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Isthmus Of Panama Formed As Result Of Plate Tectonics
Gainesville FL (SPX) Aug 01, 2008Contrary to previous evidence, a new University of Florida study shows the Isthmus of Panama was most likely formed by a Central American Peninsula colliding slowly with the South American continent through tectonic plate movement over millions of years. The study, co-authored by Florida Museum of Natural History researchers Michael Kirby, Douglas Jones and Bruce MacFadden, is published in ... more Five dead as storm wreaks havoc in China 
Beijing (AFP) July 31, 2008Five people were killed and tens of thousands moved to safety as tropical storm Fung-wong lashed eastern and southern China, state media reported Thursday. Four people were found dead in eastern Jiangsu province, while one person died and four were still missing in the southern province of Guangdong, Xinhua news agency reported. The storm has caused a trail of devastation across the ... more Reykjavik sees record summer temperature 
Reykjavik (AFP) July 31, 2008The warmest day ever in Reykjavik was recorded on Wednesday when the mercury reached 25.7 degrees Celsius (78.2 Fahrenheit), the Icelandic Meteorological Office said Thursday. "The record was registered on the Office's grounds between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm (1700 GMT). It's the hottest temperature recorded in Reykjavik" since measurements began in 1870, meteorologist Prausti Jonsson told AFP. ... more Space Technology Offers Surprising Solution To Oil Spills 
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Jul 31, 2008The Space Foundation is pleased to announce Universal Remediation Inc. (UniRem) as a new Certified Space Technology. The Space Certification program was created by the Space Foundation, in cooperation with NASA, to raise awareness and understanding about the significant and practical benefits of technologies originally developed for the space program, that have been adapted into products and ser ... more Mud Pots Signal Possible Extension Of San Andreas Fault 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 01, 2008A linear string of mud pots and mud volcanoes suggest surface evidence for a southern extension of the San Andreas Fault that runs through the Salton Sea, according to a paper published in the August issue of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA). Researchers David K. Lynch and Kenneth W. Hudnut of USGS report the results of a comprehensive survey of mud pots in the a ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Aug 01, 2008It often seems that certain aspects of our personalities are influenced by events that occurred in our childhoods. A recent study by Dr. Akaysha Tang's research team from the University of New Mexico Psychology Department and collaborators at Rockefeller University examined how early life experience influences social skills and ability to handle stressful situations using a rat model. ... more Disease-Fighting Nanoparticles Look Like Miniature Pastries 
Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 01, 2008Ultra-miniature bialy-shaped particles - called nanobialys because they resemble tiny versions of the flat, onion-topped rolls popular in New York City - could soon be carrying medicinal compounds through patients' bloodstreams to tumors or atherosclerotic plaques. The nanobialys are an important addition to the stock of diagnostic and disease-fighting nanoparticles developed by researcher ... more China's Export Trade Impacts Climate 
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Aug 01, 2008Carnegie Mellon University's Christopher L. Weber argues that China's new title as the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter is at least partly due to consumption of Chinese goods in the West. As the world's greatest athletes prepare to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, there is increasing concern from some athletes about the growing pollution caused by smoke and smog from ... more Potential New Drug Target To Fight Tuberculosis Identified 
New York NY (SPX) Aug 01, 2008With antibiotic resistance on the rise, tuberculosis is emerging as a bigger global health threat than ever before. But now, innovative research at Weill Cornell Medical College suggests that Mycobacterium tuberculosis has an as yet unsuspected weakness - one that could be a prime target for drug development. "Using novel techniques, we have identified a key membrane protein that's ... more Capturing And Storing CO2 Deep Underground 
Canbera, Australia (SPX) Aug 01, 2008CSIRO and the CRC for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) hosted a seminar on the latest research and technology underpinning carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS). The seminar, held at the Australian Resources Research Centre in Perth, was officially opened by the Western Australian Minister for Energy; Resources; Industry and Enterprise, The Hon. Francis Logan. Experts from ... more |
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Irvine CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2008Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide has announced that it has designed, developed and shipped a new generation of ultra light weight advanced composite hydrogen storage units for Suzuki Motor Corporation's Fuel Cell Vehicle Program. These unique systems for Suzuki were developed, analyzed, and tested to meet the Japanese Government requirements. The higher fuel density ... more Louisiana Enacts Comprehensive Advanced Biofuel Legislation 
Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Aug 01, 2008Governor Bobby Jindal has signed into law the Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative, the most comprehensive and far-reaching state legislation in the nation enacted to develop a statewide advanced biofuel industry. Louisiana is the first state to enact alternative transportation fuel legislation that includes a variable blending pump pilot program and a hydrous ethanol pilot program. ... more EDF board backs acquisition of British Energy: source 
Paris (AFP) July 31, 2008State electricity company Electricite de France could make an official announcement Friday of a bid to acquire nuclear power operator British Energy after the French group's directors backed the move. EDF, the world's largest nuclear power suppliers and already Europe's number one electricity producer, has invited journalists and analysts to a press conference Friday morning after the ... more Analysis: Attacks clip Shell production 
Abuja, Nigeria (UPI) Jul 31, 2008Once again, militant violence in the Niger Delta has prompted the region's largest foreign oil company to concede it cannot meet output expectations. Two pipelines were reportedly bombed in Nigeria earlier this week by armed militants intent on disrupting production by the leading foreign oil producer in the volatile West African country. Leading militant group the Movement for ... more Robo-relationships are virtually assured: British experts 
London (AFP) July 30, 2008David McGoran cradles his baby in his arms. As he looks down into its big, dark eyes, it turns its head towards him and blinks, looking contented as it curls a bony white finger around his hand. But the "baby" is not human. And it looks more like the evil Gollum from "The Lord Of The Rings" movies except in a hemp romper suit with cloth ears than a gurgly infant. Meet Heart Robot ... more
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