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Agricultural & Forestry Science

Carbon sinks: Issues, markets, policy

With reducing carbon emissions on the national agenda, a group of expert panelists will discuss methods, markets, testing and policy issues on how carbon sinks…

Earth Sciences

Lava flows reveal clues to magnetic field reversals

The main magnetic field, generated by turbulent currents within the deep mass of molten iron of the Earth's outer core, periodically flips its direction, such…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Foam reactor is ten times more energy efficient

In this project, Charl Stemmet investigated a new, structured support for catalysts for use in gas-liquid reactors. He used a highly porous solid foam as the…

Earth Sciences

An accurate picture of ice loss in Greenland

On the strength of this method, it is now estimated that Greenland is accountable for a half millimetre-rise in the global sea level per year. These findings…

Information Technology

A portal for children with learning difficulties

The website is known as Proyecto Aprender (Learn Project) and is part of the Internet en el Aula (Internet in the Classroom) project set up by the Ministry of…

Information Technology

Run out of pain killers again?

When a packet of pills is scanned at the pharmacy checkout today, information is simultaneously transferred to the wholesaler about the remaining stocks on the…

Life & Chemistry

Like an Arrow: Jumping Insects use Archery Techniques

Research published today in the open access journal BMC Biology reveals that they achieve their prowess by flexing bow-like structures between their hind legs…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Is there more to prion protein than mad cow disease?

Publishing their findings in the open access journal BMC Veterinary Research, scientists have detected changes in the production and accumulation of the prion…

Life & Chemistry

Fungi Self-Training Gene Prediction Program Developed

Fungi – which range from yeast to mushrooms – are important for industry and human health, so understanding the recently sequenced fungal genomes can help in…

Materials Sciences

Lack of industry links "keeping Indian nanotech small"

Other problems cited include an absence of information about groups working in the sector and the domestic industry's reluctance to manufacture large…

Earth Sciences

Oceans to get noisier as they become more acidic

Conservative projections by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggest that the chemistry of seawater could change by 0.3 pH…

Corporate News

Siemens Secures Five Contracts for Dry-Type Dedusting Systems

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies received five contracts from five Chinese steelmaking companies for the installation of dry-type dedusting systems (DDS) in LD…

Corporate News

Siemens’ Disc Filter Receives Title 22 Approval

The Title 22 regulation requires filtration technologies to reliably meet specific performance parameters for wastewater reuse applications. Reuse water can be…

Studies and Analyses

Homeowner Insights on Living in Fire-Prone Areas

“The Experience of Community Residents in a Fire-Prone Ecosystem: A Case Study on the San Bernardino National Forest,” showed about 94 percent of homeowners…

Information Technology

Free Adeona Service Tracks Stolen Laptops for Students

And it's not just college campuses that are hot spots for computer theft, or just students who are the targets. Newspapers recently reported that airports in…

Life & Chemistry

New Graphene Material Unveils Graphite Oxide Chemistry Insights

To get an idea of the nanomaterial graphene, imagine a lightweight material having the strongest chemical bond in nature and, thus, exceptional mechanical…

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