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Flexi display technology is now
Rigid television screens, bulky laptops and still image posters are to be a thing of the past as new research, published today, Thursday, 2 October, in the New Journal of Physics, heralds the beginning of a technological revolution for screen displays.    view more (2008-10-02)

Dutch ecologists plea for scientific research to aid risk assessment
A survey among nine prominent Dutch ecologists has identified gaps in knowledge on the potential effects of Bt-crops on food chains and ecosystems. Bt-crops have been modified to express a bacterial gene that codes for a toxin that kills certain groups of insects. The toxin is continuously produced... view more (2003-08-28)

Can hemp help the everglades?
Within Southern Florida, soil and water conditions indicate potential for leaching from the use of atrazine-based herbicides in corn crops. Scientists from USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Florida conducted studies to evaluate the specific groundwater risk from atrazine... view more (2007-08-07)

Energy crops take a roasting
A process used to roast coffee beans could give Britain's biomass a power boost, increasing the energy content of some of the UK's leading energy crops by up to 20 per cent.   view more (2008-05-22)

The critical importance of mangroves to ocean life
Mangroves, the backbone of the tropical ocean coastlines, are far more important to the global ocean's biosphere than previously thought.   view more (2006-02-28)

Exposure to organic dissolvents may cause carcinogenic mutations
A study led by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona researchers has shown that exposure to hydrocarbon-based organic dissolvents may provoke mutations in the k-ras oncogen, a gene which facilitates the appearance of tumours when it has mutated. The relationship has been demonstrated in... view more (2002-02-11)

Saltwater solution to save crops
Technology under development at the University of New South Wales could offer new hope to farmers in drought-affected and marginal areas by enabling crops to grow using salty groundwater.   view more (2008-09-12)

Low sperm count linked to organic solvents
Men repeatedly exposed to organic solvents are over twice as likely to have a low sperm count, reports a study in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The higher the level of exposure the greater was the risk, with professional printers and painters and decorators most at risk, the study shows.... view more (2001-09-07)

Desert plant may hold key to surviving food shortage
The plant, Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi, is unique because, unlike normal plants, it captures most of its carbon dioxide at night when the air is cooler and more humid, making it 10 times more water-efficient than major crops such as wheat. Scientists will use the latest next-generation DNA sequencing to... view more (2008-06-20)

Model for the assembly of advanced, single-molecule-based electronic components developed at Pitt
Researchers based at the University of Pittsburgh have created the best method so far of assembling wire-like structures only a single molecule wide, a significant step in science's increasing attempts to reduce the circuitry size of electronic devices to the single molecule scale and provide... view more (2007-09-27)

Outwitting pesky parasites
Across the southern United States, an invisible, yet deadly parasite known as the root-knot nematode is crippling soybean crops.   view more (2007-07-16)

Researchers study role of natural organic matter in environment
The decomposition of plant, animal and microbial material in soil and water produces a variety of complex organic molecules, collectively called natural organic matter. These compounds play many important roles in the environment.   view more (2006-12-12)

new structural view of organic electronic devices
Although still in the qualifying rounds, U.S. researchers are helping manufacturers win the race to develop low-cost ways to commercialize a multitude of products based on inexpensive organic electronic materials-from large solar-power arrays to electronic newspapers that can be bent and folded.   view more (2005-09-13)

New optic fibre sensors capable of detecting organic compounds
This new research is presented in the Navarre chemist, Mar'­a Asunci'³n Luquin's PhD, "Synthesis and characterisation of de vapochromic substances for their implementation in optic fibre environmental sensors". The PhD has been presented in Public University of Navarre.   view more (2004-10-26)

Alternative farming cleans up water
Although the addition of nutrients to soil helps to maximize crop production, fertilizer can leach nutrients, polluting the water supply.   view more (2007-07-20)

Regulations for health-promoting gentech food products
Newly published report lists regulations for health-promoting gentech food products Differences between EU and US clarified A new report has been published listing the regulations for food crops and medicinal plants that contain extra health-promoting ingredients as a result of genetic modification... view more (2001-12-12)

Bacillus thuringiensis - Bacterial Insecticide
Microbiologists in Europe have played a major role in developing the Bacillus thuringiensis story, as they have in many areas of research. FEMS, The Federation of European Microbiological Societies, is now embarking on a series of major European Congresses bringing together scientists from all... view more (2003-06-24)

Scientists expand understanding of how river carbon impacts the Arctic Ocean
Arctic rivers transport huge quantities of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to the Arctic Ocean. The prevailing paradigm regarding DOC in arctic rivers is that it is largely refractory, making it of little significance for the biogeochemistry of the Arctic Ocean.   view more (2008-02-13)

The Questions about GM foods raised by HRH The Prince of Wales
"The public needs to be reassured that the questions posed recently by HRH The Prince of Wales about the safety and environmental impact of genetically modified crops and foods have been, and most importantly, continue to be addressed by independent scientific research," says Professor Ray Baker... view more (1999-06-02)

Unravelling a genetic mystery
Research by a University of Nottingham expert has shed new light on a genetic mystery that has its origins millions of years ago.   view more (2005-03-02)

Sewage Sludge Digestion: Less sewage residues, more energy
On behalf of the Abwasserzweckverband Heidelberg (Association for Sewage), the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB) in April of last year added a high-rate stage to the Heidelberg municipal sewage plant. The aim was to increase the economy of the digestion... view more (2002-08-30)

ADE-ADE-BIOTEC present their first on-site plant for the treatment of pig purines
The novelty of the system lies in the possibility of having an on-site installation at the farm itself, thus avoiding the transport of the purines to other, off-site plants for their treatment.   view more (2004-12-09)

Invitation to the Media - Rural Affairs Minister Meets Researchers at Royal Show with £30 million Project to Make Farmers both Saviours of UK Manufacturing Industry & Major Carbon Credit Traders
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Margaret Beckett has an unusual engagement at the Royal Show in Warwickshire on 1st July. Despite it being a showcase for farming and the countryside she will be taking time to meet with manufacturing researchers at the University... view more (2002-07-01)

Directed self-ordering of organic molecules for electronic devices
A simple surface treatment technique demonstrated by a collaboration between researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Penn State and the University of Kentucky potentially offers a low-cost way to mass produce large arrays of organic electronic transistors on... view more (2008-02-20)

Geoscientists follow arsenic from chicken feed to streambeds
Organic arsenic is fed to poultry to prevent bacterial infections and improve weight gain. A little bit of arsenic is taken up by the tissue and the majority of it is excreted in urine.   view more (2005-10-12)
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