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Bugs put the heat in chili peppers

Bugs put the heat in chili peppers

   If you're a fan of habaƱero salsa or like to order Thai food spiced to five stars, you owe a lot to bugs, both the crawling kind and ones you can see only with a microscope.

Posted : Tue, Aug 12, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Discovery joins list of Canada's chemical breakthroughs

Discovery joins list of Canada's chemical breakthroughs

   Research into a "green" chemical method for separating oil and water, by chemistry researcher Philip Jessop and his research team is highlighted by the Chemical Institute of Canada as one of the top Canadian Chemical Discoveries of the past 100 years.

Posted : Mon, Jun 02, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Greenpeace catches Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo "Playing Dirty"

Greenpeace catches Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo "Playing Dirty"

   The Greenpeace scientific report "Playing Dirty" released today, reveals that the world's most popular game consoles, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3 Elite (PS3) and Microsoft Xbox 360, tested positive for hazardous chemicals and materials such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), phthalates, beryllium and bromine indicative of brominated flame retardants (BFRs).

Posted : Sat, May 24, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Carbon Nanotubes That Look Like Asbestos, Behave Like Asbestos

Carbon Nanotubes That Look Like Asbestos, Behave Like Asbestos

   New study shows inhaling long, thin carbon nanotubes may result in asbestos-related disease

Posted : Tue, May 20, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Five profs win Queen's top research award

Five profs win Queen's top research award

   Five promising researchers, working in such diverse areas as the connection between pharmaceuticals and birth defects, the neural basis of eye movements and innovation in urban economies

Posted : Tue, Apr 15, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News
 
 
 
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