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Biomimicry News And Research - October 2007 Archives
 | A team of physicists have shown that a tiny viral motor generates twice as much power, relative to its size, as an automobile engine. The finding explains why even very large viruses can self-assemble so rapidly. ...> Full Article |
 | Eastern North Carolina forests contain a hazardous yet valuable resource that could hold the answer for decreasing dependence on petroleum products. ...> Full Article |
 | Wanted: Bacterium that can eat sugar or sludge; must be team player or electrochemically active; ability to survive without oxygen, a plus. ...> Full Article |
 | Designing better solar cells might seem a question of electronics or chemistry, but for one University of Florida engineer, it starts with bugs. ...> Full Article |
 | Mimicking a protein secreted by mussels that allows the mollusk to stick to, well, just about anything, scientists have developed a new material from a dopamine-like molecule that can serve as a versatile adhesive coating. ...> Full Article |
Scientists have discovered a new way of using plants to clean up contaminated land. They have engineered plants using genes from micro-organisms encoding enzymes that break down toxic and carcinogenic explosives.
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Scientists are developing a clean source of energy that could see some of our future fuel and possibly water needs being generated by solar-powered bio-reactors and micro-algae while absorbing CO2.
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 | A plant-like micro-organism mostly found in oceans could make the manufacture of products, from iridescent cosmetics, paints and fabrics to credit card holograms, cheaper and 'greener'. ...> Full Article |
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Nanoparticle opens the door to clean-energy alternatives
Astronomers gear up to discover Earth-like planets
Tillage and reduced-input rotations affect runoff from agricultural fields
A 20-minute bout of yoga stimulates brain function immediately after
A new approach for managing investment funds
Spanish researchers sequence the genome of global deep ocean
Whispering light hears liquids talk
Amount of dust blown across the West is increasing
Research paints new picture of 'dinobird' feathers
Printing artificial bone
Data highways for quantum information
Scientists create novel silicon electrodes that improve lithium-ion batteries
Repairing turbines with the help of robots
New archaeogenetic research refutes earlier findings
Female moths use olfactory signals to choose the best egg-laying sites
Researchers discover 2-step mechanism of inner ear tip link regrowth
Research shows copper destroys norovirus
What role does sleep play in memory and learning?
Chlamydia protein has an odd structure, scientists find
MRI study: Breastfeeding boosts babies' brain growth
Borneo stalagmites provide new view of abrupt climate events over 100,000 years
Doctors should screen for frailty to prevent deaths
Peer pressure tests grade schoolers -- not just adolescents
New mathematical model links space-time theories
Do palm trees hold the key to immortality?
New strategy for fingerprint visualization developed at Hebrew University
How Usain Bolt can run faster -- effortlessly
Moth-inspired nanostructures take the color out of thin films
Robotic insects make first controlled flight
Seahorse's armor gives engineers insight into robotics designs
Insect-inspired camera captures wide field of view with no distortion, according to CU-Boulder study
Bed of needles
Not slippery when wet: Geckos adhere to surfaces submerged underwater
Cry me a river of possibility: Scientists design new adaptive material inspired by tears
Robot ants successfully mimic real colony behavior
Researchers unveil large robotic jellyfish that one day could patrol oceans