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Biomimicry News And Research- Nanotechnology may increase longevity of dental fillingsTooth-colored fillings may be more attractive than silver ones, but the bonds between the white filling and the tooth quickly age and degrade. A Medical College of Georgia researcher hopes a new nanotechnology technique will extend the fillings' longevity.
- Stirred, not shaken: Bio-inspired cilia mix medical reagents at small scalesEngineers used a novel underwater manufacturing technique to successfully build biomimetic cilia. The hairlike appendages mix tiny volumes of liquid to speed up biomedical reactions.
- Crustacean shell with polyester creates mixed-fiber material for nerve repairWeaving chitosan, found in the shells of crabs and shrimp, with an industrial polyester creates a promising new material for biomedical applications, including the tiny tubes that support repair of a severed nerve.
- Beetle shell inspires brilliant white paperAn obscure species of beetle has shown how brilliant white paper could be produced in a completely new way. A team from Imerys Minerals Ltd. and the University of Exeter has taken inspiration from the shell of the Cyphochilus beetle to understand how to produce a new kind of white coating for paper.
- New radio chip mimics human earCould enable wireless devices capable of receiving cell phone, Internet, radio and television signals
- Navy grant to fund probe of squid and octopus camouflageOctopuses and squid are big brained species that use much of their mental powers to adjust their own appearances. This remarkable ability to camouflage on the fly has inspired the US Office of Naval Research to award $7.5 million to Duke University and two collaborating institutions to learn more about how the animals do it.
- Getting a grip: 'Velcro'-like structure helps bees stick to flowersWhen bees collect nectar, how do they hold onto the flower? Cambridge University scientists have shown that it is down to small cone-shaped cells on the petals that act like Velcro on the bees' feet.
- 'Gecko vision': Key to the multifocal contact lens of the future?Nocturnal geckos are among the very few living creatures able to see colors at night, and scientists' discovery of series of distinct concentric zones may lead to insight into better cameras and contact lenses.
- Research gives clues for self-cleaning materials, water-striding robotsHumans have marveled for millennia at how water beads up and rolls off flowers, caterpillars and some insects, and how insects like water striders are able to walk effortlessly on water. University of Nebraska and RIKEN research into super hydrophobic properties provide hints to researchers to develop these abilities in things like micro-robots, self-cleani […]
- Unifying the animate and the inanimate designs of natureLiving beings and inanimate phenomena may have more in common than previously thought.
- Nanotechnology may increase longevity of dental fillings
- Environmental Capital – WSJ.com
- Oil Prices: Rising Supplies Help Explain Plunging CrudeAnybody looking for an explanation for oils biggest weekly drop since January might just want to take a gander at fundamentals, as quaint an idea as that may seem when it comes to oil prices.
- The New GM: Chevy Volt Father Bob Lutz is BackWhat does the return of former vice-chairman Bob "Global Warming is a Crock" Lutz to the new GM mean for the future of the Chevy Volt?
- Power Play: HSBC on the Coming Carnage in Power GenerationThe market for power equipment is changing, even if a global climate deal seems far off. HSBC handicaps who's best poised to survive the tough years ahead.
- Bottle Blues: The House Tackles Bottled WaterBottled water comes under fire again for its environmental footprint.
- Green Ink: Climate Squabbles and Clean-Energy CelebrationsThe daily roundup of energy and climate news.
- North Sea Oil: Norway’s Pumping, Britain’s LaggingNorway and Britain both drill for oil in the North Sea. Why are their fortunes so divergent?
- Climate Promises and the Future of OilEven if world leaders in the G-8 didn't solve the climate-change problem, the fact they are trying to spells a cloudy future for oil.
- Pickens Plan: It’s a Gas, NaturallyT. Boone Pickens gets some Congressional momentum behind his plan to boost natural-gas as a transport fuel.
- Derailed: Is There A Better Way to Tackle Climate Change?Global leaders have yet to break the climate-change deadlock. Is it time for a rethink of climate policy?
- Green Ink: Mixed Results from G-8 Climate PushThe daily roundup of energy and climate news.
- Oil Prices: Rising Supplies Help Explain Plunging Crude
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- Paddling for a Purpose: Tribal Journey in the Salish Sea
- Groundwater Availability Detailed in California's Central Valley
- July Science Picks -- Leads, Feeds and Story SeedsDo you want the most current climate change projections and recommendations for future actions? If so, then check out USGS Science Picks! You can also gain insight on the Arctic’s energy assets, how a tribal canoe journey is helping improve water resources in the Salish Sea, efforts to weed out alien invaders, and the need to save declining coral ecosy […]
- Pinpointing Drought Coast to CoastTake vast quantities of satellite remote sensing data. Season with time. Mix generously with information about climate, soils, and recent rainfall. These are the ingredients for the Vegetation Drought Response Index. Known to specialists as VegDRI, this computer modeling and monitoring method provides continuous drought information over large regions and sup […]
- Beach Health: Safe to Swim?When a local beach closes for health reasons, people start wondering, “Is it safe to swim?” U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) science can help local beach managers understand the sources of contamination and the kinds of contaminants that may affect human health. In the Great Lakes region, the USGS has already developed state-of-the-art methods and p […]
- Nutrient Delivery to the Gulf of Mexico Among Highest MeasuredSpring nutrient delivery to the northern Gulf of Mexico is among the highest measured by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in thirty years. Too many nutrients, which are essential for plant growth, are not necessarily a good thing. Excessive nutrients can be harmful by decreasing the amount of oxygen in the water, also known as hypoxia. This can result in an […]
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- Significant Gas Resource Discovered in U.S. Gulf of Mexico
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