Most Americans like the idea of conservation, but few practice it in their everyday lives, according to the results of a national survey released today by researchers at Yale and George Mason universities.
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2010
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A "clean energy" technology under development at the University of Oklahoma promises transformational advances with products that convert heat directly to useful electrical power.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 16, 2010
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Housing segregation, making schooling a community matter, special teaching groups, individualisation and the right to freely choose which school to attend are factors explaining why Swedish school children perform worse than ...
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2010
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In a few years, semi-trucks on U.S. highways could save the nation more than $10 billion annually in diesel fuel costs.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 16, 2010
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Diners who are skeptical of the food safety practices in ethnic restaurants have new research to back up some of their assumptions.
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2010
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A team of Catalan researchers has studied the changes in the make-up of animal populations following forest fires, and have concluded that malacological fauna are a good indicator of forest recovery. The conclusions of this ...
Ecology
Feb 16, 2010
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If subway terminals didn't exist and people had to exit subway stations to switch subway lines, transit time would increase. People also may encounter distractions, such as grabbing a cup of coffee, instead of getting on ...
Biochemistry
Feb 16, 2010
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A tiny scaffold-like titanium structure of Nanonets coated with silicon particles could pave the way for faster, lighter and longer-lasting Lithium-ion batteries, according to a team of Boston College chemists who developed ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 16, 2010
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(AP) -- Roughly 40 percent of Americans do not have high-speed Internet access at home, according to new Commerce Department figures that underscore the challenges facing policymakers who are trying to bring affordable broadband ...
Telecom
Feb 16, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have peered deep into the eye of the chicken and found a masterpiece of biological design.
Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2010
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