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Seafarers' scourge provides hope for biofuel future
For centuries, seafarers were plagued by wood-eating gribble that destroyed their ships, and these creatures continue to wreak damage on wooden piers and docks in coastal communities.
Mon 8 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Toothbrush tech helps buses go green
South Korea is trialling a new way to turn public transport green by using a technology popular in electric toothbrushes and razors to power buses and cars.
11 hours ago from ABC Science
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Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California
(AP) -- A Toyota Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway was towed to a dealership Tuesday while federal and company inspectors converged on the car to determine whether a stuck ...
14 hours ago from PhysOrg
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'The Rosenfeld' named after California's godfather of energy efficiency
Pioneering French physicists Marie and Pierre Curie have the curie, a unit of radioactivity, named after them. Renowned inventor Nikola Tesla is honored with the tesla, which measures a magnetic ...
15 hours ago from PhysOrg
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LED streetlights best buy for cities, researchers report
University of Pittsburgh researchers have conducted the first cradle-to-grave assessment of light-emitting diode (LED) streetlights and determined that the increasingly popular lamps strike ...
Mon 8 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Tory review urges science boost
A Tory-backed report urges incentives for schools and tax breaks for researchers to raise the profile of science.
Mon 8 Mar 10 from BBC News
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DOE Awards Next-Gen Nuclear Plant
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has announced selections for the award of approximately $40 million to two teams led by Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse Electric Co. and San Diego-based General ...
23 hours ago from Laboratory Equipment
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NASCAR drivers Edwards, Keselowski still feuding
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) -- Carl Edwards was 156 laps off the lead when he apparently decided it was time to settle a score with Brad Keselowski....
Mon 8 Mar 10 from AP
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DOE Backs Electrochemical Developer
Loan Guarantee: Minnesota company to expand high-tech window production.
17 hours ago from CandEN
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This Car Runs on Coffee, in the Name of Science
Readers feeling jittery on their second or third cuppa might giggle at the concept of the Carpuccino, but few car owners will. The wacky UK invention comes in the form of a converted 1988 Volkswagen ...
Mon 8 Mar 10 from Popular Science
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