What if we could harness the mixing of salt water and fresh water to create a renewable energy source? Better yet, what if we could use sea water and even saltier water from a desalination plant to create a renewable energy source?
With over 220,000 bariatric surgical procedures performed in the US in 2008, doctors and patients need to know if the procedures are safe and effective. A federally-funded, multicenter consortium was created to answer that question.
Treating, sheltering, and jailing the homeless cost the county of Dallas taxpayers $50 million each year. Authorities are trying to find answers to the complex issue of how to help the homeless most efficiently.
With instability in the Middle East, the shrinking oil reserves, and global warming, many countries are turning to biofuels as the answer to their fuel needs of the future.