(Phys.org) —Variations in nutrient availability in the world's oceans could be a vital component of future environmental change, according to a multi-author review paper involving the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 10, 2013
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A Korean research team led by Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, reported that synthetic small RNA can be employed ...
Biotechnology
Jan 20, 2013
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A by-product of biofuel manufacture can power microbial fuel cells to generate electricity cheaply and efficiently, according to scientists presenting their work at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn Conference. ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 5, 2012
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A new biofuel production process created by Michigan State University researchers produces energy more than 20 times higher than existing methods.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 10, 2012
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A University of Georgia researcher has invented a new technology that can inexpensively render medical linens and clothing, face masks, paper towels -- and yes, even diapers, intimate apparel and athletic wear, including ...
Materials Science
Jul 5, 2011
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Scientists have been hard at work harnessing the power of microbes as an attractive source of clean energy. Now, Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University researcher Dr. Prathap Parameswaran and his colleagues have ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 1, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability of microbes, tiny organisms that do big jobs in our environment, to go dormant not only can save them from death and possible extinction but may also play a key role in promoting biodiversity ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 19, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria play a role in myriad industrial processes from fermentation to cleaning up environmental pollution. But floating freely in solution, the microbial cells constantly multiply, generating biomass that ...
Polymers
Aug 4, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the search for answers to the planet's biggest challenges, some MIT researchers are turning to its tiniest organisms: bacteria.
Feb 17, 2009
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Much of Earth's water is hidden hundreds of meters beneath our feet, among soil particles and deep within rock pores and fractures.
Earth Sciences
Apr 17, 2024
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