Johns Hopkins Chemist Honored for Research in Propellants

Johns Hopkins chemist Andrej Grubisic has won the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics' Martin Summerfield Graduate Student Award for Research in Combustion and Propellants for his fundamental work on aluminum hydride-based high energy density materials that could potentially serve as rocket fuel.

By Johns Hopkins University,USA.

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Ancient DNA Shows Greenland's Old Flora and Fauna

Scientists analyzing ancient DNA from ice cores extracted from deep beneath Greenland's ice sheets have found that parts of the island were once covered by rich forests.

By AAAS, USA.

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Physicist José Goldemberg Discusses Ethanol and Brazil's Short-Lived Nuclear Weapons Program

With easy access to oil unlikely to last much longer, ethanol has the potential to replace a significant part of the world's petroleum-based fuels, says a leader of the push for energy sustainability in Brazil. But José Goldemberg, a physicist at the University of São Paulo, told a 27 June seminar at AAAS that there is considerable "hype" surrounding the recent popularity of ethanol

By AAAS, USA.

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AAAS Decries Latest Stem Cell Veto

he American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on Wednesday expressed disappointment with the decision by President George W. Bush to veto a landmark stem cell research funding bill. .

By AAAS, USA.

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