ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Finland's UPM to make biodiesel from wood pulp

Finnish papermaker UPM said Wednesday it plans to build the world's first industrial-scale plant to refine a byproduct of wood pulp into biodiesel.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Chemicals and biofuel from wood biomass

(PhysOrg.com) -- A method developed at Aalto University in Finland makes it possible to use microbes to produce butanol suitable for biofuel and other industrial chemicals from wood biomass. Butanol is particularly ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

7 things you may not know about catalysis

Catalysts are one of those things that few people think much about, beyond perhaps in high school chemistry, but they make the world tick. Almost everything in your daily life depends on catalysts: cars, Post-It ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Swedish town eyes digital age with Arctic data centre

Perched near the Arctic Circle, the Swedish town of Luleaa hopes that a massive data centre for US social networking giant Facebook will launch the vibrant industrial region into the digital age as a European ...

Technology / Internet

created Nov 27, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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