 Money doesn't grow on trees, but gasoline might April 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of "green gasoline," a liquid identical to standard gasoline yet created from sustainable biomass sources like switchgrass and poplar trees. | |
 Tuberculosis bacterium is double-protected March 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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The first 3-D images that disclosure a double membrane surrounding mycobacteria were recorded by Martinsried scientists, ending a long scientific debate about the mycobacterial outer membrane and opening new ... | |
 First DNA molecule made almost entirely of artificial parts July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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Chemists in Japan report development of the world's first DNA molecule made almost entirely of artificial parts. The finding could lead to improvements in gene therapy, futuristic nano-sized computers, and ... | |
 Clean, carbon-neutral hydrogen on the horizon November 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 67 vote(s)
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Hydrogen as an everyday, environmentally friendly fuel source may be closer than we think, according to Penn State researchers. | |
 Device Created for 'Red Wine Headache' November 01, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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A device first developed by chemistry professor Rich Mathies to look for signs of life on Mars could help avoid the dreaded “red wine headache.” | |
 Absinthe uncorked: The 'Green Fairy' was boozy -- but not psychedelic April 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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A new study may end the century-old controversy over what ingredient in absinthe caused the exotic green aperitif’s supposed mind-altering effects and toxic side-effects when consumed to excess. In the most ... | |
 Human urine as a safe, inexpensive fertilizer for food crops October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Researchers in Finland are reporting successful use of an unlikely fertilizer for farm fields that is inexpensive, abundantly available, and undeniably organic -- human urine. Their report on use of urine ... | |
Weird water: Discovery challenges long-held beliefs about water's special properties January 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 75 vote(s)
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Beyond its role as the elixir of all life, water is a very unusual substance: Scientists have long marveled over counter-intuitive properties that set water apart from other solids and liquids commonly found in nature. | |
Researchers discover new hemoglobin function November 05, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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A team of researchers from Wake Forest University, the National Institutes of Health and other institutions has discovered a previously undetected chemical process within the oxygen-carrying molecule hemoglobin that could ... | |
'Green' potato health risk can be eliminated by cutting away affected area 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Potatoes that have turned 'green' can potentially contain a naturally occurring toxin called Glycoalkaloids (GA) and pose a risk to public health according to a review paper published in the latest online issue of SCI's Journal ... | |
 A dash of salt grows healthier tomatoes April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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Watering tomatoes with diluted seawater can boost their content of disease-fighting antioxidants and may lead to healthier salads, appetizers, and other tomato-based foods, scientists in Italy report. Their ... | |
Potential Alzheimer's disease drug target identified March 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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In findings with the potential to provide a therapy for Alzheimer’s disease patients where none now exist, a researcher at the University of California, San Diego and colleagues have demonstrated in mice a way to reduce the ... | |
Researchers solve decade-old mystery of hydrogen storage material February 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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Environmentally friendly hydrogen gas fueled vehicles can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the country’s dependence on sources of fossil fuel. Though several hydrogen vehicles exist on the market today, ... | |
 New methane storage technology exceeds DOE goals January 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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In a major advance in alternative fuel technology, researchers report development of a sponge-like material with the highest methane storage capacity ever measured. It can hold almost one-third more methane ... | |
 Scientists sort cells with beams of light December 10, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Separating out particular kinds of cells from a sample could become faster, cheaper and easier thanks to a new system developed by MIT researchers that involves levitating the cells with light. | |
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