A team of researchers that has been working on getting fuel-grade oil out of algae may be within four years of a near-commercial-scale production level.
Biotechnology
Sep 14, 2012
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With an 8.1 percent August unemployment rate and 12.5 million Americans out of work, a new Temple University study examines a neglected area of research: how the unemployment process impacts the willingness of those laid ...
Economics & Business
Sep 14, 2012
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Just a quarter of eighth and 12th grade students in the United States have solid writing skills, even when allowed to use spell-check and other computer word processing tools.
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2012
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There is little doubt that Frances O'Grady has made history as the first woman to be elected General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress in September 2012. A recent study from Queen Mary, University of London casts some ...
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2012
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(AP)—Twitter on Friday agreed to hand over about three months' worth of tweets to a judge overseeing the criminal trial of an Occupy Wall Street protester, a case that has become a closely watched fight over how much access ...
Internet
Sep 14, 2012
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International teams have built 19 sun-powered homes in Spain's capital for a contest that shows off futuristic designs, including one house that swivels 180 degrees.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 14, 2012
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With a flood of orders coming for the new iPhone 5, Apple pushed back delivery times for the new device on its website Friday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 14, 2012
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Scientists of KIT and Ruhr-Universität Bochum have reached a record precision in radar distance measurements. With the help of a new radar system, an accuracy of one micrometer was achieved in joint measurements. The system ...
Engineering
Sep 14, 2012
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Scientists from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) describe how natural selection also occurs at the cellular level, and how our body's tissues and organs strive to retain the best cells in their ranks in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 14, 2012
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A research group at Aarhus University has gained unique insight into how bacteria control the amount of toxin in their cells. The new findings can eventually lead to the development of novel forms of treatment for bacterial ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 14, 2012
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