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Explosion on Gulf of Mexico oil platform sends crew into seaNew Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) Sept 2, 2010 An oil platform explosion Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico forced the crew to dive into the sea and threatened further damage to waters still recovering from the BP disaster. Fire engulfed the offshore platform 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of the Louisiana coast shortly after 9:00 am (1400 GMT) and massive plumes of gray smoke billowed into the sky as rescuers rushed to fish out the workers. Photographs showed the 13-strong crew linking arms as they bobbed up and down in special flotation suit ... read more |
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Dubendorf, Switizerland (SPX) Sep 02, 2010It is not an easy task to compare the environmental effects of battery powered cars to those caused by conventionally fuelled automobiles. The degree to which manufacture, usage and disposal of the batteries used to store the necessary electrical energy are detrimental to the environment is not exactly known. Now, for the first time, a team of Empa scientists have made a detailed life cycl ... more  
Waterloo, Ontario (UPI) Sep 1, 2010 New "smart materials" could revolutionize the manufacture of diverse products ranging from medical devices to automotive components, Canadian researchers say. Scientists at the University of Waterloo in Ontario have developed a process dubbed Multiple Memory Material Technology that could allow engineers to incorporate far greater functionality into devices, a university release said We ... more  
Lincoln NE (SPX) Aug 31, 2010A host of national policy experts, including the vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, NASA's deputy administrator and a renowned security expert and cryptographer, will tackle a range of cyberwarfare and U.S. space strategy issues at the University of Nebraska College of Law's Space and Cyber Policy The first day will feature experts on cyberwarfare strategies and will include a key ... more |
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Decoding Of Wheat Genome Will Help Address Global Food ShortageLiverpool, UK (SPX) Sep 02, 2010 Wheat production world-wide is under threat from climate change and an increase in demand from a growing human population. Liverpool scientists, in collaboration with the University of Bristol and the John Innes Centre, have sequenced the entire wheat genome and will make the DNA data available to crop breeders to help them select key agricultural traits for breeding. Bread wheat, with an estimated world harvest of more than 550 million tonnes, is one of the most important food crops in the world ... read more |
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