Versatile wool can beat the heat and keep you cool
Relax! Wool is supposed to be hot and itchy, right? Not according to a study conducted at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo.
Materials Science
Oct 27, 2015
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The great northern cod comeback
Once an icon of overfishing, mismanagement, and stock decline, the northern Atlantic cod is showing signs of recovery according to new research published today in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
Ecology
Oct 27, 2015
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Assessing the resource potential of Sal seeds in India
A common evergreen seed is capable of providing almost 150,000 person-days of employment during a single collection season in the Kumaun Himalayas region of northern India, according to a recent study in the Pertanika Journal ...
Ecology
Oct 27, 2015
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Watching water helps better understand climate change
A new research facility launched today will allow scientists and researchers to better understand the relationship between wind, ocean and sky.
Earth Sciences
Oct 27, 2015
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Breakthrough involving rare earth elements could alter tech, mining worlds
A trio of students from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering recently got the chance to work with scientists from around the country on a process that might make it easier and less expensive to obtain rare ...
Materials Science
Oct 27, 2015
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The emerging phenomenon of "sport shopping"
Just like elite athletes, 'sports shoppers', a newly discovered breed of shopper, have timing down to the second, know just where to compete, and the trophy that must be brought home.
Economics & Business
Oct 27, 2015
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Measuring and saving saliva alcohol levels with a smartphone attachment
A researcher team from Purdue University, Indiana have developed a smartphone device and an app that together quantitatively analyzes and store the results of strip-based saliva alcohol tests—which is helpful, since the ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 27, 2015
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Boosting the efficiency of solar panels
A UConn researcher has developed a light-harvesting antenna that could double the efficiency of existing solar cell panels and make them cheaper to build.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 27, 2015
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Quantum communications go thin and light
A team of UTS researchers has made a major breakthrough that could pave the way for the next generation of quantum communications.
Nanophysics
Oct 27, 2015
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Image: Enceladus lit by the sun
Enceladus is a world divided. To the north, the terrain is covered in impact craters, much like other icy moons. But to the south, the record of impact cratering is much more sparse, and instead the land is covered in fractures, ...
Space Exploration
Oct 27, 2015
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