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Conference Scheduled June 5-7 on Safe Use of Nanotechnology in Environmental Remediation

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Newswise HAMMOND An increasing number of hazardous waste disposal sites are using nanotechnology and nanomaterials in their environmental remediation efforts, leaving open questions about the safety of such techniques. An inaugural national workshop will be held at Southeastern Louisiana University June 5-7 to try to provide some answers to the questions and concerns on the safe use of nanomaterials in environmental remediation. Nanomaterials are tiny engineered particles, often smaller than the width of a human air, that are being synthesized and formed to perform specific functions in medicine delivery, pharmacology, industry and environmental remediation. Continue reading →

>>>ANSA Italy gets more Blue Flag beaches

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(By Christopher Livesay) (ANSA) – Rome, May 14 – The number of Italian beaches to be awarded the prestigious Blue Flag award for clean water and pristine sands has risen this year, the international Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) said on Tuesday. Continue reading →

Medical School Pathology, 2013 Season, Session #59: Environmental Nutritional I – Video

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Medical School Pathology, 2013 Season, Session #59: Environmental Nutritional I Medical School Pathology, 2013 Season, Session #59: Environmental Nutritional I This is session #59 of 63 sessions of a medical school pathology course taugh… By: WashingtonDeceit Continue reading →

Medical School Pathology, 2013 Season, Session #60: Environmental Nutritional II – Video

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Medical School Pathology, 2013 Season, Session #60: Environmental Nutritional II Medical School Pathology, 2013 Season, Session #60: Environmental Nutritional II This is session #60 of 63 sessions of a medical school pathology course taug… By: WashingtonDeceit Continue reading →

Rogers Townsend – Fracking Claims and Nanotechnology – March 1, 2013 – Video

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Rogers Townsend – Fracking Claims and Nanotechnology – March 1, 2013 Attorney Diana Coada discusses fracking claims and nanotechnology at the Carolinas Construction Environmental Claims Seminar in Charlotte, NC on March 1, 2… By: RogersTownsend Continue reading →

NASA Wins Prestigious Aerospace Industry Awards

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Two prominent aerospace industry organizations are recognizing the contributions of NASA, especially the achievements of the team that landed NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars in August, with coveted awards. The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) presented its Robert J. Continue reading →

Sun Plus Nanotechnology: Can Solar Energy Get Bigger by Thinking Small

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Patrick J. Kiger Nearly 60 years after researchers first demonstrated a way to convert sunlight into energy, science is still grappling with a critical limitation of the solar photovoltaic cell. It just isn’t that efficient at turning the tremendous power of the sun into electricity. Continue reading →

Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly, Begins Environmental Testing of NASA's Maven Spacecraft

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DENVER, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed the assembly of NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. The orbiter is now undergoing environmental testing at the company’s Space Systems facilities, near Denver, Colo Continue reading →

Freedom High gardening students counting on public votes to win tech prize

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OAKLEY — Freedom High School has moved into the finals of a national competition that could bring it a truckload of technology. And anyone who wants to see that happen can give the Oakley campus a thumbs up with the click of a mouse Continue reading →

Innovative uses of nanotechnology in food and agriculture

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Public release date: 28-Jan-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Vicki Cohn vcohn@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 x2156 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY, January 28, 2013The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invests nearly $10 million a year to support about 250 nanoscale science and engineering projects that could lead to revolutionary advances in agriculture and food systems. Continue reading →

Solution to terrorism lies in Indian spirituality: Modi

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Ahmedabad: Hailing Indian spirituality for having solution to problems such as global warming and terrorism, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the world was yet to realise its full potential. “The world has accepted the power of our youth in information technology, but it has yet to realise India’s power of spirituality Continue reading →

Solution to global warming lies in Indian spirituality: Modi

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PTI Jan 6, 2013, 11.14PM IST AHMEDABAD: Hailing Indian spirituality for having solution to problems such as global warming and terrorism, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today said the world was yet to realise its full potential. “The world has accepted the power of our youth in information technology, but it has yet to realise India’s power of spirituality. Solutions to so many global problems such as global warming lie in the path shown by our saints, through our spirituality,” he said. Continue reading →