Algae are interesting candidates for the large-scale production of biodiesel. Researchers at TU Delft have developed a clever way of finding the fattest and therefore the most suitable examples among all the many species ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 1, 2013
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SLOOH, the community observatory, is sending host and technical officer, Paul Cox, on a wild expedition to the remote countryside of Kenya to globally broadcast the great spectacle of a total solar eclipse, live on Slooh.com, ...
Space Exploration
Nov 1, 2013
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One of the largest deep sea oyster reef restoration projects ever done in the Gulf of Mexico is underway off the Texas coast.
Environment
Nov 1, 2013
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China said Friday it opposes the release of a WTO report about its export curbs on rare earths—exotic minerals used in mobile phones and other high-tech products—following news accounts that the document rejects Beijing's ...
Business
Nov 1, 2013
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For one Japanese man, being at the front of a Tokyo queue as the new iPad debuted Friday was his way of saying "thank you" to Apple after a year that turned his life around.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 1, 2013
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Plans to create two vast ocean sanctuaries in Antarctica to protect the pristine wilderness failed Friday for a third time with Russia and China blocking the bids, delegates at multi-nation talks said.
Earth Sciences
Nov 1, 2013
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As consumers seek to outsmart their local retailers with their smartphones, the stores are fighting back on the same front.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 1, 2013
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An act of love between Martin the zebra and Giada the donkey in the romantic Italian city of Florence has produced a rare "zonkey" baby that is drawing crowds to an unusual exotic animal shelter.
Plants & Animals
Nov 1, 2013
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For the past eight years, two French researchers have been bouncing droplets around a vibrating oil bath and observing their unique behaviour. What sounds like a high-school experiment has in fact provided the first ever ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 1, 2013
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