Body heat, fermentation drive new drug-delivery 'micropump'
(Phys.org)—Researchers have created a new type of miniature pump activated by body heat that could be used in drug-delivery patches powered by fermentation.
(Phys.org)—Researchers have created a new type of miniature pump activated by body heat that could be used in drug-delivery patches powered by fermentation.
Biochemistry
Sep 11, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Dust is more than something to be brushed off the furniture. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that dust kicked up from the desert floor acts like a heat pump in the atmosphere, fueling ...
Earth Sciences
May 21, 2012
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A study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters has shed light on the long-range transboundary transport of radioactive iodine-129 (129I) from the Indian nuclear fuel reprocessing plants (NFRPs) to the Southern ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 25, 2024
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The world threw away a record amount of smartphones, televisions and other electrical devices in 2022, the UN said Wednesday, warning this avalanche of dumped gadgets was polluting the planet.
Environment
Mar 20, 2024
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Are improvements to green technologies, like better batteries and more efficient solar panels, enough on their own to tackle climate change? Unfortunately not. Our behavior and lifestyles must change too.
Environment
Jan 20, 2024
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China, India and the U.S. have all achieved landing on the moon in the 2020s.
Space Exploration
Sep 14, 2023
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A study led by researchers at the Energy Institute has proposed a new energy system for a "smart farm" in South Korea which could reduce emissions, providing a blueprint for more sustainable farming practices.
Biotechnology
Aug 3, 2023
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Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common, and experts say the extreme weather events, which claim more lives than hurricanes ...
Environment
Jun 30, 2023
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A jump in renewables and efficiency efforts helped blunt a feared runaway in carbon emissions growth from a surge in coal use last year due to the global energy crisis, the IEA said Thursday, even if CO2 emissions hit a new ...
Environment
Mar 2, 2023
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The U.S. Senate voted to ratify an international treaty on Sept. 21, 2022, and join 137 other countries in agreeing to phase out a class of climate-warming chemicals that are widely used as coolants in refrigerators, air ...
Environment
Sep 22, 2022
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