(San Juan, P.R.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $60,000 grant to ENLACE to design a plan for a new stormwater drainage system along the Cano Martin Pena. The funding is part of the EPA’s Urban Waters program, ...
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Texas Tech University researchers recently discovered that low-grade cotton made into an absorbent nonwoven mat can collect up to 50 times its own weight in oil. The results strengthen the use of cotton as a natural sorbent for oil, said ...
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New range of FODMAP 'digestive health' foods launched in Australia Melbourne-based dietitian Sue Shepherd has launched a new range of low FODMAP foods, designed for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)and other digestive health ...
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University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and National Taiwan University (NTU) have been optimizing ammonia-based molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) for gallium nitride (GaN) growth on a range of substrates [Erin C. H. Kyle et al, J. Appl. ...
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Each time a user completes a mission in the Ultra Agents app, they receive alternative building instructions to help transform their existing sets into something new. LEGO has unveiled its new Ultra Agents product range and tie-in app ...
US-based engineering simulation software developer ANSYS in association with the General Motors (GM), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and ESim is working to design better, safer and longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries for ...
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With surgeA transient variation in the current and/or potential at a point in the circuit. pricing creating a stir in the marketplace, some are weighing the viability of dynamic pricing as a way to build customer loyalty. That's the ...
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Brief introduction of UL The UL is English underwriter to experiment( Underwriter Laboratories Inc.) Of JIAN3 XIE3.The UL safety experiments is the United States the most authoritative, also is the boundary is engaged in the ...
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Low protein intake may be a key factor in longevity, according to two groups of researchers who published studies in the journal Cell Metabolism on 4 March 2014. The first study, from researchers at the University of Southern California, ...
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University of Utah chemists discovered how vibrations in chemical bonds can be used to predict chemical reactions and thus design better catalysts to speed reactions that make medicines, industrial products and new materials. "The ...
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Changing the texture and surface characteristics of a semiconductor material at the nanoscale can influence the way that neural cells grow on the material. The finding stems from a study performed by researchers at North Carolina State ...
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Researchers have discovered that creating a graphene-copper-graphene "sandwich" strongly enhances the heat conducting properties of copper, a discovery that could further help in the downscaling of electronics. The work was led by ...
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A team of MIT researchers has used a novel material that's just a few atoms thick to create devices that can harness or emit light. This proof-of-concept could lead to ultrathin, lightweight, and flexible photovoltaic cells, light emitting ...
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Imagine that you are in a meeting with coworkers or at a gathering of friends. You pull out your cell phone to show a presentation or a video on YouTube. But you don't use the tiny screen; your phone projects a bright, clear image onto a ...
Ubiquitous but frustrating, lithium-ion batteries fade because the materials lose their structure in response to charging and discharging. This structural change is closely related to the formation of electron-rich regions within the ...
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