Ground gas gizmo boosts brownfield building
An invention from the University of Manchester spin-out company that monitors dangerous methane gas lingering underground could lead to greater development of brownfield sites.
Engineering
Jun 25, 2007
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YES2 satellite given green light for launch
After 5 years of design and development work and preparation of the flight model, the second Young Engineers Satellite (YES2) experiment has passed its Final Acceptance Review and been given the green light by ESA for launch ...
Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2007
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Bioelectronics: Progress toward drug screening with a cell–transistor biosensor
To develop selective measurement techniques for diagnostics, drug research, and the detection of poisons, researchers would like to combine the high specificity of biochemical reactors with universal microelectronics.
Jun 25, 2007
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Human-like altruism shown in chimpanzees
Debates about altruism are often based on the assumption that it is either unique to humans or else the human version differs from that of other animals in important ways. Thus, only humans are supposed to act on behalf of ...
Jun 25, 2007
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World's first X-ray free electron laser is on course to completion
Argonne reached another milestone in the design and construction of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) undulator system.
General Physics
Jun 25, 2007
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What's the backscatter of your beer?
An acoustic technology developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory eliminates the need for laborious and costly sampling of slurries in large containers. Fermentation-based industries, such as beer and pharmaceuticals, ...
Engineering
Jun 25, 2007
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Prehistoric equatorial penguins reached 5 feet in height
Giant prehistoric penguins? In Peru? It sounds more like something out of Hollywood than science, but a researcher from North Carolina State University along with U.S., Peruvian and Argentine collaborators has shown that ...
Jun 25, 2007
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Spuds that like you -- in your summer salad
It has long been known that eating potatoes is good for bowel health, but new research suggests that they may also have a beneficial effect on the whole immune system. Especially if eaten cold or in a potato salad, Anne Pichon ...
Jun 25, 2007
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Without hot rock, much of North America would be underwater
A University of Utah study shows how various regions of North America are kept afloat by heat within Earth’s rocky crust, and how much of the continent would sink beneath sea level if not for heat that makes rock buoyant.
Earth Sciences
Jun 25, 2007
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