27/09/2010

Urban gardeners beware: There may be lead in your soil and food

Not since victory gardens helped World War II era Americans on the home front survive food shortages have urban gardens been as necessary and popular as they are today. With more food production in cities, the safety of the ...

SwRI-developed test rig performs well under wet gas condition

Engineers in Southwest Research Institute's (SwRI) Mechanical Engineering Division have successfully tested a two-stage centrifugal compressor for offshore production. A test loop designed and built at SwRI was used to evaluate ...

Innovative solution to the evolution of form proposed

A new paper published in the International Journal of Astrobiology is providing a unique account of the origin of forms in plant and animal body plans. The model is not based on genetic code or natural selection, and could ...

Obama effect to be studied by UK researchers

An international network of researchers, journalists and diplomats have joined forces to study the impact of the Barack Obama - America’s first African American President.

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