(Phys.org)—Catalytic converters work poorly if they have not yet warmed up. Tiny metal particles in a catalytic converter require a minimum temperature to function efficiently. At the Vienna University of Technology, thanks ...
Materials Science
Oct 8, 2012
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Fluttering onto a smartphone near you soon, a field guide to the butterflies of Northern California, created by UC Davis students.
Plants & Animals
Oct 8, 2012
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Five tiny CubeSats were deployed from the International Space Station on Thursday and astronaut Chris Hadfield called the image above "surreal" on Twitter. And rightly so, as they look like a cross between Star Wars training ...
Space Exploration
Oct 8, 2012
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Studying land-based birds is tough enough, but studying seabirds that spend much of their time over, on, or under water presents a new set of challenges.
Plants & Animals
Oct 8, 2012
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Using genes as interchangeable parts, synthetic biologists design cellular circuits that can perform new functions, such as sensing environmental conditions. However, the complexity that can be achieved in such circuits has ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 8, 2012
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(Phys.org)—This year, satellites saw the extent of Arctic sea ice hit a record low since measurements began in the 1970s. ESA's SMOS and CryoSat satellites are now taking a deeper look by measuring the volume of the sea-ice ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2012
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Will future conservation policies have to take account of the genetic diversity within each species ? A large-scale study into plants found at high altitude throughout the Alps and the Carpathians, has enabled an international ...
Ecology
Oct 8, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Almost thirty years ago the Infrared Astronomy Satellite, IRAS, discovered that the universe contained many fabulously luminous galaxies, some of them more than a thousand times brighter than our own galaxy, ...
Astronomy
Oct 8, 2012
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(Phys.org)—New models are being developed to predict how changing land use in the tropics could affect future climate, air quality and crop production.
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2012
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(Phys.org)—In a recent paper, "Differentiating the Effects of Status and Power: A Justice Perspective," published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Stern School of Business associate professor of management ...
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2012
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