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Dell Creates Bamboo Computer

Trish Smith — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:32:03 +0000

Dell has already pioneered a few green initiatives, such as the Plant a Tree Program and a 100% renewable energy headquarters in Austin, Texas, but the company has certainly gone above and beyond past green efforts by creating a very unique and...

Ultimate Recycling on the ISS: Urine to Water

Nick — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:09:07 +0000

Right now, the crews on board the International Space Station consist of three people. But by late next year, the crew size will grow to six. That means more food, more water and ultimately more waste.

Key molecule discovered in Venuss atmosphere

Trevor — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:34:21 +0000

Venus Express has detected the molecule hydroxyl on another planet for the first time. This detection gives scientists an important new tool to unlock the workings of Venusâ€™s dense atmosphere.

Wildlife populations are plummeting at a shocking rate

Trevor — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:45:57 +0000

Between a quarter and a third of the world’s wildlife has been lost since 1970, according to data compiled by the Zoological Society of London.

1868 Supernova Youngest in the Milky Way Discovered

Andrew — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:25:03 +0000

Astronomers have found the remains of the youngest supernova, or exploded star, in the Milky Way Galaxy. The supernova occurred in 1868, but was hidden behind a thick veil of gas and dust.

Astronomers measure temperature - 11 billion years ago

Brad — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:43:39 +0000

We cannot go back in time and stick a thermometer in the early universe, but astronomers have done the next best thing, using an indirect technique to find out what the universe’s temperature was 11 billion years ago. It was a chilly 9 K (-264 Â°C) back...

Does Pandas have ability to perceive Quake ?

Vikas — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:36:37 +0000

If eyewitness accounts are to be believed, pandas had sensed the massive earthquake that shook central China on May 12, with the animals behaving strangely just minutes before the quake struck.

Dwindling Biodiversity: The beginning of our end?

Jitaditya — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:13:44 +0000

I remember I was in the fifth standard when I happened to read an article in some magazine about the extinct species of India. Through that article I came to know certain things which I never knew before. For example, very few people would know that...

G2 Portable Fuel Cell Power Source renders green power to gadgets

Deepa — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:53:01 +0000

These days the act of charging gadgets is turning green especially with an array of alternative options on the platform. In no doubt, Hydrogen is touted to be the safest, easy-to-use and one of the most accessible fuels. Combined with fuel cells,...

Solar powered kilns takes care of our environment too

Deepa — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:15:47 +0000

Another out of the ordinary application of Sunâ€™s energy is to power kilns. PiÃ±on Jorge Pineda, a researcher at the National Polytechnic Institute, has come up with a solar powered kiln for firing clay that generated no damaging emissions. This high...