Research and development takes robots and automation into new territory
...abor have broadened their scope of applications in industries such as medical, manufacturing, and automotive. Robots are breaking out of their cocoon of shop floor assistance and have begun servicing more sophisticated segments including photonics and fiber optics. With manufacturers integrating enhanced vision...Membrane separation technology produces myriad applications in numerous industries
...d successful application in the chemical and other industries seem to suggest that this revolutionary technology...ations and the natural gas, oil, and petrochemical industries are other important markets for membrane separation technologies. Next-generation membranes are expe...R&D yields numerous applications for conductive polymers
... electronic circuits. The detection and monitoring industries have already started using conducting polymers for sensors in electronic noses that detect environmentally hazardous chemicals, factory emissions, and flavors or aromas in food products. The future for this technology lies in all-polymer batteries, ...Transgenic trees hold promise for pulp and paper industries
...f turning wood into paper costs the pulp and paper industries more than $6 billion a year. Much of that expense involves separating wood's cellulose from lignin, the glue that binds a tree's fibers, by using an alkali solution and high temperatures and pressures. Although the lignin so removed is reused as fuel...Common industrial chemical now linked to male infertility
...mical used extensively in the automotive and metal industries as a de-greasing agent. It is also found in adhesives, lubricants, paints, varnishes, paint strippers, pesticides, spot removers and rug cleaning fluids, and has been detected in both underground and surface water sources. Already linked to liver, k...Researchers find invasive species are healthy species They leave their parasites behind
...est Coast, the oyster, mussel and clam mariculture industries are threatened, as are Dungeness and rock crab fisheries, and bait fisheries. The green crab has also invaded Australia, Japan, Tasmania and South Africa. Torchin, Lafferty and Kuris found that in Europe, the green crab's native home, parasitic barna...Three tourist experiences named best worldwide for environmental, social responsibility
...ear 2020. Travel and tourism is one of the largest industries on Earth, accounting for 11 percent of global gross domestic product. Because of its enormous size, the travel and tourism industry often wreaks havoc on natural environments and precious cultural sites. Threats include increased development and inf...New antibody library speeds search for new detection tools
...ions for fundamental biological science as well as industries that use antibodies for sensors, biodetectors, diagnostic tools and therapeutic agents. The technology could replace the need to produce antibodies within animals, such as mice, and opens up new possibilities for rapidly designing medical treatments ...TSRI professor named industry pioneer in one of the top ten technologies that will change future
... new areas of technology that promise to transform industries such as computing, medicine, manufacturing, transportation, and energy. For each technology, Technology Review has profiled one researcher or research team whose work exemplifies the field's possibilities. The field Paulson represents, "glycomics," ...Agricultural science helping farmers reduce greenhouse gas
...sjardins, AAFC atmospheric scientist. Unlike other industries which emit mostly CO2, agriculture emits N20 and methane. "Methane accounts for about one-third of agriculture's emissions and comes largely from livestock," he added. "N20, which accounts for most of the rest, is emitted from farm soils, especially ...New thoughts on evolution arise from UH yeast study
... One application of the research may be to benefit industries that utilize yeast in fermentation. "If we put these hybrid individuals in various environments, we'd like to see whether they do better in some environments than their parental species," Travisano says. For example, one parent species thrives in col...Warming study indicates water problems in the West
...ia River System of Washington State, residents and industries likely will be faced with the choice of water for summer and fall hydroelectric power or spring and summer releases for salmon runs, but not both. Accelerated Climate Prediction Initiative research, or ACPI, shows that with climate change, the river......nsor previously used in the food, wine and perfume industries - can quickly and accurately diagnose pneumonia in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients. The results will be presented at the CHEST 2002 Annual Meeting Tuesday, November 5th in San Diago. "We wanted to further explore using the e-nose a...Virginia Bioinformatics Institute to decode plant devourer genomes
...ytophthora costs agriculture, forestry and nursery industries hundreds of billions of dollars each year. Phytophthora species and their relatives, called oomycetes or "water molds," are fungus-like organisms that are close cousins of kelp and diatoms. This joint award will enable VBI's Brett Tyler and his coll...Texas A&M agriculturists set framework to safeguard food supply
... production processes for the various agricultural industries and uses existing quality assurance and risk analyses to identify critical nodes in the process. Those nodes then are assessed by measuring relative vulnerability to attack. The agricultural vulnerability assessment is comparable to U.S. Department o...Enzyme discovery to benefit homeland security, industry
...me delivery method could potentially benefit other industries as well. For example, food processing companies use natural enzymes to produce items such as cheese, beer and soft drinks, while the biomedical industry uses them to manufacture drugs. Enzymes, which are proteins found in all organisms from humans ...MIT team probes arsenic and old lakes
...s of toxic wastes from leather, chemical and other industries were dumped into the waterways of the Aberjona, the real-world setting of the movie "A Civil Action." Today the dumping has stopped, but the pollutants--including considerable amounts of solvents, chromium and arsenic--remain. For the last 14 years M...ORNL groundbreaking celebrates landmark partnership
...ional Academy of Sciences and key universities and industries to address energy infrastructure assurance. "The results should help us understand energy assurance implications for future energy systems," he said. "This symposium provides an excellent example of how ORCAS can enable our scientists, and those of m...Stem cells found in adult peripheral nervous system
...rch areas with the potential to transform existing industries and create new ones.......ial fishing, recreational fishing, and the seafood industries make a $11.5 billion contribution to the state's e...mploy over 100,000 people." The lifeblood of these industries is healthy fisheries. "More work is needed to determine whether or not evolutionary changes areoccur...