Resources: Peak Soil (10/15/13 10:28)
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Many experts believe the depletion of nutrients in our soil is responsible for many of the degenerative diseases that are more prevalent now than they were in our ancestors.
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Memory Competition (10/11/13 13:18)
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Research from Japan shows that chimpanzees are way ahead of humans in complex memory tests.
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Food: Horrenduos Waste (10/09/13 08:04)
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Globally, food waste is rising to 50 percent as developing nations struggle with spoilage and Western nations simply toss edible food away.
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Photonic Molecules (10/01/13 15:46)
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A group at the Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms have managed to coax light photons into binding together to form molecules--a state of matter that, until recently, had been purely theoretical.
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Energy: German Screw-Up (09/10/13 16:41)
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Germany's agressive and reckless expansion of wind and solar power has come with a hefty pricetag for consumers, and the costs often fall disproportionately on the poor. Government advisors are calling for a completely new start.
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Energy: Nucleaur Fusion (09/05/13 17:47)
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Is Europe's nuclear fusion experiment melting down - asks Scott Belinksi of OilPrice.com.
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Renewables (08/26/13 18:25)
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Scientists have managed--with a simple solar cell--to convert almost five percent of solar energy into the chemical form of hydrogen. Google translation
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Wireless Infrastructure (08/12/13 18:23)
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The city of Gumi, South Korea has debuted a wirelessly charged electric bus, becoming yet another municipality to embrace induction charging.
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Fossil Fuels (07/25/13 11:10)
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Oil and gas exploration is getting bigger, deeper, faster and more efficient, with new technology chipping away at “peak oil” concerns.
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Hightech: Levitation (07/21/13 16:43)
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Researchers are able to make particles, liquid droplets, and even toothpicks fly in mid-air by letting them ride on acoustic waves.
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