Tag: Universities
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Statistical Analysis Shows 2 Degree Temperature Rise Zones in North America
Analysis bridges differences between various climate change models to predict North American climate change with high certainty. Will skeptics finally be convinced?
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MIT Slows Light To Absorb And Generate Energy
Reducing the speed of light using nanotech could lead to new ways to generate electricity, say MIT researchers.
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Nanoparticles Change Intestinal Absorption of Nutrients
Humans consume 100 trillion nanoparticles a day. A study shows that nanoparticles change the intestinal wall and affect nutrient absorption.
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Human Prejudices Threaten Freshwater Biodiversity
New species found in disappearing arctic freshwaters highlight the threat to these underprotected ecosystems
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Silver Ink Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Low-cost, Flexible Electronics
University of Illinois researchers have developed a reactive silver ink with amazing properties that could revolutionize electronics manufacturing.
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Do the Uninformed Kill Progress on Stopping Climate Change?
A recent study suggests that an uninformed population can steer consensus away from the opinion of a well-informed minority.
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MIT's 'Clean Energy Accelerator' is Making Solar Cheaper, Cleaner, More Efficient (Video)
Much of the world is impatiently waiting for clean energy to get more affordable and more efficient. Renewable power advocates eagerly await the day when technologies like solar and wind reach 'grid parity' in
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British University Experiments With Online 'Shaming' of Non-Recyclers: Does It Work? Is It a Good Idea?
If all your friends and peers could see what you were chucking into the trash, would you recycle more? Early reports from a dormitory experiment at England's Newcastle University
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NASA Study Finds Even More Water on the Moon (100 Times More!)
It wasn't long ago that scientists were saying the Earth's moon may have more water than the Great Lakes. Now comes another study, also funded like the one last, by NASA, that says the moon may have 100 times as much water as
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College Kids Cut Energy, Display Real-Time Results Online
Another conservation contest on college campuses is nothing new. How they're showing off the results makes this one notable. About 40 colleges in the U.S. and Canada
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A Summer Pavilion Made from 2,000 Beer Crates
Like the unassuming but architecturally versatile shipping pallet, a lot can be done with a humble beer crate. Well, maybe make that 2,000 beer crates, like this colourful, temporary experimental
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Non-recyclable Cardboard Housing: The Next Strawbale?
You've probably heard of strawbale construction -- but what about cardboard bale construction? We already know cardboard is pretty versatile and can be found anywhere from furniture, to ornaments, to mulch, to
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Student-Designed 'Mobile Ethnic Garden' Brings People, Cultures Together Over Food
Compared to learning a new language or traveling to another country, digging into a plate of Chinese greens or whipping up a spicy serving of salsa may seem like a superficial shortcut to cultural
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New, Transparent Solar Technology Could Hide Photovoltaics in Your Clothes
The graphene organic photovoltaic manufacturing process. Courtesy of USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com. Bulky solar-powered gear is nothing new, but imagine charging
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Kevin Scott's Bendy Bike, It Wraps Around Posts for Secure Locking.
We've seen a plethora of ways for securing bikes against theft, but this might be the most creative. The whole bike bends around a suitable post to become, in effect, the loop through which the bike is secure
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Rising Temperatures Could Drastically Alter Yellowstone Meadow Ecosystems
There is plenty of debate surrounding the potential effects of climate change, but a new study published in the journal Ecology offers
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MIT Plan to Slash Energy Consumption on Campus Could Save $50 Million
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is partnering with
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The Top 10 Newly Discovered Species of 2010 (Slideshow)
This "green bomber" worm, an annelid that lives below 1,800 meters deep in the seas off of California, is one of the Arizona State University International Institute for Species Exploration's "Top Ten New
