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Survey finds emotional reactions to nanotechnology
Posted on 08. Mar, 2007 by admin.
“The U.S. public’s perception of nanotechnology is up for grabs. It could divide along the lines of nuclear power, global warming and other contentious environmental issues absent a major public education and engagement effort by industry, government, civic groups and scientists. People who know little or nothing about ‘nanotechnology’ instantly react in an emotionally charged [...]
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Carbon dioxide and the ocean
Posted on 08. Mar, 2007 by admin.
The buildup of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere and oceans continues to provoke changes in the natural environment that scientists have been working to measure for decades. Global increases in temperature are just one facet of a much larger issue that scientists at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science are dedicated to uncovering. [...]
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Bacterium could treat PCBs without the need for dredging
Posted on 08. Mar, 2007 by admin.
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered a tiny bacterium that could one day transform the way we remove polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from our environment. The organism could be the key to developing methods that help detoxify commercial PCB compounds on site — without the need for dredging.
The results will appear in the April 15 [...]
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Invisible for electrons
Posted on 07. Mar, 2007 by admin.
Researchers at the Stuttgart-based Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research and the University of Manchester have created the thinnest membranes possible: They consist of only a single layer of carbon atoms, called graphene. Despite the thinness of the membranes, they are extremely stability. The reason for this is that the graphene membranes are not [...]
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UN, industry, others partner to create world standards for e-scrap recycling, harvesting components
Posted on 07. Mar, 2007 by admin.
Standardizing recycling processes globally to harvest valuable components in electrical and electronic scrap (E-scrap), extending the life of products and markets for their reuse, and harmonizing world legislative and policy approaches to e-scrap are prime goals of a new global public-private initiative called Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP).
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