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Natural gas for energy with Gerald Schotman
Schotman said modern gas plants emit up to 60 to 70 percent less CO2 than traditional coal plants. He said natural gas can be chilled and compressed into what’s called liquefied natural gas, or LNG.
October 11, 2010
Rescue services in EU to use social media
A project in the EU aims to revolutionize the way we handle major crises by exploiting social media and plans to use it for rescue services.
September 28, 2010
Sean Smukler: First steps in feeding 9 billion
How do we meet the challenge of feeding our growing population? The first step, says Sean Smukler, is to observe and measure the way we farm now.
September 20, 2010
Relationships, sex and having children around the world
Hardee said that in some countries, relationships, sex, and having children can be high-risk activities since half the world's population is under twenty-five,
September 20, 2010
Nanoparticles in nature: Toxic or harmless?
A Norwegian scientist is trying to discover how nanoparticles might behave in nature. It is not worth taking chances with nature.
September 13, 2010
USA Science and Engineering Festival
USA Science and Engineering Festival is expected to draw over a million people to the national mall in Washington D.C on October 23 and 24, 2010.
September 13, 2010
Save Russian seed bank from destruction
A legendary seed bank in Russia - home to thousands of rare varieties of berries and fruits, including 1,000 kinds of strawberries - may be cleared to make way for luxury homes.
September 9, 2010
When nanotubes are dangerous
Nanotubes can be as carcinogenic as asbestos – but identifying the bad actors is challenging. A big limitation right now to their use is they are expensive.
September 8, 2010
U.S. egg safety by William Schaffner
In summer 2010, about half a billion eggs were recalled in the U.S. due to suspected salmonella contamination. Dr. William Schafner talks about egg safety.
September 6, 2010
Bacteria eating Gulf oil spill plume
Bacteria is eating a long undersea plume of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. The plume contains up to 20% of the oil spilled after the Deepwater Horizon blowout.
September 6, 2010
