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'Smart Trash' concept could reinvent recycling with a cash incentive

(PhysOrg.com) -- Envision a distasteful trip to the curb to take out the trash as a pleasant -- and profitable -- stroll. Some juiceless batteries - those are good for a few cents. An old keyboard might fetch ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3




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Voyage of the DNA Treader

Richard Feynman was right: there is plenty of room at the bottom, and the beeping, lumbering trashcans of 1950s science fiction are gradually giving way to micro-droids the size of a speck of dust . . . or even a molecule.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 30, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Trap tricks pregnant mosquitoes with enticingly lethal maternity ward

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tulane University researchers are using mosquitoes' motherly instincts against them to develop a novel trap to fight the spread of dengue fever. Researchers are deploying small devices with just the right ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Attack on C. difficile: How can we combat this serious health issue

In five different studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 75th Annual Scientific meeting in San Antonio, researchers explored the impact of various factors on increasing rates of Clostridium di ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Students get a feel for soil-water relationships

Using little more than PVC rings, a trashcan, and a scale, students can literally get a feel for soil water retention and field capacity, concepts that are important and useful in fields from farming to engineering.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Special alloy sleeves urged to block hackers?

(AP) -- To protect against skimming and eavesdropping attacks, federal and state officials recommend that Americans keep their e-passports tightly shut and store their RFID-tagged passport cards and enhanced ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 9


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