Bacteria turn newspapers into biofuel
TULANE (US) — A novel bacterial strain uses recycled newspaper to produce butanol, a biofuel that can serve as a substitute for gasoline. Continue…
Monday, August 29, 2011 12:21 - 3 Comments
Science & Technology - Nov 9, 2010 14:30 - 0 Comments
Fish offer lesson in movement
TULANE (US) — A computational model of a swimming fish offers important insight into the interaction of internal and external forces on locomotion. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 13, 2010 8:31 - 0 Comments
Fish morphs as neighborhood changes
TULANE (US)—Scientists have found a species of river fish that is able to change into a new shape as its river environment gets dammed up and goes from a fast-flowing river current to the still waters of a reservoir. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 24, 2010 15:11 - 2 Comments
Could melting ice cause a cold snap?
TULANE (US)—Earth was just coming out of an ice age 9,300 years ago when a cataclysmic event occurred that plunged the planet into a cold “snap” that lasted for centuries. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 14, 2010 14:02 - 3 Comments
‘Cool’ sleeves fight fatigue
TULANE—Researchers are outfitting athletes, surgeons, and others with “cooling sleeves” to control body temperature during physical exertion in an effort to delay fatigue. (more…)
