(AP) -- A federal commission announced approval Wednesday for a uranium enrichment plant in southeastern New Mexico to begin operating more of its massive processing system, which would double the facility's capacity to ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 24, 2011
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Dow Kokam and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working together to enhance the Michigan-based company's capabilities to develop and commercialize advanced lithium ion batteries.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 24, 2011
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A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have successfully reengineered an important antibiotic to kill the deadliest antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The compound could one day be used clinically to treat patients ...
Biochemistry
Aug 24, 2011
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The summer sun is in full force, yet these scavengers are clutching flashlights.
Plants & Animals
Aug 24, 2011
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(AP) -- The arrangement of nearly 3,000 names at the World Trade Center memorial is now available as a free iPhone app.
Software
Aug 24, 2011
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Brightcove, a US tech company which provides a cloud computing-based platform for online video, filed on Wednesday for an initial public offering (IPO) that aims to raise up to $50 million.
Business
Aug 24, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Samsung has released the NC215 solar-powered netbook in Korea. The netbook carries a solar panel on the lid, which can turn two hours of sunlight into one hour of netbook run-time.
Bhutan's prime minister has issued a dire warning about the impact of Himalayan climate change, saying it could wreck the tiny kingdom's ambitious plans to be a world leader in hydropower.
Environment
Aug 24, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two studies appearing in the Aug. 25 issue of the journal Nature provide new insights into a cosmic accident that has been streaming X-rays toward Earth since late March. NASA's Swift satellite first alerted ...
Astronomy
Aug 24, 2011
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In the first study of its kind, researchers have linked a natural global climate cycle to periodic increases in warfare. The arrival of El Niño, which every three to seven years boosts temperatures and cuts rainfall, ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 24, 2011
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