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Entries from November 2009

The Magic Bubble Effect

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

The old saying is that oil and water don’t mix. But in fact separating oil from water is no easy task.
Research engineers at the University of Utah http://www.unews.utah.edu/p/?r=111209-1 have come up with an inexpensive way to remove oil from on water. It’s accomplished by applying pressurizing and depressurizing cycles of ozone gas in a containment [...]

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Tags: Efficiency · Energy · On Campus · Water

The Drought Molecule

November 25th, 2009 · No Comments

Plant researchers have long studied why certain plants survive environmental stresses like drought while others wither and die. Now, with global warming, growing water crises around the world and increased interest in growing plants for biofuels, the question of plant survival is a hot-button issue.
Scientists from the University of California at Riverside made a significant [...]

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Tags: Ag-Biotech · Biofuels · On Campus · Water