Researchers produce cheap sugars for sustainable biofuel production
Iowa State University's Robert C. Brown keeps a small vial of brown, sweet-smelling liquid on his office table.
Iowa State University's Robert C. Brown keeps a small vial of brown, sweet-smelling liquid on his office table.
Materials Science
Sep 29, 2011
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At first glance, it seems as if billions of lead atoms have mysteriously disappeared. When exposed to heat, a layer of lead coated onto a nickel surface becomes almost invisible from one moment to the next. In reality, the ...
Nanophysics
Sep 29, 2011
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A new test that detects a rare and deadly bone disorder in Red Angus is now available to cattle producers, thanks to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.
Biotechnology
Sep 29, 2011
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Perhaps one of Leonardo da Vinci's greatest paintings has never been reprinted in books of his art. Known as the "Battle of Anghiari," it was abandoned and then lostuntil a determined Italian engineer gave the art world ...
General Physics
Sep 29, 2011
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Blekko, a Silicon Valley startup trying to build a spam-free search engine, is getting some love from Russia.
Internet
Sep 29, 2011
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While many Americans see todays increasingly competitive global economy as contributing to the nations economic woes, UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis argued in a Tuesday talk at MIT that free trade ultimately ...
Economics & Business
Sep 29, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Alberta-led research team has taken a rare look inside the skull of a dinosaur and come away with unprecedented details on the brain and nasal passages of the 72 million year old animal.
Archaeology
Sep 29, 2011
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Half of Canada's ancient ice shelves have disappeared in the last six years, researchers have said, with new data showing significant portions melted in the last year alone.
Environment
Sep 29, 2011
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Searching for extra-solar planets -- which are planets outside of our solar system -- is very popular these days. About 700 planets are known at the moment, a number that is continuously rising due to refined observational ...
Astronomy
Sep 29, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The weather in Pennsylvania this year won't soon be forgotten -- one of the wettest springs ever, followed by a record-breaking dry heat wave in July, followed by the remnants of a hurricane and tropical ...
Ecology
Sep 29, 2011
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