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Friendly microbes doing our dirty work

A Canadian research team has found an effective way to monitor the anti-polution work being done by soil microbes. Turns out the microbes prefer thelighter carbon 12 isotope over the heavier carbon 13. Tracking the shifting carbon isotope balance in contaminated soil is a good way to monitor...

Tags: Soil, Carbon, Monitors & Displays, Strategy, Hardware, Components, Management, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-01-30

As the mercury rises so does the level of mercury in the soil

As the mercury rises so does the level of mercury in the soilFlawed test?We have not seen a rise in mercury levels in the current soil that sits in the atmosphere as it currently is, have we.Yet we see it in the soil sitting near these CO2 emmiters.Could the emitter...

Tags: mercury, soil

Discussion threads 2009-01-08

As the mercury rises so does the level of mercury in the soil

Increased greenhouse gases will not only increase the earth's temperature. They will apparently bring us more mercury in the soil and thus the plants and animals we eat. An experiment done by the Oak Ridge National Lab found increased CO2 in the atmosphere also increase the level...

Tags: Soil, Carbon Dioxide, Mercury, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-01-08

How plants grow under the ground

An intercontinental team of 30 researchers composed of mathematicians, engineers, computer scientists and plant sciences researchers has developed new explanations about how root plants grow and develop. As roots provide the crops we eat with water and nutrients, it is essential to learn how they grow -- laterally. 'Lateral roots,...

Tags: Root, Soil, Roots, Auxin, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Gevo: From paint thinner to jet fuel

Gevo: From paint thinner to jet fuelquestion the paint thinner, please . . .this may sound cheesy, but on behalf of the water which fills most of my body, and most of this planet, i must ask - what is the impact of this paint thinner like stuff on the...

Tags: soil, paint

Discussion threads 2007-07-19

Bacteria to protect against quakes

If you live near the sea, chances are high that your home is built over sandy soil. And if an earthquake strikes, deep and sandy soils can turn to liquid, with some disastrous consequences for the buildings sitting on them. But now, U.S. researchers have found a way to use...

Tags: Engineering &, Innovation, Energy &, Environment, Science &, Nature

Blog posts 2007-02-25

LiqIT 4 (Windows)

Liquefaction of loose saturated sandy soils under the effect of strong ground motion is a problem that the geotechnical engineer can face in many surveys. LiqIT is a software for the assessment of soil liquefaction potential based on commonly used field data. LiqIT utilizes the most recent and commonly used...

Tags: Soil, GeoLogismiki, LiqIT, Microsoft Windows, Marketing Research, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Management

Software downloads 2006-08-16

BOHR 9.1 (Windows)

The program is used to draw the soil layers by different symbols according to the German specification code DIN 4023. BOHR is used to edit and display graphically the boring logs (boring layers, soil material and water table). The drawing of the boring logs can be displayed first on the...

Tags: Soil, Specification, Microsoft Windows, GEOTEC Software, BOHR, Plotters, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2006-07-18

Wetland QuickForms 2.5.6 (Windows)

Wetland Quickforms is wetland delineation software that uses auto-completing plant and soils data to help you complete routine wetland determination forms faster. Enter wetland plant species by either common name or latin name, view the OSDs for any hydric soil, and define your own QuickLists of commonly entered plants and...

Tags: Soil, Determination, Wetland QuickForms, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management

Software downloads 2006-01-13

Additional Resources

Research paints ugly IT employment picture: Almost 2 million jobs gone in 14 years

Depressing...So much innovation happened in America in the 90's. Alot of what we have now was accomplished by American engineers, and now we are not being included anymore because of what? Arbitrage. Sad, Sad, Sad....Of courseBecause all these CEOs and wannabe businesspeople think quality doesn't matter so...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, information technology, comeback, profit margin, job, worker

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

RetainWall 2.20 (Windows)

RetainWall is a software mainly designed for the purpose of designing a concrete or masonry retaining wall. The wall may retain soil or other granular material. It analyses the stability of the wall based on the loads and the resulting base pressure, sliding and eccentricities. Loads applied on the wall...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, JavaSoft, Wall, RetainWall, Construction

Software downloads 2009-11-17

Global warming? No, no, no, it ain't me, babe

Harry, cut the BS. Write about tech some time.or get a job.Stop Preaching...and writing in a condescending tone. You and Blanchenwhatshisname should start your own site and stop posting this junk to a TECH site. Throwing in a line at the end about Green Jobs doesn't mean your...

Tags: Gender and diversity, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-10-25

Environmental Formulator for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

Environmental Formulator for iPhone is the perfect tool for any environmental engineering Formulator or engineering student. Our environmental engineer app contains 50 important formulas needed by environmental engineers. Environmental Formulator for iPhone will grow to over 100 formulas in the next few months, as we add more formulas and charts...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Formula, Pollution

Software downloads 2009-10-20

Civil Engineering Formulator for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

Civil Engineering Formulator for iPhone is the perfect tool for any civil engineer or engineering student. This app contains 75 important formulas needed by civil engineers. Civil engineer will grow to over 200 formulas in the next few months, as we add 20 or more formulas each month in upgrades....

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Formula, Smart Phones, E-mail, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-10-20

Could you green the world brick by brick?

It's a brick."Well, the mainstream bricks boys do not like CalStar and want to prevent from the use of the very word 'brick.'"Oh, puh-lease. Even when people in third world countries put mud in molds on the ground and use sunlight to bake it, we still call them bricks.Yes, it's...

Tags: CalStar, Oak Creek, ash, fly ash, Oak

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Could you green the world brick by brick?

One California-based company is going to try. And they're going to make those "green" bricks in Wisconsin, not ship them in from China. The new-fangled brick has been pioneered by CalStar Products. A basic ingredient of the CalStar brick is coal ash, residue from burning coal. There...

Tags: Brick, CalStar Products, Coal Ash, Michael Kane, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Tealeaf: 80% report problems with online shopping, many tell their friends

online shoppingI do virtually all my shopping online and I have saved thousands of dollars, with so few negatives that they represent less than 1% of my online shopping experience. I do not like some of the "far east" web stores quite so much since they require a bit...

Tags: Sales channel, Branding, TeaLeaf Technology Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Mother nature v. human nature

Those soft-hearted, multi-nationals in the European Union once again tried to do something that was supposed to be good for the planet and future generations. They seem to have this groundless belief in the perfectability of mankind. How can they, of all peoples, belief in human betterment with...

Tags: European Union, Europeans, Taxes, Free Trade, TVs, Personal Finance, Tv & Home Theater, Financial Planning, Finance, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-27

Works of Honor de Balzac. FREE Author's biography & works in the trial 10.2 (Mobile)

List of Works by Genre and Title List of Works in Alphabetical Order Honore de Balzac BiographyAbout and NavigationList of Works by Genre and TitleLa Comdie Humaine :: Novels :: Short Stories ::PlaysLa Comdie Humaine:Scenes From Private Life:The Ball at Sceaux Translated By Clara Bell The Purse Translated by Clara...

Tags: Paris, Mobile, MobileReference, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-14

Works of Ivan Turgenev. FREE Author's biography & story in the trial 10.1 (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any poem from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, MobileReference

Software downloads 2009-09-11