From food scraps to fuel cell
EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY 9 OCTOBER 2002 19:00 BST UK CONTACT - Claire Bowles, New Scientist Press Office, London: Tel: +44(0)20 7331 2751 or email claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk SCRAPS of food could soon be helping power your home, thanks to an ultra-cheap bacteria-driven battery. Its developers hope that instead of feeding the dog or making garden... view more... (2002-10-09)
Turning unwanted straw into valuable products for industry
Common or garden straw could be a rich source of raw materials for a range of industries, from the health foods and cosmetics sectors to packaging and fabrics. Researchers at the University of Wales, Bangor are developing environmentally friendly ways of processing wheat and other cereal straws to extract valuable products for industry. The work... view more... (2002-01-24)
Wireless ad hoc networks
Developers will be presenting a self-organizing communications network during the e/home trade fair in Berlin. Users can enjoy wireless Internet access or remotely control utilities in the home without having to deal with complex installations or equipment compatibility. view more (2004-08-27)
CU-Boulder study shows Maya intensively cultivated manioc 1,400 years ago
A University of Colorado at Boulder team has uncovered an ancient and previously unknown Maya agricultural system -- a large manioc field intensively cultivated as a staple crop that was buried and exquisitely preserved under a blanket of ash by a volcanic eruption in present-day El Salvador 1,400 years ago. view more (2009-06-17)
Blue-Green Algal Links to Alzheimer's-Like Neurological Disease
An international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Dundee have announced that cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) found throughout the world may produce a toxin linked to certain types of neurological disease. view more (2005-04-05)
It's your funeral: The eco burial movement gathers ground
Natural burial is often thought of as a green option that takes place in the countryside for non-religious people, but according to researchers at the University of Sheffield, that is only part of the story. view more (2009-03-09)
Inmates conduct ecological research on slow-growing mosses
Nalini Nadkarni of Evergreen State College currently advises a team of researchers who sport shaved heads, tattooed biceps and prison-issued garb rather than the lab coats and khakis typically worn by researchers. view more (2008-10-21)
White Christmases unlikely
CRed, the community carbon reduction project run out of the University of East Anglia, is urging people to aim for a low carbon Christmas this year. CRed say that the reason we no longer have any White Christmases is down to global warming and that we need to work harder at reducing our carbon emissions if we want to stop further damaging climate... view more... (2003-12-03)
Traits produced by melanin may signal the bearer's capacity to combat free radicals
Some animal species have developed conspicuous traits produced by melanin pigments (for instance, dark manes in lions, black stripes in some birds and fishes). view more (2008-10-06)
Brown Chemists Explain the Origin of Soil-Scented Geosmin
Brown University chemists have found the origins of an odor - the sweet smell of fresh dirt. In Nature Chemical Biology, the Brown team shows that the protein that makes geosmin - source of the good earth scent - has two similar but distinct halves, each playing a critical role in making this organic compound. view more (2007-09-17)
Oxfordshire Science Festival to start on 24 January
The Oxford Trust, a charitable organisation at the heart of science and enterprise in Oxfordshire, is leading and coordinating this year's Oxfordshire Science Festival - a fortnight of exciting science activities. This 13th Festival marks the start of a larger, higher profile Festival with over twice the usual number of events. A range of... view more... (2004-01-14)
Green Plants Share Bacterial Toxin
A toxin that can make bacterial infections turn deadly is also found in higher plants, researchers at UC Davis, the Marine Biology Laboratory at Woods Hole, Mass. view more (2006-11-07)
UK Companies encouraged to "Go for the Grid"
UK companies are this week (5th and 6th September) given encouragement to build long term relations with CERN (the European Laboratory for Particle Physics) with a view to winning contracts, especially related to the GRID. Mr Basil Eastwood, Her Majesty`s Ambassador to Switzerland, and Professor Ian Halliday, Chief Executive of the Particle... view more... (2002-09-02)
Relocation of endangered Chinese turtle may save species
There are only four specimens of the Yangtze giant softshell turtle left on Earth-one in the wild and three in captivity. view more (2008-05-22)
The Oxfordshire Science Festival continues next week
The Oxfordshire Science Festival continues next week with 'Serial Entrepreneurs'- a networking event for the business community on Tuesday 3 February, 'County Science Day' with activities and challenges for pupils at Key Stage 3 on Friday 6 February, 'Heroes of Science and Invention' for the general public on Friday 6 February and the 'Family... view more... (2004-01-30)
Press Invitation - History And Art Revives Origins Of Genetics In Czech Republic
Artists, scientists, architects and curators from around the world have joined forces with the abbot of the Abbey of St Thomas in Brno, Czech Republic, in a unique venture that honours the father of modern genetics. 'The Genius of Genetics, a celebration of Gregor Mendel through science and art' tells the story of the life and work of the... view more... (2002-05-10)
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