Synthetic materials are convenient in many respects, but they have one disadvantage: they are permeable to gases. In order to make plastic more impervious, Ruhr-Universität engineers apply wafer-thin layers on surfaces. ...
Materials Science
Jan 9, 2015
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The BIOMAT research group has developed a single-layer, biodegradable container from agro-industrial by-products suitable for both liquid and solid oily products.
Materials Science
Oct 30, 2014
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Google Inc. is confirming that the so-called "Google barge" it docked in Maine has been sold.
Business
Aug 1, 2014
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Cambodian customs on Friday seized more than three tonnes of ivory—the country's largest-ever haul of elephant tusks—hidden in a container of beans.
Ecology
May 9, 2014
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Consumer demand for groundcover plants for residential and commercial landscapes is on the rise. Low-growing, low-maintenance groundcovers are favored not only for their aesthetic appeal, but also for their environmental ...
Ecology
May 5, 2014
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Many efforts to reduce the environmental impacts associated with commercial horticulture production have failed to influence the general public. For example, one recent study showed that the use of organic fertilizers offered ...
Environment
Apr 28, 2014
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Earlier today, Korean researchers successfully showcased the installation and operation of a box-shaped, high-pressure tank for the storage of liquefied natural gas in Pohang, Republic of Korea. The development was the first ...
Engineering
Mar 21, 2014
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Google's mystery barge has arrived at a new home at a port in the California city of Stockton on Thursday.
Business
Mar 7, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Pack it up, put it on a plane and fly it to Japan. It sounds simple enough, but a new video from NASA shows when your package is a satellite, it's anything but.
Space Exploration
Jan 17, 2014
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Police in the semi-autonomous Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar on Wednesday said they had seized a 40-foot (12-metre) container hiding an estimated several tonnes' worth of ivory.
Ecology
Nov 13, 2013
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