Technology innovations spin NASA's SMAP into space
t's active. It's passive. And it's got a big, spinning lasso.
Space Exploration
Jan 5, 2015
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Does bad behaviour run in the family?
University of Queensland research aims to answer the age-old question of whether anti-social behaviour is passed down through families.
Social Sciences
Jan 5, 2015
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Researcher identifies defects in solar cells made of silicon
Since he was a teenager, engineer Sergio Castellanos had the desire to study abroad to prepare and do research in the best laboratories, particularly on solar energy. With six years of study in the United States, first at ...
Engineering
Jan 5, 2015
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Bamboo bike recharges mobile devices and external batteries by pedaling
Bambootec, a consortium from Yucatán, has designed a bamboo bicycle that transforms the kinetic energy generated by pedaling into a source of electricity that has the ability to simultaneously recharge mobile devices, external ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 5, 2015
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Time to reactivate nuclear energy
The energy sector has been one of the strategic infrastructural areas for Mexico, not only as a revenue generator for the nation but as a lever of industrial development. However, Mexico has a deficit in generating technologies ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 5, 2015
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Production of 500 daily litres of bioethanol from food waste
From waste generated in the processing of cereals, scientists from the Center for Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco (CIATEJ) have produced bioenergy in the form of ethanol, and designed ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 5, 2015
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Researchers develop 3-D reconstruction software
Researchers have designed a program to generate 3D imagery from the projection and digitization of binary data that allows reconstruction of various objects in order to reproduce parts of classic automobiles, prehispanic ...
Software
Jan 5, 2015
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Technology to recycle all type of plastics without using water
Traditionally, plastic recycling processes involve using a lot of water. In order to avoid this waste, Ak Inovex from Mexico developed a new green technology that doesn't require liquids, and has the capacity to process materials ...
Materials Science
Jan 5, 2015
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Researchers find hidden details and objects in eighteenth century altarpiece
A multidisciplinary research team studying two paintings by artist Hermenegildo Bustos in the side altar of the parish of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Purisima del Rincon, Guanajuato, found three layers with a ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 5, 2015
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Baleen hormones increase understanding of bowhead whale reproduction
Wild animals provide a unique challenge for physiologists because they are difficult to capture and monitor in their natural habitats. As a result, scientists are increasingly learning about organisms by extracting steroid ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 5, 2015
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