2015年3月31日 星期二

2015-04-01 U.K. Science


Bradford Telegraph and Argus
   
Glowing tampons to be used to detect pollution in Bradford Beck   
Bradford Telegraph and Argus
TAMPONS may not be an obvious scientific tool, but university researchers have revealed how useful they are to check if water from baths, washing machines, sinks and showers is polluting rivers and streams. And now the Friends of Bradford's Becks (FOBB) ...

Researchers Use Tampons to Detect Waste Water Pollution Level   American Register
Researchers say glowing tampons can detect river sewage pollution   National Monitor
DETECTIVE Glowing Tampons can track sewer pollution from leaky pipes or ...   Inferse
Voice Chronicle   
ZME Science   
West Texas News   
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Daily Mail
   
Tiny bird's journey 'extraordinary'   
Daily Mail
A tiny songbird that makes its home in forests routinely undertakes non-stop flights of up to 1,700 miles across open ocean, scientists have confirmed. The heroic flight of the blackpoll warbler, which weighs just half an ounce (12 grams), is "on the brink of ...

Bird 'backpacks' help scientists discover the longest oversea migration   The Guardian
Tiny songbird tracked across 1700 miles of open ocean   Washington Post

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Business Insider Australia
   
The first viable product made with 'wonder material' graphene is about to hit stores   
Business Insider Australia
Graphene bulb Graphene co-discoverer Sir Kostya Novoselov (left) and British chancellor George Osborne (right) examine a graphene light bulb. Graphene is arguably the most remarkable material ever discovered, and after years of experiments and ...

Graphene light bulbs to go on sale this year and should last 10% longer than ...   Daily Mail
What is the Graphene light bulb?   ElectronicsWeekly.com
First graphene light bulbs to go on sale this year   The Independent
Computerworld   
TrustedReviews   
bdaily   
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The Press, York
   
Could you name Flamingo Land's newest arrival - a rare baby Rothschild's giraffe?   
The Press, York
ZOOKEEPERS at Flamingo Land have welcomed their newest arrival - a baby Rothschild's giraffe born just a week ago. The zoo is now running a competition to give the public chance to name the week-old calf. Mum Lizzy, 5, gave birth to her daughter at 3am ...

Sticking her neck out - new arrival to wow crowds at zoo   The Northern Echo
Get half price tickets to see Union J at Flamingo Land   Morley Observer
Baby giraffe at Flamingo Land   Scarborough Today

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America's New Climate Policy Is Its Boldest Ever, And Still Not Enough   
FiveThirtyEight
The next 20 years of American climate goals are now in writing. On Tuesday, the U.S. submitted its plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in advance of international climate talks in Paris ...


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Daily Mail
   
Polar bears are forced to raid seabird nests as Arctic sea ice melts   
Daily Mail
Polar bears are raiding the nests of seabirds for eggs as the melting of the Arctic sea ice is forcing them to spend more time on land, according to a new study. Biologists have found that polar bears are spending an increasing amount of time in bird colonies ...

Polar bears relying more on birds' eggs because of melting ice   Market Business News
Apocalyptic Meltdown Underway   UK Progressive Magazine
From the archive, 31 March 1995: First ozone hole found over Arctic   The Guardian

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Daily Mail
   
Astronauts tests effects of zero gravity on ants in video   
Daily Mail
The results of an experiment on the ISS to monitor how ants cope with zero-gravity has been published. Researchers found they managed surprisingly well, using other ants or the surfaces and walls as anchors to climb. However, their ability to search ...

Ants Hold Their Own Searching in Space   Discovery News
Ants cope with zero gravity in space amazingly well   Market Business News
Ants Continue to Colonize Even When in Space   Science Times
BBC News   
Wired.co.uk   
TIME   
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Spatial Source
   
Unexpected increase in global vegetation and carbon capture   
Australian Life Scientist
An international team of scientists, led by Australians, has used 20 years of satellite data to analyse the total amount of vegetation around the world - with surprising results. Writing in the journal Nature Climate Change, the study authors stated, “Existing global ...

Could the Earth be getting greener? Satellite data say yes.   Christian Science Monitor
China's tree plantation projects have positive effect; reverses forest loss   Techie News
Despite deforestation, the world is getting greener: scientists   Reuters
International Business Times UK   
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Daily Mail
   
New Yorks insects have turned to junk food Researchers find Manhattan insects ...   
Daily Mail
Streetwise urban ants from New York have developed a taste for the kind of diet frequently chosen by their human neighbours. Tests on insects collected from pavements and traffic islands in Manhattan show that their bodies contain the molecular fingerprint ...

Urban ants 'enjoy junk food diet'   Yahoo News UK
Junk Food Is Making NYC Ants More Like Humans   Live Science
Isotope study shows which urban ants love junk food   Phys.Org

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Market Business News
   
Roll-up TV and computer screens developed by Tel Aviv University scientists   
Market Business News
A roll-up TV and computer screen which emits a full range of colors in one pliable pixel layer will soon become a reality, say scientists at Tel Aviv University who developed a novel DNA-peptide structure. The demand for instant, constant communication grows ...

From Genes to Screens: Molecular Backbone of Super-Slim, Bendable Digital ...   Scientific Computing
Organic, Environmentally Friendly Material for Thin, Flexible Display Screens   Azom.com
Novel DNA-peptide structure holds promise for multicoloured roll-up displays   The Engineer
Eureka   
Hindustan Times   
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