|
 
Nanomaterials In Our EnvironmentMadison WI (SPX) Dec 17, 2010 The manufacturing of nanomaterials has been steadily on the rise in the medical, industrial, and scientific fields. Nanomaterials are materials that are engineered to have dimensions less than 100 nanometers and have very unique properties as a result of their small size. In a study funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a team of scientists from the University of Kentucky determined that earthworms could absorb copper nanoparticles present in soil. One crucial step in determini ... read more |
. |
 |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| . | . |
  
A weakening forest buffer challenges EU climate goals
DefendEye adds Starlink Mini to tube drone system for real time global search ops
Earth's magnetic field could form even with a fully liquid core | .. |
  Astronomers Detect First Carbon-Rich Exoplanet A team led by a former postdoctoral researcher in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences and the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics, recently measured the first-ever planeta ... more | .. |
  Protestors urge 'hands off medicine' at EU-India summit Protestors wearing white medical coats staged a noisy protest outside an India-EU summit Friday to demand continued access to cheap medicine for hundreds of thousands of HIV sufferers in poor countries. ... more | .. |
  Death toll from Israel inferno hits 43: reports The death toll from northern Israel's forest fire rose to 43 on Saturday as another prison guard died of his injuries, media reports said. ... more | .. |
  Waste pollutes Adriatic coast A Montenegrin beach on the Adriatic coast has been left covered in plastic bottles, medical waste and parts from household appliances, an environmental group said Tuesday. ... more |
| .. |
Safer source for medical isotopes hailed Molybdenum-99, essential for medical imaging, is being made for the first time from low-enriched uranium rather than weapons-grade material, U.S. officials say. ... more | .. |
 Neglected Greenhouse Gas Discovered By Atmosphere Chemists When doctors want their patients asleep during surgery they gently turn the gas tap. But Anaesthetic gasses have a global warming potential as high as a refrigerant that is on its way to be banned i ... more | .. |
Thousands battle to tame Israel's worst fire as toll hits 41 Thousands of Israeli firemen and rescuers fought Friday to control a massive forest fire that has already killed 41, as global help poured in to battle the biggest inferno in the country's history. ... more | .. |
  Iranian expats want protection for Ashraf Roughly 1,000 Iranian expatriates gathered in front of the European Parliament building in Brussels Wednesday to demand international protection for the Iranian opposition living in Camp Ashraf in Iraq. ... more |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 Solar energy quotes and Solar energy solutions | .. |
  Mapping Mangroves By Satellite Mangroves are among the most biologically important ecosystems on the planet, and a common feature of tropical and sub-tropical coastlines. But ground-based evidence suggests these vital coastal for ... more | .. |
 Measuring The Temperature Of Nanoparticles One of the holy grails of nanotechnology in medicine is to control individual structures and processes inside a cell. Nanoparticles are well suited for this purpose because of their small size; they ... more | .. |
 A USB For Medical Diagnosis Biomedical engineers at UC Davis have developed a plug-in interface for the microfluidic chips that will form the basis of the next generation of compact medical devices. They hope that the "f ... more | .. |
  Haiti cholera death toll rises to 1,751 Haiti's cholera epidemic has killed at least 1,751 people since it emerged in mid-October, according to figures released by the health ministry on Tuesday. ... more |
| .. |
 Death toll from Haiti cholera rises to 1,721 At least 1,721 Haitians have died from a worsening cholera epidemic in the earthquake-devastated country, according to new figures released by the health ministry on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Gene Find Could Lead To Better Biofuel Production Purdue University scientists have found the last undiscovered gene responsible for the production of the amino acid phenylalanine, a discovery that could lead to processes to control the amino acid ... more | .. |
 Cholera And Vaccine Experts Urge United States To Stockpile Vaccine As the cholera epidemic in Haiti continues to rage, public health workers are focusing their efforts on treating the tens of thousands who have already been hospitalized with cholera-like symptoms a ... more | .. |
  Lightning, storm kill seven in South Africa: media Lightning and a storm killed seven people and injured 67 at a Christmas party at a nursery school in KwaZulu Natal, the South African news agency Sapa reported on Saturday. ... more |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| Previous Issues | Dec 17 | Dec 16 | Dec 15 | Dec 14 | Dec 13 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
