Quoted: Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) have discovered a new material capable of absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants and other generators of greenhouse gases. According to the scientists, the new substance, which is formally known as “hyperbranched aluminosilica” (HAS), can be produced in a simple and cost-effective chemical process. Moreover, the material can be used repeatedly, and when combined with novel heat management techniques, can absorb large quantities of carbon dioxide from coal-burning facilities.
[tags: Environment, Pollution, CO2]
Quoted: An early wave of migration into the New World and the Arctic has been identified by sequencing a genome from a frozen hair excavated in Greenland.
[tags: nature, Science, history, archaeology]
Quoted: A new vegetarian food that boosts the uptake of iron and offers a good set of proteins. The food, called tempe, is moreover a whole-grain product with high folate content. It is generally accepted in medicine that whole-grains reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, and it is also believed that it protects against age-related diabetes and certain forms of cancer. The B vitamin folate is the natural form of folic acid and, among other things, is necessary for normal fetal development.
Quoted: A new study investigated the association between short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and the risk of stroke. Researchers found that recent exposure to fine particulate matter may increase the risk of ischemic cerebrovascular events.
[tags: health, environment, Pollution]
Quoted: Cancer therapy most commonly includes radiation and chemotherapy, procedures that themselves often lead to the death of patients. Over the past few years, clever ways have been developed to exploit the brilliance and efficacy of the immune system to fight cancer. Various molecular methods are used to specifically seek and destroy cancer cells, with a minimal risk to the patient. An Israeli scientist has been working for the last several decades on new ways to use immune-therapy to save the lives of cancer patients who have all but lost hope of fighting the disease with existing methods.
[tags: stem cells, health, cancer]
Quoted: Stem cells are at the forefront of medical research and incite some of the most controversial ethical and religious debates worldwide. While regarded by many top scientists as the Holy Grail of medicine, others consider embryonic stem-cell research sacrilegious. Recent advances in the field of stem-cell research are giving hope to millions. Are stem cells to become the future silver bullet of medical practice? Avant-garde approaches to stem-cell therapy may be the first stepping-stones to a bright new future of stem-cell medicine and are emerging in leading laboratories worldwide. A number of large biotech companies and scientists are looking toward stem cells as the basis for a therapeutic solution to cure such illnesses as blindness, diabetes and spinal cord injuries. In the future, embryonic stem cells may be able to restore sight to millions of people.
[tags: stem cells, health]
Quoted: LONDON (Reuters) - A Mediterranean diet rich in fruits and vegetables -- already known to protect against heart disease -- also appears to help ward off diabetes, Spanish researchers said on Friday. The
[tags: health]
Quoted: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Protein accumulations, or plaques, characteristic of Alzheimer's disease can be eliminated from the brains of mice, researchers report, by encouraging scavenger immune cells
[tags: health]
Quoted: Health concerns over the Red Bull energy drink were fuelled yesterday after Europe's highest court upheld a French ban on the product.
[tags: health]
Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.
[tags: operating system, ubuntu, software]
Welcome to the Ubuntu Team Wiki, a place for the Ubuntu community to discuss ideas and store team-related information. Documentation for Ubuntu users can be found on the [WWW] Help Wiki
[tags: operating system, wiki, software, ubuntu]
The innovative R8 supercar from Audi is now available for the first time with full LED headlamps. In addition to the standard Audi-signature 24-LED running lamps it's always had, this extremely expensive option (£3,590 converts to $7,100 USD) adds LED high and low beam headlamps and LED turn signals to the front fascia of the mid-engine sports car.
[tags: technology, automotive]
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