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While cellulosic biofuels have potential to be more efficient and environmentally friendly than grain-based biofuels, more research and science-based policies are needed to reap these benefits, says an international group of experts.
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Seventy six American Nobel Laureates in science have endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 20 new awards totalling $57.3 million during the 11th year of its Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP).
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UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop economically viable technology to stabilize pyrolysis oil from second generation biomass feedstocks for use as a renewable fuel source.
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Georgetown University Medical Center and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have announced an agreement between the institutions that formalizes their research relationship and will help facilitate additional biomedical research.
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Plant scientists will soon be able to take their concepts and research beyond the laboratory into the field, with the announcement of the MU Plant Science Research Center and Mexico Technology Park.
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For the first time, nanoscale catalysts have been observed as they change during a reaction. With this development, Berkeley Lab scientists envision a new era of smarter catalysts that could be harnessed to fight pollution, feed hydrogen fuel cells, and drive fuel refinement techniques.
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Administrative workers should begin moving into the Department of Homeland Security's new National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center at Fort Detrick within six months.
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Put steel under a powerful microscope, revealing its microstructure, and prepare to be surprised. Known for its strength, the metal will appear pitted and pocked. The pitting is cause for concern for industry because it can progress and lead to corrosion. But Carolyn Aita, Wisconsin Distinguished Professor of Engineering, can help.
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The most advanced and powerful electron microscope on the planetcapable of unprecedented resolutionhas been installed in the new Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy at McMaster University.
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The implementation of a compliant Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for the QC/QA laboratory environment is often victimized by "scope creep," with costs rising 2 to 5 times above originals estimates. But a new white paper examines an alternative "Thin LIMS" strategy that promises to cut the technical resources and costs required for deployment in half.
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