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A new study issued by the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada indicates farmed fish production aiming to be sustainable and “eco-friendly” is in fact worse than its traditional competitor, in terms of ecological footprint.
After analyzing several kinds of “eco-labels,” the lea... |
7 December 2011
05:08 GMT |
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Normally, a new sort of processor wouldn't be that big a research milestone if it didn't have superior processing capabilities to those of today, but the first even organic microprocessor bypassed this requirement by virtue of its flexibility.
Usually, when speaking of an IT product and saying it is flexi... |
26 February 2011
04:25 GMT |
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The mild slopes on the mid-latitudes of Mars were first spotted by the Viking orbiters during the '70s and their composition has eluded the scientific world so far, given the differences in aspect when compared to the surrounding similar features. But recent observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissa... |
21 November 2008
18:01 GMT |
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The next mission on Mars is going to be the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), slated to launch in autumn next year, as a successor to the Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, and to the recently ended Phoenix Lander. Among the main goals of the MSL will be to find traces of organic compounds on the Martian surface... |
21 November 2008
10:02 GMT |
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Here's a thought to keep you busy for a while, especially those of you who are rather “green”-oriented: what if there was no more need to kill animals in order to wear real leather clothes? No, I'm not talking about synthetic leather that looks so good as if it was real. Instead, what if your cl... |
1 November 2008
05:54 GMT |
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Chillessence is a new brand of products which boasts an all-natural approach to beauty and body care cosmetics and also promotes a unique range of handcrafted, environmentally-friendly jewelry and accessories. Its body care line contains a body wash, cream and a lotion, as well as a richly scented bar of soap. The pr... |
6 June 2008
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We are living in a civilization based on oil. It is an issue that makes us extremely vulnerable. That's because of the global "Peak Oil." The oil production follows a bell curve. Its peak is the moment when oil has been 50% depleted. After the peak, oil production decreases while its price starts to go up.Many s... |
10 May 2008
06:48 GMT |
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A recent interview with Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney has revealed that Apple's iPhone might still be on track for receiving the OLED-treatment. Organic light-emitting diode or OLED is a new display technology said to provide higher contrast and lower power consumption, the latter being exactly what a 3G iPhone ne... |
4 April 2008
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1. Soil is the fragile and loosened material covering most of the ground surface and supporting life. At an overall human population of 6 billion, 2.5 hectares of ground are corresponded to each person. But 70 % of the ground surface is of no use for humans: barren, frozen or snow covered areas, steep mountains, sand... |
24 January 2008
08:40 GMT |
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For the past century, mankind reached an unprecedented degree of development that would made our ancestors consider us wizards. Technological breakthroughs are in the news everyday, new materials are created that almost defy logic, if not the laws of physics.However, nature keeps surprising us when we least expect i... |
3 July 2007
04:51 GMT |
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Organic semiconductors have a good electrical conductivity, ranging between that of ordinary metals and that of insulating chemical compounds, but they have another advantage, given by their organic nature. Polyacetylene is a good example of organic semiconductors.Among future and present applications of these mate... |
28 June 2007
09:06 GMT |
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A new type of wireless power-transmission device has been created by a team of Japanese scientists. It's flat, thin, flexible and can be placed anywhere, like on walls and desks. It's able to deliver electricity to electronics devices standing near it without using conductive cables.Takao Someya, a scienti... |
28 May 2007
11:08 GMT |
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Organic light has fascinated mankind for centuries, and the quest to replicate nature's engineering abilities has preoccupied many scientists.Did you know that some squids use bioluminescence to communicate, or that large groups of jellyfish display an impressive light show when they gather to mate, and even a ... |
12 April 2007
05:57 GMT |
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Chemistry professor Tim Long's research group, students affiliated with the Macromolecule and Interfaces Institute (MII) at Virginia Tech, and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, presented a research at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Chicago, at the interface between nanotechnology and... |
29 March 2007
06:04 GMT |
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