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This Durable Strand of Jelly Can Block Pain

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Rob Bonin, University of Toronto Now, Liu, Rao, and colleagues have developed a soft, flexible, durable optical fiber capable of delivering an optogenetic light signal away from the brain or spine using a new material: hydrogel. said Rao, a neuroscientist now at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Colorado State University Forecasters Predict Above-Average 2010 Hurricane Season

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The Colorado State University forecast team predicts an above-average 2010 Atlantic basin hurricane season based on the premise that El NiƱo conditions will dissipate by this summer and that anomalously warm tropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures will persist. The team will issue forecast updates on 2 June and 4 August.

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Steel LCA study: lightweighting with advanced high-strength steel produces lower GHG emissions than with aluminum

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The study was independently reviewed by expert representatives from Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Argonne National Lab, and thinkstep to establish conformance with International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the globally recognized benchmark for standard setting. Click to enlarge.

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DOE, BOEMRE and NOAA awarding nearly $5M for projects to advance ocean renewable energy

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The University of Rhode Island (Kingston, Rhode Island) will develop and test standardized protocols for baseline studies and monitoring for the collection and comparison of scientifically valid and comparable data for specific offshore renewable energy issues. Renewable Energy Visual Evaluations.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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For instance, Alexandre Milovanoff at the University of Toronto and his colleaguesā€™ research (which is described in depth in a recent Spectrum article ) demonstrates the U.S. This is due to the 30 to 40 percent increase in emissions EVs create in comparison to manufacturing an ICE vehicle, mainly from its battery production.

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First minimal synthetic bacterial cell designed and constructed by scientists at Venter Institute and Synthetic Genomics; 473 genes

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By comparison the first synthetic cell, M. A comparison of these two genomes revealed a common set of 256 genes which the team thought could be a minimal set of genes needed for viability. University of California, San Diego National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research; James F. mycoides JCVI-syn1.0 genitalium.

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Tunable high-yield catalytic approach converts pyrolysis oil to bio-hydrocarbon chemical feedstocks including fuel additives

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In comparison, increasing the H/C eff ratio of pyrolysis oil from 0 to 1.4 requires 11.7 g of H 2 /100 g of carbon in the feed, reducing the hydrogen requirements as compared to complete hydrodeoxygenation by 20%.

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