Unified physics theory explains animals' running, flying and swimming
...t all of the motors used by humans and animals for transportation have a common upper limit of mass-specific net force output that is independent of materials and mechanisms," Marden said. Unbeknownst to Marden, Bejan had already applied his constructal theory to a similar flight principle, the relationship of mas...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2005
... Oak Ridge and Argonne national laboratories. ORNL transportation researcher Bill Knee is leading a laboratory effort that involves placing 90 special monitoring instruments at various locations on the tractor and trailer. Characteristics such as engine parameters, emissions and the driving environment will be addr...Conference to set deer-vehicle crash research agenda
...ation and Research Center. Tapping experts in both transportation and ecology, it will pool the resources of partici...ts per day. "It was intended to help engineers and transportation people make decisions as they build roadways," he says. A downloadable report on the site includes i...Scientists discover genetic key to growing hardier, more productive plants
... particular proton pump significantly enhances the transportation of the primary plant growth hormone, auxin, and results in plants with stronger, more extensive root systems and as much as 60 percent more foliage, the researchers report in the Oct. 7 issue of the prestigious journal Science. "This discovery has th...Three universities team up to enhance environmental engineering curricula
... windows or selecting more fuel-efficient modes of transportation are time-consuming, but worthy options that can be considered, said Davidson, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Carnegie Mellon, and the lead engineer on the new center's NSF grant. The Center for Engineering Sustainability will hel...UCSB researchers discover that the cell's endosomes use a surprising transportation system
...tober 5, 2005 -- Cells have developed a surprising transportation system for their endosomes, according to research published today in Physical Review Letters, "Dynamics and Spatial Organization of Endosomes in Mammalian Cells." By marking endosomes with fluorescent tags and watching them move in live cells, Samir ...Fast, accurate detection of explosives on airport luggage possible
...is flawless, but if we deployed this technology to transportation centers throughout the world, it would make it far more difficult for terrorists to get away with planting bombs where people congregate." Cooks' team is associated with several research centers at or affiliated with Purdue, including the Bindley Bio...Study in Royal Society journal on first observation of giant squid in the wild
...o-ulmi kills American elm trees, and then requires transportation by elm bark beetles, Hylurgopinus rufipes, to new ...tles, a strategy that increases the probability of transportation of the pathogen to new hosts. Our findings explain the rapid spread of Dutch elm disease in North A...Hopkins scientists uncover 'tags' that force proteins to cell surface
...application of these surface tags to force protein transportation to the cell surface is the subject of a Patent Coo...ndoplasmic reticulum, unless they contain specific transportation instructions, much like an internal shipping label. To figure out what tiny sequences might label th...Study in Royal Society journal on possiblity of human organ regeneration
...f wild grizzly bears we determined that a Canadian transportation and settlement corridor just north of the border is fragmenting these international grizzly bear populations. Two of the resulting populations are small enough to warrant special conservation consideration as a result of this fragmentation. Contact:...Northeast Sun Grant Institute at Cornell spurs 'green revolution'
...at and electricity; biofuels -- liquid and gaseous transportation fuels, such as bioethanol and biodiesel, made from biomass resources; and bioproducts -- chemicals and materials that are traditionally made from petroleum-based resources but will be made from biomass. In each of these strategic areas, initiatives w...CryoSat arrives safely at launch site in Russia
...ring previous campaigns. For sure, I consider this transportation step as a very good start towards a successful launch campaign." CryoSat is the first in the series of Earth Explorer missions to be launched. Earth Explorers are small, inexpensive missions designed to provide some fast answers to a specific aspect ...Fuel cells might get hydrogen from water, organic material
...e hydrogen can be used for electricity production, transportation and other energy needs, many see a changeover to a "hydrogen economy" from our oil-based one as the solution to global energy problems. But before hydrogen can be used as fuel, it must be extracted from other substances that are often fossil fuels, a...Global Climate and Energy Project awards five research grants totaling more than $11 million
... new fuel formulations that may lead to acceptable transportation options with reduced carbon dioxide emissions: * '...nducting assessments of advanced coal and advanced transportation technologies to identify technical barriers and opportunities for research that could lead to signif...Kentucky Geological Survey involved in global climate change research
...ologic opportunities for carbon storage, examining transportation issues, and evaluating public health and safety. In Phase II research, pilot projects to test underground storage concepts will be initiated.In a separate project, the Kentucky Geological Survey has recently received U.S. Department of Energy funding...Cigarette smoke reduces transport of hamster eggs
...o the infundibulum increased by 40% to 55% and egg transportation rates dropped by 20% to 35%. In an accompanying comment on this paper, Biology of Reproduction co-editor Mary Ann Handel notes that the work of the UC Riverside researchers on egg transport will "open the door to future molecular analysis of this pro...Emerging diseases require a global solution
...cies and moving across the globe through the rapid transportation of goods and people. Many of these diseases can move back and forth between species, mutating into more virulent, resistant forms. Over 60 percent of the 1,415 infectious diseases currently known to modern medicine are capable of infecting both human...Maryland's poor, African-American communities suffer disproportionate cancer risk from air pollution
...ronmental justice needs to be a part of zoning and transportation planning. It is time to think beyond simply building more and bigger highways as a solution to Maryland's transportations needs. Drivers need to understand that their commuting and vehicle choices impact the health of the neighborhoods they drive thr...... any drug that works by selectively inhibiting the transportation of serotonin in the nerve endings. Behavioural disorders such as depression, anxiety and anorexia may be treated using the molecule derived from tetanus toxin. The researchers have also been able to show that toxin and its recombinant fragment, carbo...