May 23 2011

Computerized Clothing Could Control Your ‘Scent Bubble’

Tag: Biometrics,Bionics,Chemistry,Gadgets,Modern Medicine,Sensors,Wearable Computers — Emad Hanna @ 3:32 pm
Clothing embedded with micro-pumps releases bursts of scents for mood improvement.

May 17 2011

Iron-laden Icebergs Fertilize Ocean

Tag: Antarctica,Chemistry,Earth,Food Chain,Glaciers — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:58 pm
Icebergs are nature's iron fertilizers in the Southern Ocean, nurturing phytoplankton blooms that draw out carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere.

May 16 2011

Youthful Ingenuity Honored at Intel Science Fair

Tag: Animals,Asteroids,Bacteria,Building,Ceremonies,Chemistry,Community,Devices,Disaster Scenarios,Earth,Engineering,Experiments,Family Members,Fear,Fish,Flies,Fruit,Hearing,High School,Inventions,Kids,Laboratories,Meteorites,Nobel Prize,Nuclear Science,Particles,Plants,Plastic,Recipes,Science,Scientists,Sight,Spiders,Technology,Transportation,Tumor,Yeast and Bread Machine — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 6:24 pm
Young scientists receive awards in international competition.

May 16 2011

Are Humans Reshaping Earth?

Tag: Chemistry,Climate,Climate Change,Deforestation,Dinosaurs,Earth,Environment,Forests,Fossil Fuels,Geography,Global Warming,Humans,Ice Age,Life Science,Oceans — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 5:54 pm
For the first time in Earth's history, a single species has not only radically changed the planet, it is now aware of having done so.

May 16 2011

Jet Biofuel Not Always Cleaner Than Fossil Fuels

Tag: Biotech,Carbon Emissions,Carbon Footprint,Chemistry,Climate Change,Coal,Energy,Global Warming,Green Science,Plants,Pollution,Renewable Energy — Tim Wall @ 1:05 pm
When it comes to diluting fossil fuel with bio-alternatives, some biofuel crops are as black as coal.

Apr 26 2011

Rainbow Poo Coming to a Toilet Bowl Near You

Tag: Biometrics,Chemistry,DNA,Health,Infectious Diseases,Microbiology — Nic Halverson @ 3:40 pm
Genetically engineered bacteria detect toxins or disease and turn on the appropriate indicator colors.

Apr 25 2011

Poison Key to Early Life

Tag: Chemistry,Comets,Earth,Meteorites,NASA,Organic,Polymers,The Moon — Irene Klotz @ 5:07 pm
How did Earth manage to hold onto its organics after being slammed by a Mars-sized object 4.4 billion years ago?

Apr 25 2011

Battery Harvests the Energy of Estuaries

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Biotechnology,Carbon Offsets,Chemistry,Conservation,Electricity,Energy,Energy Efficiency,Engineering,Green Science,Materials Science,Nanomaterials,Nanotech,Renewable Energy,Saving Energy,Water — Nic Halverson @ 3:40 pm
A novel battery produces electricity in places where freshwater meets saltwater.

Apr 22 2011

Drink Up: Chemistry Keeps Beer Fresher, Longer

Tag: Beer,Chemistry,Storage,Taste — Emily Sohn @ 1:50 pm
Knowing how beer becomes unpleasantly bitter can help breweries craft a beverage with a longer shelf life.

Apr 07 2011

This Cotton Repels Water and Sun

Tag: Biomimetics,Biotechnology,Chemistry,Green Tech,Health,Materials Science,Nanomaterials,Nanotech — Nic Halverson @ 2:00 pm
Specially coated fibers has a UV protection factor of 101.51, double the highest possible rating.
« Previous Page — Next Page »