Monkeys show sophisticated learning abilities
...h sets of images such as animals, people, scenery, cars and bridges. In return for banana-pellet rewards, the monkeys were then required to touch the images in a particular arbitrary but consistent order. The pictures were presented in random positions on the screen in each trial but the monkeys needed t...Herpes virus trashes detection mechanism to hide from immune system
...ular processes in the immune system." Like police cars cruising a neighborhood, immune cells known as cytotoxic T cells patrol the body looking for signs of trouble, such as virus-infected cells. Cells communicate with the immune system by displaying protein fragments on their surface, including viral p...Climate change surprise: High carbon dioxide levels can retard plant growth, study reveals
...e food, and by emitting more CO2 into the air, our cars and factories create new sources of plant nutrition that will cause some crops and trees to grow bigger and faster. But an unprecedented three-year experiment conducted at Stanford University is raising questions about that long-held assumption. Wri...Oregon power companies offset carbon through investment in Ecuadors rainforest
... carbon dioxide will be mitigated, equaling 12,000 cars driving 12,000 miles. "Conservation International and the Jatun Sacha Foundation consider this investment vital in our continuing efforts to working with corporations to combat global warming," said Sonal I. Pandya, manager of Conservation Internat...Tiny plant may yield big environment, energy payoffs
...led a fuel cell (still in its infancy for powering cars and boats) is extracted from natural gas -- a nonrenewable resource. A group led by Anastasios Melis, a professor at the University of California-Berkeley, is exploring the use of Chlamydomonas as a renewable hydrogen source. Additional applications...Biodegradable plastics go to compost heaps, not landfills
...nd could replace plastic parts in the interiors of cars and trains, in computers and in packaging materials and other consumer products," says Netravali, a professor of fiber science in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell. "They also provide excellent insulation against heat and noise for use in appli...New mouse model shows how news of pathogen reaches immune system
...er experiments found the tubules formed like train cars linking up on the tracks of the cell's cytoskeleton. In a related paper, time-lapse video from Yale researchers uses another new microscope technique to show that antigen-hauling MHC class II molecules carried their cargo from the acidic bowels of t...Dearborn, Mich., researchers receive award for improving automobile plastics
...than the sum of its parts." Plastic components for cars and trucks have traditionally been made with substances like talc or glass, which add strength and are relatively lightweight. To meet consumers' increased demands for greater fuel efficiency and safety, however, automobile manufacturers have been wo...Teen alcohol and drug disorders more common than previously thought
...the teens surveyed answered that they have been in cars when the driver was high or had been using drugs or alcohol. A 'yes' answer to this question is a tremendous cause for concern and warrants immediate further discussion by the professional administering the CRAFFT test." In the CRAFFT study, research...Bacterial control of zebra mussels, low power radio
... a limited area so visitors can tune in from their cars or boats and hear about a particular locale, attraction, or facility. Sea Grant Extension specialists have helped state agencies, chambers of commerce and others test and develop low power radio programming across the country: In Massachusetts, Woo...Penn State engineers boost hydrogen production from fermentation
The cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells that the Bush Admin...r a wide variety of fuel cell applications besides cars and buses, including home power generation and the micro-fuel cells being developed for consumer pro...INEEL uses ethanol to reduce petroleum consumption, cut exhaust emissions
...ncy use and spare parts). About 150 of the INEEL's cars and trucks can use natural gas and gasoline. Last December, the INEEL and Idaho Falls businesses installed a compressed natural gas station on Grandview Avenue in Idaho Falls that is available to Site vehicles and the public. The INEEL participates i...Autumn foliage may affect air quality, climate
...enarios in whichwe can have forests and people and cars and power plants andfactories, all existing togeth...nic compounds react with nitrogen oxidesemitted by cars and industrial plants. In the past, some of the government's anti-smog efforts have focusedon reduci...... that fuel cells might be appropriate for powering cars and laptop computers. "We are excited by the progress that Professor Gorte and his colleagues are making in the area of direct oxidation of hydrocarbon fuels using solid oxide fuel cells," said David Bauer, team leader for the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ...Cal-(IT)2 adds new industrial partner SGI
...sses. Whether being used to design and build safer cars and airplanes, discover new medications and oil reserves, help us to understand and better predict the weather or entertain us with thrilling movie special effects, SGI systems and expertise are empowering a world of innovation and discovery. The com......ondic. If you give the wheels back, which are the cars usual way of interacting with the environment, its ready to go. Integrin proteins are like the tires of the car they connect with the surrounding surface to enable neurons to extend nerve fibers, she explains. The finding complements studies of fac...Study reveals critical factors affecting urban pollution
... Of course, simply reducing the use of cars in the city is also very valuable. Guldmann said that in an urban area with the average number of commuting workers (313,792 persons), if 20 percent of the workers were to reduce their work-...One hour of grass cutting equals 100 miles worth of auto pollution
...on-control devices have been required on U.S. made cars since the late 1970s. "Using a catalyst would help prevent most emissions from small engines," he said. "Of course, people could also use an electrical-powered lawn mower instead."...New U. of Colorado research may reduce renewable fuel costs
...een used on an experimental basis to run fleets of cars with specially modified engines using fuel made up of 95 percent ethanol. Although the ethanol currently used as a fuel additive in America is derived from cornstarch rather than cellulose via biomass conversion, cornstarch as a source of raw materi......ty diesel engines, such as those used in passenger cars and small trucks, already can meet target fuel economy requirements and actually emit less of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide than gasoline engines. However, unlike gasoline engines, there is no technology that can sufficiently reduce nitrogen oxi...