Posted by GSerrano on December 24, 2009 ·
Charles Q. Choi in his article entitled The Real Science of ‘Avatar’ in SPACE.com states that “the movie is set on the fictional Pandora, one of the many moons of a fictional Saturn-sized gas giant, Polyphemus, which is located in the real Alpha Centauri system, which at nearly 4.4 light-years away is the closest star system to Earth. [...]
Posted by GSerrano on June 21, 2009 ·
Malnutrition is described as a state of lack of food, characterized by an insufficient food intake to fill the needs for the daily energy expenditure of an individual. This condition leads to nutritional deficiencies. If allowed to be prolonged, this condition causes irreversible damage and, ultimately, death. The term which refers to an inadequate [...]
Posted by GSerrano on November 5, 2008 ·
In man’s quest for fuel to run his life more efficiently and conveniently, he has gone through many awkward situations just so he does not run out of it. It’s been a maddening quest all along. This panic over Peak Oil, or the alarmist thought that the earth is nearing the complete exhaustion of oil reserves, has made man turn different ways to [...]
Posted by NARUTO on November 4, 2008 ·
In a announce released a few days ago, Syngenta told it is developing a new way to really improve the cost efficiency of sugar cane planting in Brazil. In the release, “Syngenta´s innovation would reduce planting costs per hectare by some 15%, driven by a novel approach to grow sugar cane from smaller cane segments using proprietary treatments. [...]
Posted by Ramya on October 31, 2008 ·
Railways, one among the world’s widely used modes of transport contributes quite a bit to the carbon emissions and soil pollution through the smoke it emits and the fuel spills. Authorities of Florida have recently decided to cut down this kind of pollution by switching over to biofuels to run the trains. Under this plan, Tri-Rail System of South [...]