Engineers develop a laser solution to power plants slowed by slagging
Quietly, and with little of the fanfare accompanying the relentless surge in gasoline costs, the price of coal has doubled in less than a year.
Engineering
Sep 9, 2008
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Fuel emissions from marine vessels remain a global concern
The forecast for clear skies and smooth sailing for oceanic vessels has been impeded by worldwide concerns of their significant contributions to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions that impact the Earth's climate.
Environment
Sep 9, 2008
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'Smart' shock absorbers for quake-prone structures
Rice University structural engineering researchers are leading a new $1.6 million research program funded by the National Science Foundation to help design a new generation of adaptive, "smart" shock absorbers for buildings ...
Engineering
Sep 9, 2008
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Landmark study reports breakdown in biotech patent system
The world's intellectual property system is broken. It's stopping lifesaving technologies from reaching the people who need them most in developed and developing countries, according to the authors of a report released in ...
Other
Sep 9, 2008
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MU anthropologist develops new approach to explain religious behavior
Without a way to measure religious beliefs, anthropologists have had difficulty studying religion. Now, two anthropologists from the University of Missouri and Arizona State University have developed a new approach to study ...
Other
Sep 9, 2008
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Photos reveal Myanmar's large and small predators
Using remote camera traps to lift the veil on Myanmar's dense northern wild lands, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society have painstakingly gathered a bank of valuable data on the country's populations of tigers ...
Sep 9, 2008
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An accurate speedometer for astronomy
Events on a cosmic scale are often barely discernable on Earth. This explains why astronomers are currently not able to prove directly that the universe is expanding at an ever increasing rate, nor can they search for planets ...
General Physics
Sep 9, 2008
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Tribal war drove human evolution of aggression
Wars are costly in terms of lives and resources – so why have we fought them throughout human history? In modern times, states may fight wars for a number of complex reasons. But in the past, most tribal wars were fought ...
Climate: New spin on ocean's role
New studies of the Southern Ocean are revealing previously unknown features of giant spinning eddies that have a profound influence on marine life and on the world's climate.
General Physics
Sep 9, 2008
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Lighting research center develops framework for assessing light pollution
The emergence of electric lighting at night nearly a century ago has positively affected countless aspects of human life, ranging from improved safety and security to stronger economic development. But too much nighttime ...
Other
Sep 9, 2008
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