VTT has developed a solution for converting even small sources of methane-rich biogas into raw materials for animal feed or bioplastic on farms, landfills and wastewater treatment plants. This emission-reducing solution is ...
Energy & Green Tech
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Cool a material to sufficiently low temperatures and it will seek some form of collective order. Add quantum mechanics or confine the geometry and the states of matter that emerge can be exotic, including electrons whose ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 17, 2016
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Forest management policies that aim to store more carbon in the Pacific Northwest may benefit some wildlife species more than others.
Environment
Nov 17, 2016
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The mesoporous material Upsalite is shown to inhibit growth of bacteria associated with acne and hospital acquired infections. In a study published in ACS Omega, researchers at Uppsala University have shown that the mesoporous ...
Biochemistry
Nov 17, 2016
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University of Melbourne researchers are pushing for recognition of young 'kinship carers'—a hidden group aged 30 and under caring for family members or friends aged under 18, sacrificing their own careers, education and ...
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2016
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Two rare alpine insects—native to the northern Rocky Mountains and dependent on cold waters of glacier and snowmelt-fed alpine streams—are imperiled due to climate warming-induced glacier and snow loss according to a ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2016
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Students who complete vocational education and training (VET) courses have better job prospects and can earn up to 25 percent more than those who leave school early and don't have a higher qualification, according to new ...
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2016
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The impact of forced displacement on Syria's traditional crafts and cultural heritage, and the people directly involved in it, is to be analysed in a new research project.
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2016
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For businesses using social media, posts with high engagement have the greatest impact on customer spending, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management.
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2016
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Growing up in the California desert, Qicheng Zhang developed an early appreciation for stars and the universal expanse beyond the sky. But his biggest space curiosity by far was with comets, those celestial bodies of ice, ...
Space Exploration
Nov 17, 2016
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