Taking the next step toward growing our own fuel
...ave direct benefit to farmers and the agricultural industries of the Midwest. I am proud to have the new theme o...research will be agriculture and agriculture-based industries in Illinois," Blaschek said, "but ultimately all of us will benefit as consumers of energy." He beli...Texas universities expanding new information network
...existing joint partnerships internationally across industries and within the academic and medical fields."...INEEL uses extremophile bacteria to ease bleaching's environmental cost
...the 1980s, cloth and paper manufacturers and other industries have experimented with using hydrogen peroxide instead of toxic chlorine bleach to whiten and disinfect products. Hydrogen peroxide can rid fresh fruits and vegetables of harmful bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli; pasteurize dairy products; and...Surgeon General's report underscores the importance of new thinking on bone health
...ur healthcare professionals, advocates and private industries on in our efforts to find effective ways to make osteoporosis prevention part of the everyday lives," said Neil Walsdorf, Jr., president of Mission Pharmacal. Osteoporosis is the gradual loss of bone density from the skeleton that often results in f...Science survey ranks top biopharma employers
...entists employed in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries (n=698) and for academics and consultants to the biotech and pharmaceutical industries (n=464). Survey responses were analyzed by Senn-Delany Culture Diagnostics and Measurement, which us...Study reveals developing countries with recipe for thriving health biotech industries
...Singer. Development of biotech industries in developing countries is essential, he added. Because markets for drugs in industrialized countries are much more lucrative, the creation of health products for people in the poorer parts of the world has lagged badly behind. Of 1,393 new drugs m...Researchers discover direct link between agricultural runoff and massive algal blooms in the sea
...acts on recreational and commercial fishing, major industries in the Sea of Cortez. Red tides, for example, can cause outbreaks of life-threatening diseases, such as paralytic shellfish poisoning, which can shut down mussel and clam harvesting for long periods of time. Another concern is hypoxia, or oxygen depl...Physicists discover temperature key to avalanche movement
...anular material, which is of crucial importance to industries that handle powders and particulate materials from pharmaceutical pills and food powders to sand and cement in the construction industry....Urgent measures needed to retain our lead in pharmaceuticals
... this has proved too costly in knowledge-intensive industries like pharmaceutical biotechnology. Prof. Phil Cooke, Cardiff University says "Nowadays R&D and innovation are outsourced to university research centres, independent research institutes and smaller research consultancies. These are forming bioscience...Virginia Tech patents advance microprocessors, vaccines, vision, vibration control, more
...ement is unorthodox on many fronts, Lee said. "The industries had to be convinced that sharing access to intellectual property was beneficial." "Virginia Tech is much more generous with royalty income than many universities," said VTIP's Mike Martin. "As an incentive to faculty members to seek patents, they rec...NJIT researcher creates opportunities for studying chiral ionic liquids
...high on these liquids because I see them useful in industries such as mining or petroleum refinement," Malhotra said. Research indicates that these solvents can be customized to dissolve almost any material, including metals, plastics and even rock. Malhotra and Chengdong Zhang, a doctoral student, recentl...Oceans more vulnerable to agricultural runoff than previously thought, study finds
...acts on recreational and commercial fishing, major industries in the gulf. Red tides, for example, can cause outbreaks of life-threatening diseases, such as paralytic shellfish poisoning, which can shut down mussel and clam harvesting for long periods of time. Another concern is hypoxia, or oxygen depletion, ca...Clearing the air on airplane cabin air
...on products for the pharmaceutical and health care industries enabled us to develop the technology for both designing and testing filters for effective protection against microbes in the air." The latest state-of-the-art aircraft including the Airbus 380, which will go into service soon, and the Boeing Dreamlin...Talking robots, green buildings, and shockwave healing
...n eight industries. Nearly all companies in these industries had noise levels that required hearing conservatio...d hearing protection was commonly underused. "The industries with greatest margin for improvement," the authors write, "are not the noisiest industries, but thos...Ecosystems, economic choices and human well-being
...also cites subsidies for agriculture or extractive industries that distort the relative costs and benefits of ecosystem services. The end result, it says, is that "often the majority of local inhabitants [are] disenfranchised by the changes." Protecting biodiversity can be justified by economic rationale, but r...Insects develop resistance to engineered crops
...-gene plants become available," Shelton said. "And industries should be encouraged to create more dual-gene plants." Along with effective insect control, pyramided plants have an added advantage of requiring a smaller refuge -- a part of the field where non-Bt plants are grown. Refuges create opportunities for ...Chemical Society announces EPA awards for environmentally friendly technologies
...market-development plant later this year, aimed at industries that make plastic kitchenware, disposable items and packaging film. James Barber and Oliver Peoples of Metabolix, Inc., which is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., will accept the award. Environmentally friendly auto paint A research team from BA...First high-tech incubator at a women's college says girls can do science
...Revolution, the heart of the emerging technologies industries of the 21st century. It will be an important next step in developing Tech Valley," said Senator Bruno. "It is another positive example of the good things that can happen when the public sector, private enterprise and academic institutions work togeth...Amazon symposium to address large-scale conservation
...a of natural resource destruction as the principle industries driving deforestation (cattle ranching and soybean...3) the transformation of grain and beef production industries into proponents of Amazon conservation using a combination of market-based instruments and improved ...Where China goes, the rest follow in the global neighborhood
...onmental issues, such as eliminating subsidies for industries that severely harm the environment, like coal. Address lifestyle issues, such as household size and even divorce, which have an environmental impact. Liu and Diamond even suggest examining the benefits of mandatory waiting period of divorce, saying...