Register to Get Access to all the Stuff!!!
To Subscribe to Mobile Alerts Click Here
Now Receive Updates to Mobile by Free Subscription Send SMS
Organic Waste Recycling Solutions
GaiaRecycle systems accelerate the organic decomposition process based on drying, sterilizing and grinding food scraps and organic waste. With processing typically completed in approximately eight to 10 hours, waste volume and weight are reduced by up to 90 percent. GaiaRecycle systems can also process animal fat and extract animal oil for a high-quality bio-diesel refinement and dried by-product that is suitable for use as animal feed. Compared to other food scraps decomposition machines, GaiaRecycle employs a proprietary double-helix shredder and blade that accelerates the decomposition process, and a six-step deodorizer process with patented technology to eliminate unpleasant odors. No microorganisms, enzymes, fresh water or other additives are required for operation.
Read the full story »
A new generation of environmentally-friendly cements
The Tecnalia Construction Unit, within the framework of its commitment to sustainability, has developed a new generation of environmentally-friendly cements that enable cutting direct CO2emissions to the atmosphere by up to 100%.
The development of the new ecological cement, as well as the techniques for enhancing its mechanical properties using nanotechnology, has lead to the obtention of two patents, whose ownership is shared between Tecnalia and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).
Read the full story »
Energy Solutions Wins Second Major New-Build Contract In China
EnergySolutions, Inc. (NYSE: ES) announced today that it has been selected to provide waste management systems to new AP1000 reactors being built as a part of the extensive nuclear new build program in China.
China Power Investment Corporation (CPI), an energy corporation which is developing nuclear power as a key component of its core business to supply electricity in a safe, environmentally friendly and economical manner, is constructing 6 AP1000 reactor units (with reservation for another two) at its Haiyang site in Shandong Province China. The Reactors will be operated by Shandong Nuclear Power Company (SDNPC), a subsidiary of CPI.
Read the full story »
A New Line Of Plastic Commercial Containers
Rehrig Pacific Company, manufacturers since 1913 and the leading provider of roll-out carts and curbside containers for the recycling and waste industry in North America, is pleased to introduce a new line of plastic rear load and front load commercial containers.
Since the ‘80s, Rehrig Pacific Company has supplied both municipal and private haulers with plastic containers for the collection of solid waste and recyclables. Based on input from industry groups and their customers, Rehrig developed alternatives to the metal and plastic commercial containers currently available. “Throughout the years we’ve worked with municipalities and haulers to identify their needs and develop innovative products that provide efficient solutions for the industry,” said Shawn Kruse, Rehrig’s Commercial Container Business Manager. “Our new plastic containers weigh 1/3 less than comparable metal containers yet are engineered to last longer and reduce or eliminate most repair costs.”
Read the full story »
NASA To Improve Air Quality Monitoring By Satellites
Hampton, VA /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – A team led by a NASA Langley Research Center scientist has been selected to carry out a four-year campaign to improve the use of satellites to monitor air quality for public health and environmental benefit.
The team, led by Langley senior research scientist Jim Crawford, won $30 million in funding from NASA’s Earth Venture program, designed to promote high-impact, quick-turnaround research campaigns. “Monitoring stations on the ground still provide the primary information about air pollution to decision-makers,” Crawford said. “If we can improve our ability to use satellites to measure air quality at the surface, we can gain valuable insight into regions we don’t have data for now, and get critical guidance on where to put new ground-based air quality monitors in the future.”
Read the full story »
Hampton, VA /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – A team led by a NASA Langley Research Center scientist has been selected to carry out a four-year campaign to improve the use of satellites to monitor air quality for public health and environmental benefit.
The team, led by Langley senior research scientist Jim Crawford, won $30 million in funding from NASA’s Earth Venture program, designed to promote high-impact, quick-turnaround research campaigns. “Monitoring stations on the ground still provide the primary information about air pollution to decision-makers,” Crawford said. “If we can improve our ability to use satellites to measure air quality at the surface, we can gain valuable insight into regions we don’t have data for now, and get critical guidance on where to put new ground-based air quality monitors in the future.”
Read the full story »
Abnormal HeartBeat
An abnormal heartbeat (arrhythmia) is any variation in the normal heartbeat. Abnormal heartbeats occur when the heart has an irregular heart rhythm, beats too fast (tachycardia), or beats too slow (bradycardia).
The electrical system of the heart creates signals that trigger the heart to pump. These electrical signals control the heart rate and rhythm. Normally, the heart beats in a regular rhythm and at a rate that is appropriate for the work the body is doing. An arrhythmia results from a problem in the electrical system of the heart. Things that can cause the heart to beat abnormally include heavy smoking, alcohol use, excess caffeine or other stimulants, stress, thyroid disease, and fever.
Read the full story »
New Trend In Gaming Laptops
Gaming laptops and gaming technology are constantly changing and offering us some great new features to consider if you’re in the market for a gaming laptop. Perhaps, the biggest trend has been the movement towards even smaller, sleeker gaming laptops in recent months. The introduction of the Alienware M11x is a perfect example of this trend towards smaller gaming devices.
Read the full story »
Pit vipers’ night vision elaborated
The molecule that lets snakes sense heat is the same one that makes wasabi feel fiery.
Scientists have known for decades that some snakes use specialized holes called pit organs to “see” the heat radiating from prey. Now, molecular biologists have pinpointed the protein that gives pit-bearing snakes — vipers, boas and pythons — this sixth sense. The culprit is called TRPA1, a protein whose human counterpart is known as the “wasabi receptor” for its role in sensing the potent condiment. The results are reported online March 14 in Nature.
Read the full story »
India might be sinking into Earth’s mantle
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): A new study based on computer models has suggested that India is sinking into the Earth’s mantle.
Scientists have been mystified by the fact that the Himalayan mountain range is still growing, despite the fact that the India tectonic plate has been slamming into the Eurasia plate from the past 50 million years.
Read the full story »
Air Quality Standard For Nitrogen Dioxide by EPA
Washington, DC – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a new national air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). This new one-hour standard will protect millions of Americans from peak short-term exposures, which primarily occur near major roads. Short-term exposures to NO2 have been linked to impaired lung function and increased respiratory infections, especially in people with asthma.
Read the full story »
2010 preview: Journey to the bottom of the sea
Captain Nemo had it easy. When robotic submarines are sent 6000 metres to the bottom of an ocean-ridge rift in March, they will face furiously hot temperatures, pressure that gives oil the consistency of treacle, and rugged cliffs that plunge into the abyss. The pay-off, for an international collaboration of researchers called InterRidge, should be an insight into an unexplored world.
Read the full story »
Clash between No.1 test team India & South Africa
As being criticized for not scheduling many test matches for Indian cricket team, Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI), has finally requested Cricket South Africa (CSA) to include two Tests during the upcoming series in India in February-March 2010.
Now, instead of five one-dayers, there will be two test matches for the No. 1 rank in the place of three one dayers. India has recently attained the number one spot in the ICC Test rankings after they beat Sri Lanka 2-0 in the recently-concluded series.
Read the full story »
Giant iceberg off Australia breaking up
A massive iceberg edging slowly toward Australia’s southwestern coast is breaking up into hundreds of smaller icebergs as it drifts into warmer waters, creating potentially hazardous conditions for ships trying to navigate the region, a scientist said Tuesday.
The iceberg, known as B17B, was spotted last week on satellite imaging about 1,700 kilometres off Western Australia state, prompting Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology to issue a shipping alert.
Read the full story »
New NASA space telescope launched
NASA launched its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) space telescope Monday morning, a device which will be able to survey the entire sky in six months.
A Delta II rocket carrying the WISE space telescope lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (NASA TV) The WISE telescope launched aboard a Delta II rocket at from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:09 ET.
Read the full story »
Octopus builds home in coconut shells
Australian scientists have discovered an octopus in Indonesia that collects coconut shells for shelter — unusually sophisticated behaviour that the researchers believe is the first evidence of tool use in an invertebrate animal.
The scientists filmed the veined octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus, selecting halved coconut shells from the sea floor, emptying them out, carrying them under their bodies up to 20 metres, and assembling two shells together to make a spherical hiding spot.
Read the full story »
Solar eclipse pits superstition against science
MUMBAI (AFP) – Indian astrologers are predicting violence and turmoil across the world as a result of this week’s total solar eclipse, which the superstitious and religious view as a sign of potential doom.
But astronomers, scientists and secularists are trying to play down claims of evil portent in connection with Wednesday’s natural spectacle, when the moon will come between the Earth and the sun, completely obscuring the sun.
Read the full story »
Skin cancer’s secret ‘revealed’
Scientists have discovered how skin cancers manage to slip past the human immune system, a finding which they claim could pave the way for developing new treatment against the disease.
An international team, led by Sydney University, has in fact identified a compound produced by certain fatal skin cancer tumours, the latest edition of the Immunology and Cell Biology journal reported.
Read the full story »
Scientists Create Human Sperm
In a breakthrough that could lead to new treatment for male infertility, scientists in Britain
claim to have created human sperm using stem cells in a technique that could revolutionise fertility treatment. Researchers at the Northeast England Stem Cell Institute, who made the breakthrough using cells from an embryo, said that with some minor changes, the sperm could theoretically fertilise an egg to create a child.
Read the full story »
;
;
;
;
;
:yahoo: