News tagged with refrigeration cycle

Fast food lamb curries have carbon footprint of 140 million car miles

(PhysOrg.com) -- Supermarket lamb curry ready-made meals eaten in the UK amount to an annual carbon footprint equivalent to 5,500 car trips around the world or 140 million car miles.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 17, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (6) | comments 4

For Refrigeration Problems, a Magnetically Attractive Solution

(PhysOrg.com) -- Your refrigerator’s humming, electricity-guzzling cooling system could soon be a lot smaller, quieter and more economical thanks to an exotic metal alloy discovered by an international collaboration ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 7




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Future NASA mission to sun 'a life's dream' for some

The chest-high rack of electronics Justin Kasper is assembling in a Massachusetts office park will fit in a shoe box before he's done.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (24) | comments 10

Be selective when choosing herd bulls for cattle operation

Beef producers don’t want to miss out on profit potential when it comes to selection and performance of breeding bulls, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service beef cattle specialist.

Biology / Other

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Germination of Bacillus species which can lead to food poisoning

Some bacteria can form spores (survival capsules) that are particularly resistant to heat. Since sporogenous bacteria can also cause food poisoning and a reduction in food quality, they constitute a significant ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

'Meating' a solution: Research finds that LED lights extend meat shelf life, save retailers money

A switch to LED lights in refrigeration units could save the retail meat industry millions of dollars each year, according to research from Kansas State University.

Chemistry / Other

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researcher unpacks the perils of a supersized Christmas dinner

Are you really going to eat a whole oversized roast turkey? Are 38 cans of soft drink more than plenty? Should you buy six packets of Christmas pudding just to get an extra one free? These are the sort of ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Methane may be answer to 56-million-year question

(PhysOrg.com) -- The release of massive amounts of carbon from methane hydrate frozen under the seafloor 56 million years ago has been linked to the greatest change in global climate since a dinosaur-killing ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (21) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

Laser light used to cool object to quantum ground state

For the first time, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in collaboration with a team from the University of Vienna, have managed to cool a miniature mechanical object to its lowest ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Intelligent building technology enhances energy efficiency

Prof. Wang Shengwei, Chair Professor of Building Services Engineering, and his research team recently developed an intelligent Building Life-cycle Diagnosis and Optimization technology that enhances the energy ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Digging for past clues on climate change

Scientists are hoping samples of soil formed up to 20,000 years ago that they dug from the Meadowlands will provide clues to dramatic shifts in climate, geology and plant life that may have hit the region in the past.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ocean's harmful low-oxygen zones growing, are sensitive to small changes in climate

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fluctuations in climate can drastically affect the habitability of marine ecosystems, according to a new study by UCLA scientists that examined the expansion and contraction of low-oxygen ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 7 | with audio podcast


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