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Study Finds Diesel Fumes Responsible for Honeybee Decline

Adele Hall — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 09:54:18 +0000

Scientists from Britain’s University of Southampton found diesel fumes may be disrupting the honeybees’ ability to recognize certain flowers and pollinate. Not only does this threaten the survival of honeybee populations, but there are also concerns of a possible global food shortage as a result. Guy Poppy, an ecology professor who worked on the study, […]

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Specially Designed LiFePO4 Batteries Aiming To Reduce Solar Power Cost

Mike Sandru — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:12:31 +0000

Solar power plants need to store the energy they produce, and this is one of the challenges the alternative energy sector faces nowadays. A new type of LiFePO4 battery developed by UK researchers fits perfectly for this task. The novelty has been the replacement of lead acid batteries regularly used in such cases with the […]

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Textiles That Generate Electricitiy Under Development at Southampton

Mike Sandru — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:23:02 +0000

A team of researchers at the University of Southampton are about to develop a new technology that may allow people to power mobile phones, MP3 players and other gadgets through their movement, without the need to change the batteries.

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