University of Bristol ... of life and are separated from the outside world by a thin organic membrane. A major function of this membrane is to allow certain molecules to enter or leave the cell whilst other molecules are blocked from the cell interior. This allows metabolic ...
Huffington Post After that, each separate waste stream is channeled as either high-level or low-activity waste into designated melters. The glass is created by mixing sand with a few additives like boron ; the waste is stirred in, and the whole mess is melted, then ... and more »
Salon ATLANTA (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating a factory that supplies parts to nuclear power plants under construction in the Southeast over allegations that employees broke quality control rules and falsified records. The U.S. Nuclear ... and more »
Museums Association (blog) Last week the jet sprays were finally turned off at the Mary Rose. For the past 30 years the hull of the ship has been sprayed with water, and then chemicals , in a continuous process to preserve the 500-year old wreck. ... The other week I got a sneak ...
Philly.com $5 million for the University City Science Center's new medical offices building at 3737 Market St. The state claims this will create 100 temporary construction jobs and 229 new jobs, "retain" 500 existing jobs, and help preserve 900 "indirect" jobs ...
Arcata Eye Photos of emptied chemical containers, rickety diesel rigs, muddied streams and denuded riparian areas followed. Brad Job of the Bureau of Land Management's Arcata office said water diversion and other impacts are also being seen on public lands and he ...
Perth Now Irrespective of who triumphs in next month's state election, both Mr Barnett and Labor leader Mark McGowan have pledged to do all in their power to resist a floating LNG plant, which would see WA miss out on royalties and construction jobs. ... "You ...
Edmonton Journal (blogs) (blog) And with construction of the Redwater bitumen refinery now underway, an all-party committee issued a report stating it wants to see more such projects, particularly those with carbon capture and storage components. The Standing ... A recent economic ... and more »
Huffington Post The pipeline, according to Spectra, will have little impact on underdeveloped lands as it will "be constructed within public roadways and commercial/industrial areas and parallel to existing utility rights-of-way. ... A good deal of it will be natural ... and more »
Metropolis Magazine McClennan, an architect himself and author of the Living Building Challenge's chemicals Red List, empathized with designers who want to do the right thing but face some huge challenges when they try. He said he understood that the design community is ...
