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- Water purification breakthrough can even clean water from the Dead Sea Wed, 4 Apr 18, 4:38amDespite all our advances, access to clean water is still a major problem - not just for developing nations, but here in the US, where water shortages during natural disasters can cost lives...
- New evidence suggests a massive magma plume under Yellowstone Park Wed, 21 Mar 18, 4:11amA new study reveals evidence of a massive plume of magma beneath Yellowstone National Park - and it could run all the way to Mexico. Scientists have debated the presence of a plume for years, and if one does exist, it would...
- Scientists to drill for answers in Mexico’s dinosaur-killing asteroid crater Wed, 9 Mar 16, 2:30amLater this month, scientists will drill deep into the seafloor off the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico in an effort to learn more about the beginning of the end for dinosaurs...
- The amazing affordable NexusHaus generates more energy than it consumes Wed, 7 Oct 15, 3:30amNexusHaus is an plus-energy affordable one-story pavilion built by the students from the Technische Universität München (TUM) and the University of Texas at Austin (UTA) for the Solar Decathlon Competition 2015...
- NexusHaus is an affordable, plus-energy house built for the 2015 Solar Decathlon Mon, 23 Mar 15, 9:00pmNexusHaus is an plus-energy affordable one-story pavilion built by the students from the Technische Universität München (TUM) and the University of Texas at Austin (UTA) for the Solar Decathlon Competition 2015...
- World’s First Breathable Ebola Vaccine Proven 100% Effective in Trials Thu, 6 Nov 14, 4:00amEbola has been ravaging parts of Africa, and the deadly virus shows no signs of stopping. Now a new needle-free vaccine has proven to be 100% effective at stopping the transmission of ebola in monkeys, and it could spell...
- Breathable Ebola Spray Vaccine Provides Protection in Trials Wed, 5 Nov 14, 10:00pmEbola has been ravaging parts of Africa and the highly deadly virus seems to show no sign of stopping. Now a new needle-free vaccine has proven to be 100-percent effective in monkeys, which could spell a breakthrough in...
- Report Warns New York’s Indian Point Nuclear Plant is Vulnerable to Terrorist Attacks Thu, 22 Aug 13, 3:39amA new report by the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Project warns that the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant located just 38 miles north of New York City is practically defenseless against terrorist attacks...
- Texas Students’ ADAPT Home Design Puts Abundant Desert Sunlight To Good Use Wed, 10 Jul 13, 12:03amIf you've ever visited Texas, you know that for the most part, it's a hot and dry environment. In and around El Paso, mountains create rocky soil, and hot temperatures often combine with strong winds for a dusty existence. The...
- Caffeine-Addicted E. Coli Bacteria Could Decontaminate Coffee-Ridden Wastewater Fri, 5 Apr 13, 8:21amPhoto via Shutterstock The news that the Pacific Ocean is polluted with coffee, or rather, caffeine in general, was pretty baffling. But one research team has developed a solution that may be even stranger than the problem....
- Caffeine-”Addicted” E. coli Bacteria Could Decontaminate Coffee-Ridden Wastewater Fri, 5 Apr 13, 2:00amPhoto via Shutterstock The news that the Pacific Ocean is polluted with coffee, or rather, caffeine in general, was pretty baffling. But a cure that might appear even more baffling than the disease, one research team has...
- University of Texas Students Integrate Sustainability and Education With Africa’s Promise Village School Wed, 1 Feb 12, 6:40amRead the rest of University of Texas Students Integrate Sustainability and Education With Africa’s Promise Village School Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", africa's...