The future: Energy produced by pet poop?
San Francisco has become the first U.S. city to consider turning dog poopies into methane, which can heat homes, cook meals and generate electricity.
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Levee modeling study to provide technical data for rebuilding New Orleans
To provide essential data for the rebuilding of the ravaged levees in New Orleans, engineers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be studying small-scale models of sections of the flood-protection system. The researchers ...
Feb 21, 2006
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Tiny devices to feed advances in food safety and quality
Laboratory testing of agricultural produce in the wake of the food scares of the 1990s has made the food on European dinner tables safer than ever before. But, say a team of researchers, an even better job could be done by ...
Feb 21, 2006
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Humans ignore motion and other cues in favor of a fictional stable world
Would you notice if all the objects around you simultaneously moved farther away? In a virtual-reality laboratory in Oxford, researchers have obtained the puzzling finding that humans can be "blind" to changes like this.
Feb 21, 2006
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MIT thinks small to find safer metals
MIT researchers have devised a new method for shrinking the size of crystals to make safer metal alloys. The new materials could replace metal coatings such as chromium, which is dangerous for factory workers to produce.
Feb 21, 2006
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Briefs: Satellite pay phone takes credit cards
The first Iridium-based satellite pay phone that accepts credit cards was unveiled Monday by an Arizona company.
Feb 21, 2006
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Nano World: Methanol fuel cell thru nano
Nanotechnological fuel cells that run on methanol could one day power everything from cell phones to cars, experts told UPI's Nano World.
Feb 21, 2006
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WiFi coming to London's center city
The City of London plans to launch WiFi access throughout the city's Square Mile area later this year.
Feb 21, 2006
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Study: Gorillas also have culture
U.S. scientists reportedly have identified the hallmark of culture -- behavior passed on by social rather than genetic influences -- among gorillas.
Feb 21, 2006
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Some EU nations want bird flu vaccinations
France and the Netherlands are reportedly asking the European Union for permission to vaccinate some wild birds against the avian flu.
Feb 21, 2006
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