Large Spanish construction companies have begun to use a simulation software package, developed by two researchers at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, which analyses for the first time the entire life cycle of a building, ...
Energy & Green Tech
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Reports about the worthy contributions of science to national economies pop up regularly all around the world – from the UK to the US and even the developing world.
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2015
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University of Georgia ecologist Andy Davis and his students studied beetles and their parasite loads last summer as part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates program at UGA, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2015
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Chemists at the University of York have developed a new 'metrics toolkit' to measure and evaluate how green a reaction is.
Materials Science
Apr 16, 2015
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Crickets are not all that they're cracked up to be as an alternative, global source of protein in the human diet to supplement or replace livestock consumption, according to newly published research completed at the University ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2015
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Through a combination of high-throughput sequencing, high performance computing, and genetic mapping, DOE JGI researchers have derived a sequence assembly for the highly repetitive plant genome of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum).
Biotechnology
Apr 16, 2015
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Some consumer groups concerned about the safety of synthetic preservatives such as parabens have pushed for natural alternatives. Industry has responded with a slew of options, including preservatives from kimchi, a popular ...
Other
Apr 16, 2015
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The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is part of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. NSIDC scientists provide Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis content, ...
Earth Sciences
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The Tri-Country Park (Drielandenpark) is the name for the cross-border landscape area between Maastricht, Hasselt, Heerlen, Liège and Aachen. The area is home to some 4 million people and attracts many visitors every year. ...
Environment
Apr 16, 2015
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Could the mundane action of switching on an energy saving light bulb still hold secrets? It does, at least for physicists. These bulbs are interesting because they contain low-temperature plasma - a gas containing charges ...
Plasma Physics
Apr 16, 2015
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