The ethics of biofuels
In the world-wide race to develop energy sources that are seen as "green" because they are renewable and less greenhouse gas-intensive, sometimes the most basic questions remain unanswered.
Environment
Dec 14, 2010
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X-rays from lightning photographed
Using a custom-built camera the size of a refrigerator, Florida researchers have made the world's first crude pictures of X-rays streaming from a stroke of lightning.
General Physics
Dec 14, 2010
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New survey device gets better information on teenage sexual behavior
Brown University sociologists have developed a device to gather more reliable data about risky sexual behavior among Ethiopian teenagers and young adults than conventional face-to-face interviews can produce. Simple, portable, ...
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2010
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Anomalous Surface Compositions of Mixed Oxides
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mixed oxide compounds are used in many fields including ceramics, catalysis, electrolysis and even pigment design. Despite the extensive applications of such mixed oxide materials, little is known about their ...
Materials Science
Dec 14, 2010
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Tiny channels carry big information
They say it's the little things that count, and that certainly holds true for the channels in transmembrane proteins, which are small enough to allow ions or molecules of a certain size to pass through, while keeping out ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 14, 2010
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Better understanding of carbon in comets with PSI research
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a comet as a far-flung laboratory, a Planetary Science Institute researcher has shown that the ionization lifetime of carbon is much shorter than what is currently used in calculations by comet scientists. ...
Space Exploration
Dec 14, 2010
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Minnesota blizzard caught by Terra satellite
The upper Midwest was hit by a powerful winter storm this past weekend as more than 17 inches of snow brought down the roof to the Metrodome football complex in Minneapolis. NASA's Terra satellite flew over the upper Midwest ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2010
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The impact right or left handling has on development may determine emotional consequences
Certain events experienced at the moment of birth have consequences on the emotional reactions of animals at an adult age. French researchers from the Laboratoire d'Ethologie Animale et Humaine have tested the effects of ...
Other
Dec 14, 2010
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Momentum for minority participation and retention in science and engineering
Employment in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (the STEM disciplines) provides economic security and significant opportunities for advancement. Yet while African American, Hispanic and other minority students ...
Economics & Business
Dec 14, 2010
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Toshiba introduces enterprise-class solid state drive family
Extending its position in the enterprise storage market, Toshiba Corporation today announced its new family of enterprise-class solid state drives (SSDs). Developed to meet the market's demand for higher performance and ...
Hardware
Dec 14, 2010
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