New technique paves way for effective liver disease treatmentsOctober 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists from University of California, San Diego have developed a novel technique that would pave way for more effective treatments for liver disease. During the study, researchers utilized an array system that can identify the biological components that can lead to or alleviate liver disease.
Scanning technique can cut thalassaemia deaths by 70 percentOctober 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Reports indicate that a scanning technique developed by British scientists can cut thalassaemia deaths by 70 percent. Thalassaemia is an inherited disorder affecting the production of haemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen around the body, and thus causing anaemia.
New federal program provides subsidy to suppliers of Upper Peninsula biomass electric plantSeptember 16th, 2009 New program pays biomass plant suppliersTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Suppliers of wood fuel for a biomass electric plant in Michigan's Upper Peninsula will get a federal subsidy under an agreement signed Wednesday.
ESA investigates new methods of mapping tropical forests from spaceAugust 22nd, 2009 PARIS - The European Space agency (ESA) is investigating new methods of mapping tropical forests from space. Tropical forests play an important role in the terrestrial carbon budget by absorbing huge amounts of carbon from the atmosphere through photosynthesis and sequestering it as biomass.
CO2 emissions from deforestation in the Amazon on the riseJuly 30th, 2009 LONDON - A new study has suggested that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from deforestation in the Amazon are increasing as loggers and land developers move deeper into dense regions of the forest. According to a report in Nature News, researchers have analyzed Brazilian deforestation data from 2001-2007 in an effort to quantify emissions as deforestation moves from the forest outskirts to the interior, where more carbon is bound up in plants and soil.
Indian-American devises cleaner way to capture carbon dioxideJuly 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - An Indian-American physicist has devised a cleaner and more efficient way of capturing carbon dioxide from its polluting source, like coal-fired power plants. Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) researcher Amitesh Maiti has come up with a screening method that would use ionic liquids -- molten salt that becomes liquid under the boiling point of water (100 degrees Celsius) -- to separate carbon dioxide from its source.
Scientists find mild and inexpensive procedure for removing oxygen from biomassJune 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers with Berkeley Lab and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have discovered a mild and relatively inexpensive procedure for removing oxygen from biomass. This procedure, if it can be effectively industrialized, could allow many of today's petrochemical products, including plastics, to instead be made from biomass.
New method converts cellulose into chemical feedstock for fuels and plasticJune 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A research team has developed a new method that converts cellulose into chemical feedstock for fuels and plastic. The researchers, from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, developed the new method.
Scientists discover eco-friendly way for wood dissolution (Corrected)May 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists at Queen's University, Belfast, have discovered a new eco-friendly method of dissolving wood using ionic liquids that may help its transformation into popular products such as bio fuels, textiles, clothes and paper. Dr Hector Rodríguez and Professor Robin Rogers from the University's School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering worked along with The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, to come up with a more cost and energy efficient way of processing wood.
Scientists discover eco-friendly way for wood dissolutionMay 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists at Queen's University, Canada, have discovered a new eco-friendly method of dissolving wood using ionic liquids that may help its transformation into popular products such as bio fuels, textiles, clothes and paper. Dr Hector Rodrmguez and Professor Robin Rogers from the University's School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering worked along with The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, to come up with a more cost and energy efficient way of processing wood.
Soon, scientists to produce plastic that grows on treesMay 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Soon, scientists are literally going to produce plastic that grows on trees, starting from a one-stop process that derives raw material for fuels and plastic from plants rather than crude oil. In a new research, chemists have successfully converted cellulose, which is the most common plant carbohydrate, directly into the building block called HMF in one step.
Bio-electricity may offer better mileage for cars than ethanolMay 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study by scientists has suggested that biomass converted into electricity could be more efficient than ethanol. The study was conducted by University of California, Merced, Assistant Professor Elliott Campbell and two other researchers.
New method to analyse sleep disorders developedApril 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists from Israel and Germany say that it is possible to monitor sleep, and potentially diagnose sleep disorders, just by recording a person's heart rate. People suffering from disturbed sleep have an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, hypertension, obesity, depression, and accidents.
New RNA treatment can shrink cancersMarch 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A newly-identified type of microRNA could tackle aggressive cancers by helping to kill off their cells. 'MicroRNAs are very small, newly-identified RNA elements of the cell, and we've shown that one in particular - microRNA-7 or miR-7, can play a profound role in reversing cancer cell growth,' said Peter Leedman, a professor who led the research team.
New technique to track aerosol spread more accuratelyMarch 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Aerosols, those tiny, ubiquitous particles in the air, may profoundly affect global climate. But scientists have long struggled to measure their composition, size and global distribution accurately.
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