Bioenergy production can expand across Africa without displacing food, report finds
15:25 23-07-2010; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Crops can be produced for bioenergy on a significant scale in west, eastern and southern Africa without doing damage to food production or natural habitats, according to a report produced by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, Imperial College London and CAMCO International.
NASA telescope finds elusive buckyballs in space for first time
15:25 23-07-2010; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered carbon molecules, known as "buckyballs," in space for the first time. Buckyballs are soccer-ball-shaped molecules that were first observed in a laboratory 25 years ago.
Out of the gait: Robot ranger sets untethered 'walking' record at 14.3 miles
08:25 23-07-2010; source: www.sciencedaily.com
The loneliness of the long-distance robot: A robot named Ranger walked 14.3 miles in about 11 hours, setting an unofficial world record. A human -- armed with nothing more than a standard remote control for toys -- steered the untethered robot.
Graphene oxide gets green: Environmentally friendly ways to make it in bulk, break it down
04:25 23-07-2010; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Scientists have found a way to synthesize graphene oxide in bulk in an environmentally friendly way, eliminating toxic and explosive chemicals from the process. They have also found a class of common bacteria breaks down graphene oxide into environmentally benign graphene.
Study describes health effects of occupational exposures in Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant workers
23:25 22-07-2010; source: www.sciencedaily.com
A five-year study into the causes of deaths of workers at Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant shows significantly lower death rates from all causes and cancer in general when compared to the overall United States population. This is known by occupational health researchers as the "healthy worker effect." However, death from lymphatic and bone marrow cancers such as leukemia or multiple myeloma were slightly above national rates.
Caterpillars crawl like none other: Unique means of animal locomotion has implications for robotics, human biomechanics
23:25 22-07-2010; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Biologists studying caterpillars have reported a unique "two-body" system of locomotion that has not previously been reported in any animal. The gut of the crawling caterpillar moves forward independently and in advance of the surrounding body wall and legs, not with them. This novel system may contribute to the caterpillars' extraordinary freedom of movement and provide insight for the design of soft-bodied robots.
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