Chinese dairy harnesses cow-pat power
A Chinese dairy farm is installing the world's largest system to turn steaming cow pats into enough electricity to power thousands of homes.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 25, 2010
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Feds pledge 'smart' permitting process for offshore wind projects
Obama administration officials announced Tuesday they are taking steps to speed development of wind energy projects along the Atlantic coast, and hope to be able to issue federal leases for putting huge power-generating turbines ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 25, 2010
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Magnetic field directs nanoparticles to tumors
(PhysOrg.com) -- To improve the tumor-specific delivery of drug to tumors, a team of investigators from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has created a system of nanoparticles-within-a-nanoparticle that can be ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 25, 2010
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How to use your phone to maximize holiday shopping
If you want to be a smart shopper during the holidays, don't leave home without your smart phone.
Software
Nov 25, 2010
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Apple's familiar domination elusive in China
Apple is learning to speak Chinese. The Cupertino, Calif., company is on a store-building binge in hopes of creating a massive new market for its products. With two stores already in the capital city, and another two in Shanghai, ...
Business
Nov 25, 2010
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Researchers image atomic structural changes that control properties of sapphires
Materials scientists from Case Western Reserve University and the Institute of Solid State Research in Julich, Germany have produced particularly clear changes in the atomic structure of sapphire following deformation at ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 25, 2010
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Developing countries can cut greenhouse gas emissions and help the poor: study
In the developing world, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is often seen as being in conflict with alleviating poverty, since improving the standard of living is usually associated with increased energy use.
Economics & Business
Nov 25, 2010
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Gender gap in physics exams reduced by simple writing exercises, study says
Women are underrepresented and on average perform more poorly than men in introductory physics. But a recent study finds that this gap arises predominantly from differential preparation prior to college and psychological ...
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2010
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A high-yield biomass alternative to petroleum for industrial chemicals
A team of University of Massachusetts Amherst chemical engineers report in today's issue of Science that they have developed a way to produce high-volume chemical feedstocks including benzene, toluene, xylenes and olefins ...
Materials Science
Nov 25, 2010
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Young-star discovery hints magnetism common to all cosmic jets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have found the first evidence of a magnetic field in a jet of material ejected from a young star, a discovery that points toward future breakthroughs in understanding the nature of all types of ...
Astronomy
Nov 25, 2010
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