Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully developed an environmentally-friendly food packaging material that is free from chemical additives, by fortifying natural chitosan-based composite ...
Materials Science
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The more clearly the dimensions of global warming become visible, the greater is the pressure to find possible ways to avoid a further increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. At the same time ...
Environment
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Keywords such as nano-, personalized-, or targeted medicine sound like bright future. What most people do not know, is that nanomedicines can cause severe undesired effects for actually being too big! Those modern medicines ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 23, 2016
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The prototype of a car powered by a hydrogen fuel cell was unveiled this month by the Welsh company Riversimple. The company has named its vehicle named "Rasa" after the Latin phrase tabula rasa, which means: clean slate.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 23, 2016
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With interest in the prospect of mining the moon and asteroids gaining pace, it's time to take a hard look at what's really at stake.
Space Exploration
Feb 23, 2016
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Bats are a natural host for more than 100 viruses, some of which are lethal to people. These include Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Ebola and Hendra virus. These viruses are among the most dangerous pathogens ...
Ecology
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Current approaches to managing marine ecosystems are failing to tackle their alarming degradation, according to an international research team that includes scientists from The University of Western Australia.
Environment
Feb 23, 2016
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Some phenomena that appear to be well understood are much more mysterious than it seems. In spite of the numerous applications that rely on the presence or absence of bubbles, no advanced scientific studies had been carried ...
General Physics
Feb 23, 2016
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Surrounded by an envelope of dust, the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a young forming star known as HBC 1. The star is in an immature and adolescent phase of life, while most of a sun-like star's ...
Astronomy
Feb 23, 2016
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City governments in the age of climate change often find themselves in a predicament: It's hard to create a more energy-efficient city without detailed information about how—and when—buildings consume electricity and ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 23, 2016
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