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	Instant steam takes on MRSA A method for making instant steam, without the need for electricity, promises to be useful for tackling antibiotic resistant ‘superbugs’ like MRSA and C. difficile, as well as removing chewing gum from pavements and powering environmentally friendly cars, reports Nina Morgan in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI. [ Monday 30th July 2007 ] More ...   China simplifies method for turning coal to gas Chinese researchers have demonstrated a cheap, simple way to convert underground coal into gas. The new method could make it more economical to exploit coal seams that are otherwise difficult to reach, but also raises environmental concerns. [ Friday 20th July 2007 ] More ...   Chemical in brain acts like a fuel gauge The concept that a drop in blood sugar triggers a craving for food is best understood just before lunchtime. But exactly how the process unfolds has proven difficult to explain, even on a full stomach. [ Saturday 07th July 2007 ] More ...   Study reveals new, cost-efficient method for creating portable hydrogen fuel cells A new paper published in Journal of the American Ceramic Society proposes a new method of producing hydrogen for portable fuel cells. [ Sunday 01st July 2007 ] More ...   Plastic that grows on trees Scientists took a giant step closer to the biorefinery this week, reporting in the June 15 issue of the journal Science that they have directly converted sugars ubiquitous in nature to an alternative source for those products that make oil so valuable, with very little of the residual impurities that have made the quest so daunting. [ Tuesday 19th June 2007 ] More ...   Potatoes Could Be Used for Bioplastics The usual choices for potatoes include baked, mashed or french fried, but a new study suggests another option: plastic. [ Wednesday 13th June 2007 ] More ...   For spider-strength silk go back to basics If you want to spin silk like a spider then you need to rethink your starting material, Oxford University scientists have discovered. [ Wednesday 06th June 2007 ] More ...   New biofuel from trees developed at UGA UGA researchers have developed a way to turn wood pellets such as these into fuel.A team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a new biofuel derived from wood chips. Unlike previous fuels derived from wood, the new and still unnamed fuel can be blended with biodiesel and petroleum diesel to power conventional engines. [ Tuesday 22nd May 2007 ] More ... Page: 1 2 Next