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Go Organic ..... the only way we can protect the environmenet

Have you ever imagined a world where drones deliver your goods, then amzon has got the answer...
http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/robotics/aerial-robots/drone-control-heres-how-amazon-thinks-drones-should-fit-into-us-airspace/?utm_source=roboticsnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=080

Climate Game Changers
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/collideascape/?p=11227 #.UZpAoaJgffI

Climate Game Changers : Collide-a-Scape The picture is as clear as it is disturbing: the carbon intensity of the global energy supply has barely changed in 20 years, despite successful efforts in deploying renewable energy.

Meet the World's Most Advanced Brain Scanner
http://discovermagazine.com/2013/june/08-meet-the-worlds-most-advanced-brain-scanner #.UZkneqJgffI

Meet the World's Most Advanced Brain Scanner | DiscoverMagazine.com The super-MRI used in the Human Connectome Project is the ultimate brain hacking machine.

What’s Behind Bee Die-Off?
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2013/05/07/whats-behind-bee-die-off-u-s-and-europe-disagree/ #.UZYiJqJgffI

What’s Behind Bee Die-Off? U.S. and Europe Disagree : The Crux Bees are dying all over the world, and nobody is sure why it is happening. Up to 40 percent of U.S. beekeeper hives failed to survive the past winter, making this the worst season so far on record. In part this was the result of a mysterious and growing phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder (CC...

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Associated With Increased Kidney Stone Risk
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130515174407.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail

Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psyc...

Graphene Joins the Race to Redefine the Ampere
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130512141212.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail

Graphene joins the race to redefine the ampere New research could pave the way for redefining the ampere in terms of fundamental constants of physics. The world's first graphene single-electron pump provides the speed of electron flow needed to create a new standard for electrical current based on electron charge.

Potential Flu Pandemic Lurks: Influenza Viruses Circulating in Pigs, Birds Could Pose Risk to Humans
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130510180250.htm

Potential flu pandemic lurks An new study identifies influenza viruses circulating in pigs and birds that could pose a risk to humans.

INVITATION TO BID FOR SUPPLY, INSTALLATION & COMMISSIONING OF HANDMADE PAPER PLANT MACHINERY
http://www.uiri.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162&Itemid=232

Handmade paper plant machinery Uganda Industrial Research Institute is Uganda Government's lead agency for industrialization, established by an Act of Parliament of Uganda under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry (MTTI). It is the countrie's main vehicle for implementing strategies and measures aimed at t...

ZAYED FUTURE ENERGY PRIZE 2014
http://news.mak.ac.ug/2013/04/zayed-future-energy-prize-2014

Zayed Future Energy Prize 2014 The Zayed Future Energy Prize is organised by Masdar Institute, an Abu Dhabi based energy company involved in cutting edge research and development of renewable energy and clear energy technology. The Prize recognises innovative leadership and achievement in the global environmental solutions, and e...

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FROM GATES FOUNDATION AND PARTNERS 2013
http://news.mak.ac.ug/2013/03/grant-opportunities-gates-foundation-and-partners-2013

Grant opportunities from Gates Foundation and Partners 2013 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its funding partners in the Grand Challenges family of grant programs are inviting innovators to apply for three new grant opportunities:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/antonyevans/glowing-plants-natural-lighting-with-no-electricit

Glowing Plants: Natural Lighting with no Electricity Create GLOWING PLANTS using synthetic biology and Genome Compiler's software - the first step in creating sustainable natural lighting