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Working with miraculous microbes Microorganisms, despite of their simple structure and tiny size, are often vital to humans and the environment. You might know about their contributions to the Earth's carbon cycle and amazing ability of decomposing waste products. But have you ...
Can Geothermal Power Compete with Coal on Price? Although the environmental benefits of burning less fossil fuel by using renewable sources of energy such as geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind are clear, there's been a serious roadblock in their adoption: cost per kilowatt...
2009 law on innovation and research As every four years, the government published a bill on the organization of research. Approved by parliament in late January, he directs research policy for the next four years. The research budget of Sweden will increase by 1.5 billion Euros ...
China Fabricates First ZnO Nanorod Field-effect Transistor China's first back-gate ZnO nanorod field-effect transistor Recently, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorod field-effect transistor (FET), the first of its kind as a nano device in China, was successfully fabricated by scientists with ...
On the Fence for Science First came canary in the coal mine. Now there's the lizard on the wall Researchers have found that wall lizards may be reliable early detectors for toxins and other pollutants from onshore oil drilling activity. Environmental scientists from the ...
Can Nanotechnology save the planet? Ottilia Saxl, Founder of the Institute of Nanotechnology accuses governments of lack of leadership, verging on cowardice, in failing to act to cut CO2 emissions. She calls for urgent action now to curb today s excesses, and so prevent an ...
Watching Venus Glow In The Dark This false-colour composite image of Venus s atmosphere was obtained by the Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS) on board ESA s Venus Express, from a limb (or profile) perspective. The top panel shows the oxygen nightglow of ...
EPA Will Review Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Biofuels U.S. EPA officials writing rules for implementing the expanded national biofuels mandate said yesterday that they are open to changing methods for measuring biofuels' greenhouse gas emissions and plan to seek outside review ...
Computer virus in the International Space Station Probably embarked on a USB drive or memory card of an astronaut, a computer virus took the path of space. Sent by a website, information has led to a certain degree of concern and was confirmed by NASA qui pr cise que ce n est pas ...
Super X-ray 10 billion times brighter than Sun to reveal secrets of ancient world A new super-powerful X-ray is set to uncover secrets in ancient cultural artifacts that have been locked away for centuries, by using a light 10 billion times brighter than the Sun. The X-ray ...
Diamond no longer nature's hardest material Diamond will always be a girl's best friend, but it may soon lose favour with industrial drillers. The gemstone lost its title of the "world's hardest material" to man-made nanomaterials some time ago. Now a rare natural substance looks ...
Nano-TV for European News Media IoN helps nanotechnology hit the small screen Building on a record of success in winning two EU funded projects worth a total of 5.3 million euros, and partnering in three others, the Scottish-based Institute of Nanotechnology (IoN) , is set to ...
Can Geothermal Power in Iceland Thaw a Frozen Economy? Every day when David Oddsson goes to work, the head of the Central Bank of Iceland must brave a crowd of jeering protesters, angry that the man they view as the chief architect of Iceland's near-total financial collapse ...
How Renewable Energy and Storage Solutions Stack Up Renewable energy, such as from photovoltaic electricity and ethanol, today supplies less than 7 percent of U.S. consumption. If we leave aside hydroelectric power, it is under 4.5 percent. Globally, renewables provide only about ...
A robot that can evolve and adapt is developed by British scientists The machine even adapts when new limbs are attached, the team told the New Scientist magazine. Living creatures took millions of years to change from amphibians into four-legged animals but the new machine can ...
Unveiling the Toys of Tomorrow TORONTO Who says toys are just for kids? Several items unveiled at the recent Canadian Toy Association annual toy fair show just how far toys have come since the introduction of one-time high-tech wonders such as the Speak & Spell and 2-XL in 1978. ...
The Dark Side of the Moon was not always hidden There was a time when you could see the dark side of the moon. You do not remember it because it was there are three, perhaps four billion years. According to a team from the Institute of Physics of the Earth in Paris, a very ...
Hadron Collider relaunch delayed The Large Hadron Collider could be switched back on in September - a year after it shut down due to a malfunction and several months later than expected. Scientists had said they expected the 3.6bn ($5.4bn) machine to be repaired by November, but ...
Intelligent life could be thriving on 40,000 planets Science s quest to discover life on Mars has so far failed to find even one little green man. But not to worry. Aliens could be alive and well on almost 40,000 other planets. Researchers have calculated that up to 37,964 worlds ...
From the very pure ice in the north polar cap of Mars An international team led by researchers at the laboratory planetology in Grenoble has obtained results on the north polar cap from Mars. Using data radar from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter from NASA, the astronomers have now ...
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Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Policies of China's new leadership in the ...
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), the world's second-largest drug producer by ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
The Number One Document also proposed a new pricing plan for China's ...
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
SHANGHAI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China, the world's top manufacturer and ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Employees demonstrate Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' Xperia Play ...
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
A formation of nine Royal Air Force Red Arrows Hawk aircraft fly ...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Two models stand beside golf equipment and bags at a recent golf ...
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...