Until now, it has taken weeks to make biofuel from trees. This slow pace has been a bottleneck for the industry. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have now shortened the process to a few ...
Biochemistry
Oct 23, 2013
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What do lighthouses have in common with a groundbreaking spacecraft propulsion system? And how can the technology they share help us here on Earth to generate electricity more efficiently?
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 23, 2013
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A living cell is built with barriers to keep things out – and researchers are constantly trying to find ways to smuggle molecules in. Professor Giovanni Maglia (Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology, KU Leuven) ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 23, 2013
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Be it hibernation or the routes of migratory birds: all animal behaviour that is subject to annual rhythms is controlled by a molecular clock. Although this has been known for a long time, in many cases it is still unclear ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2013
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Murdoch University has completed a comprehensive survey of the Bunbury dolphin population in an area extending from Capel to Binningup, providing vital baseline data for future management decisions in a region pegged for ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Secrets of sixty remarkable clay figurines - up to 1,400-years-old and excavated by archaeologists from The Universities of Ghana and Manchester, and the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB)– are to be ...
Archaeology
Oct 23, 2013
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A range of examples suggests a lack of information about their fellows can favor cooperation and prevent conflict among animals—and even among genes.
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2013
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WellPoint says its third-quarter earnings fell 5 percent, but the nation's second-largest health insurer raised its forecast for 2013, citing in part gains it expects from the health care overhaul.
Business
Oct 23, 2013
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Creepy crawlies, in the form of a venomous spider infestation, has forced a school in Britain to close a week before Halloween.
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2013
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Multi-nation talks on creating two vast sanctuaries in Antarctic waters began Wednesday with a key official saying a marine reserve protecting the pristine Ross Sea had the better chance of success.
Ecology
Oct 23, 2013
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