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UMass Amherst study finds impaired behavior in pregnant and lactating mice In the first study of its kind, environmental health scientist Laura Vandenberg and neuroscientist Mary Catanese at the University of Massachusetts Amherst examined the effects of the compound bisphenol S (BPS) on maternal behavior and related brain regions in mice. They found subtle but

The real story is more complicated Every successful modern e-gadget is a combination of components made by many makers. The story of how the transistor became the building block of modern machines explains why. We like to think that invention comes as a flash of insight, the equivalent of that sudden Archimedean displacement of bath

Over 30,000 still images and video, as well as local information about changing biodiversity, have been uploaded to the Encyclopedia of Life via new tools that let the public contribute as never before to a global online science collaboration of unprecedented scale.

Adding genes to bacteria offers sustainable routes to make compounds currently obtained from petrochemicals The dream of replacing petrochemicals with renewable resources in the manufacture of synthetic fibers and plastics has moved a step closer. A*STAR researchers have genetically modified the bacterium Escherichia coli to produce a compound that can be converted into a base

Ford Motor Company is teaming up with San Jose-based solar panel maker SunPower to offer a rooftop solar system option which will be sold alongside the upcoming Ford Focus EV. The “Drive Green for Life” program, as it’s being called, involves mounting solar panels on a customer’s home. These panels wouldn’t be used just to

Diatoms, a kind of algae that reproduces prodigiously, have been called “the jewels of the sea” for their ability to manipulate light. Now, researchers hope to harness that property to boost solar technology. In the lab of Andre Taylor, associate professor of chemical & environmental engineering, fossilized diatoms are being used to solve a design

Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) or concentrating PV technologies aren’t new In the age of green energy we are seeing interesting new developments that marry building materials with the capacity to harness renewable power sources. Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) or concentrating PV technologies aren’t new, but the ability to concentrate and maximize the capture of energy

Solar photovoltaic technology can significantly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and our dependence on the grid WE don’t think much about pitch pine poles until storms like Hurricane Sandy litter our landscape with their splintered corpses and arcing power lines. Crews from as far away as California and Quebec have worked feverishly to repair

Two researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof. Their research paper is being published today in the journal Nature. The findings could eventually lead to new cancer treatments in people, said study authors Andrei Seluanov and Vera Gorbunova. Naked mole rats are small, hairless, subterranean rodents that