News tagged with rural area
New biomass charcoal heater: A 'new era' of efficiency and sustainability
Millions of homes in rural areas of Far Eastern countries are heated by charcoal burned on small, hibachi-style portable grills. Scientists in Japan are now reporting development of an improved "biomass charcoal ...
Feb 05, 2009 |
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'Miracle tree' substance produces clean drinking water inexpensively and sustainably
A natural substance obtained from seeds of the "miracle tree" could purify and clarify water inexpensively and sustainably in the developing world, where more than 1 billion people lack access to clean drinking ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Unique map shows UK general election results in new light
A unique map of the UK, showing alternative images of the General Election results, has been created by researchers at the University of Sheffield. The image, which is based on population data, shows how many ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 11, 2010 |
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Dogs' family status depends on family's locale
Man's best friend might just be treated like any other animal depending on where the owners live. A study by David Blouin, assistant professor of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Indiana University South Bend, ...
Aug 15, 2010 |
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Guns claim kids' lives in both urban, rural areas
(AP) -- Children in the most rural areas of the United States are as likely to die by gunshot as kids in the biggest cities, a new analysis of nearly 24,000 deaths finds.
May 24, 2010 |
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Study examines association between urban living and psychotic disorders
The association between psychotic disorders and living in urban areas appears to be a reflection of increased social fragmentation present within cities, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of General Ps ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 06, 2010 |
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One million Bangladesh homes on solar power
The number of households in electricity-starved Bangladesh using solar panels has crossed the one million mark -- the fastest expansion of solar use in the world, officials said Wednesday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Magnetic leaves reveal Bellingham's most polluted byways
Tree leaves may be powerful tools for monitoring air quality and planning biking routes and walking paths, suggests a new study by scientists at Western Washington University in Bellingham. The research will ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Larger cities drive growing wage gap between the rich and the poor, study shows
Why in the United States are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer?
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 07, 2011 |
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China vows faster, cheaper Internet
China has said it will aim to bring faster and cheaper Internet access to more people, following complaints that a near monopoly by state-backed firms had hurt service.
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Buddhists and Hindus are on the rise nationally, study finds
Hindu and Buddhist groups have grown steadily in the United States since changes in immigration laws in 1965 and 1992, with particularly high concentrations in Texas, California, the New York Metropolitan Area, Illinois and ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 09, 2012 |
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A cheap and fully optical solution for ultra-fast internet
Blisteringly fast Internet speeds, more robust connections and a big increase in network capacity at little extra cost, even in rural areas? It's the sort of fantasy that keeps telecommunication company executives and bandwidth-hungry ...
Mar 09, 2012 |
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CO2 levels rising in troposphere over rural areas
Spanish researchers have measured CO2 levels for the past three years in the troposphere (lower atmosphere) over a sparsely inhabited rural area near Valladolid. The results, which are the first of their kind ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 03, 2009 |
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$103M to expand broadband Internet in rural US
Telecommunications companies in 16 states will share more than $103 million in federal funding to help expand broadband Internet access to those areas of rural America that haven't been reached by the high-speed service or ...
Aug 22, 2011 |
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Generating electricity from vibrations in road surface works
A pilot research project into vibration energy on the N34 provincial motorway near Hardenberg in the eastern Netherlands has shown that vibration energy as a local energy source is a sustainable alternative ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 01, 2012 |
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