Thinner, stronger and more flexible research
You wouldn't normally associate golf balls with condoms but for University of Queensland researcher Dr Darren Martin, it is all about covering things.
Nanomaterials
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New purdue facility aims to improve NASA moon rocket engine
Purdue University engineers are conducting experiments using a new hydrogen facility to help NASA create designs to improve the cooling efficiency and performance of the J-2X rocket engine, critical for future missions to ...
Engineering
Mar 10, 2008
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Handheld DNA detector
A researcher at the National University at San Diego has taken a mathematical approach to a biological problem - how to design a portable DNA detector. Writing in the International Journal of Nanotechnology, he describes ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 10, 2008
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US rush to produce corn-based ethanol will worsen 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. government’s rush to produce corn-based ethanol as a fuel alternative will worsen pollution in the Gulf of Mexico, increasing a “Dead Zone” that kills fish and aquatic life, according to University of British Columbia ...
Environment
Mar 10, 2008
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New technique puts DNA profiling of E. coli on fast track
Using new genetic techniques, scientists are unlocking the secrets of how E coli bacteria contaminate food and make people sick.
Mar 10, 2008
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Domestication of the donkey
An international group of researchers has found evidence for the earliest transport use of the donkey and the early phases of donkey domestication, suggesting the process of domestication may have been slower and less linear ...
Archaeology
Mar 10, 2008
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Marine bacteria's mealtime dash is a swimming success
Goldfish in an aquarium are able to dash after food flakes at mealtime, reaching them before they sink or are eaten by other fish. Researchers at MIT recently proved that marine bacteria, the smallest creatures in the ocean, ...
Mar 10, 2008
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Trash today, ethanol tomorrow: Invention promises major advance in biofuel production
University of Maryland research that started with bacteria from the Chesapeake Bay has led to a process that may be able to convert large volumes of all kinds of plant products, from leftover brewer’s mash to paper trash, ...
Mar 10, 2008
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Alarming growth in expected CO2 emissions in China
The growth in China's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is far outpacing previous estimates, making the goal of stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gases even more difficult, according to a new analysis by economists at the University ...
Environment
Mar 10, 2008
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Efficient Catalysts for Making Oxygen for 'Artificial Photosynthesis'
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Institute for Molecular Science in Japan are trying to mimic part of the complex natural process of photosynthesis with the goal of making ...
Mar 10, 2008
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