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Cleaning up wastewater from oil and gas operations using a microbe-powered battery
A treatment process developed by engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder promises a simpler and more economical way to clean up the wastewater produced by oil and gas operations that is he... → Read More
New study finds e-cig vapor contains same free radicals found in cigarette smoke
Many people assume e-cigarettes are a healthier – or less unhealthy – option than regular cigarettes. While the long-term effects of e-cigarettes are still unknown, research out of Johns Hopkins U... → Read More
Researchers develop system for on-farm biofuel and animal feed production
Building on methods used by farmers to produce silage for feeding livestock, Japanese researchers have developed a technology for simultaneous biofuel and animal feed production which doesn't requ... → Read More
Researchers shed new light on skin-based immune system
Researchers have now shed new light on the way the immune system in our skin works, paving the way for future improvements in tackling infections, allergies and autoimmune diseases. → Read More
Scientists sequence genetic code of dog roundworm
An international team of scientists has sequenced the genetic code of Toxocara canis, also known as dog roundworm, opening the door for new drugs, vaccines and diagnostic tests applicable to a wid... → Read More
Students look to improve bitcoin transparency
In an effort to make bitcoin more attractive to a wider range of legitimate businesses, students at Trinity College Dublin are looking for ways to increase transparency in transactions without dit... → Read More
Brainless but not directionless, jellyfish swim against the current
Jellyfish blooms can seriously affect commercial fishing ventures and even cause the shut down of power stations when they form into giant blooms in the sea. Researchers at Deakin University in ... → Read More
All aboard London's subterranean Mail Rail
It's now over a century (101 years, to be exact) since ground was first struck to build the London Post Office Railway, which was the world's first driverless, electrified railway. There are now p... → Read More
Putting the science into crowdfunding
How do you boost the chances crowdfunding success for science projects? Possibly through simple, consistent communication and enthusiasm, according to researchers at the University of Santa Barbar... → Read More
Researchers find different pathways responsible for sugar addiction and healthy eating
MIT researchers have discovered that the pathways of the brain responsible for sugar addiction may differ from those which govern drug addiction and healthy eating, which could be a boon for studi... → Read More
Will Frank Gehry’s
American architect Frank Gehry’s first work in Australia was officially opened Monday. The AUD180 million (US$138 million) Dr Chau Chak Wing Building is part of the business school at the Universi... → Read More
OpenBiome will pay for poo
OpenBiome is paying donors for their doo-doo in an effort to gather more materials for fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs), a relatively new, but 90 percent effective, treatment for the debilitati... → Read More
BitFury turns down the heat with purchase of Allied Control
As part of a move to expand into supercomputing and deal with the excess heat that is a byproduct of bitcoin mining, BitFury Group, a bitcoin infrastructure provider and transaction processing com... → Read More
Telomere-lengthening procedure turns clock back years in human cells
Scientists have developed a new procedure to increase the length of human telomeres. This increases the number of times cells are able to divide, which may point the way to treating various age-re... → Read More
Entomologist acts as human incubator for bot flies
Entomologist and wildlife photographer Piotr Naskrecki is not squeamish. He recently allowed two human bot fly larvae to grow to maturity under his skin and documented the process in a short film. → Read More
MIT study finds carbon sequestration may not be as effective as expected
Carbon sequestration may not, according to researchers at MIT, be the panacea that some had hoped. A recent study has found that far less carbon dioxide than the ideal prediction of 90 percent may... → Read More
Implant treats obesity by blocking hunger signals
EnteroMedics' Maestro System has become the first obesity device to be approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in ten years. The device, which the company compares to a pacemake... → Read More
Terra Motors targets Indian market with R6 electric rickshaw
Rickshaws are a part of life across much of Asia for tourists and locals alike. Japanese company Terra Motors has developed a new, electric rickshaw it hopes will improve environmental degradation... → Read More
NASA takes climate change study to the air
NASA will this year launch five new airborne field campaigns with the goal of shedding more light on a number of Earth system processes whose effect on our climate is incompletely understood. → Read More
Watching patients watching music videos helps detect brain injury location
Researchers at the NYU Langone Medical Center have completed a study that suggests eye tracking technology may be able to help locate and determine the extent of brain injuries as well as monitor ... → Read More