GM to move fuel cell research from NY to Michigan
(AP)—General Motors says it will close its hydrogen fuel-cell research operation near Rochester, N.Y., and move it to Michigan.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 5, 2012
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New etching method helps to build 3-D structures from 2-D template
In modern telecommunications, light carries digital information over kilometers within seconds. Adapted optical materials control the light signals. In the Advanced Functional Materials journal, researchers from Berlin, Louvain, ...
Materials Science
Oct 5, 2012
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B-Raf and C-Raf proteins turn mouse white
Mice with black fur that turns white? Specialist cancer researchers from Inserm, CNRS, the Institut Curie and the Université Paris-Sud have taken steps to better understand the development of skin cells responsible for pigmentation ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 5, 2012
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Apple even stronger a year after Steve Jobs death (Update)
As Apple paid homage Friday to Steve Jobs a year after his death, the US technology giant appeared to be extending its leadership in the sector even without the visionary leader.
Business
Oct 5, 2012
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Researchers build better earthquake simulator
(Phys.org)—Traditional earthquake simulators have generally functioned by pressing two pieces of rock material together at high pressure until they reach a breaking point, resulting in something similar to the sticking ...
Study shows that organic aerosols aging caused by OH radicals
Atmospheric aerosol particles have a significant effect on climate. An international team of researchers has now discovered that a chemical process in the atmosphere called aging determines to a major extent the concentration ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 5, 2012
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Urban coyotes could be setting the stage for larger carnivores to move into cities
About five miles from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, scientists have located the smallest known coyote territory ever observed. For at least six years, a coyote community has maintained its existence within about a ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 5, 2012
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Non-native plants show a greater response than native wildflowers to climate change
Warming temperatures in Ohio are a key driver behind changes in the state's landscape, and non-native plant species appear to be responding more strongly than native wildflowers to the changing climate, new research suggests.
Ecology
Oct 5, 2012
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Progress continues for women faculty, but gradually
(Phys.org)—When professor and astrophysicist Priya Natarajan read the recent Yale study on gender bias in academic research among scientists, she was surprised—but not completely.
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2012
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HRL's breakthrough development of ultralight microlattice materials recognized
Researchers from HRL Laboratories are among the honorees of Popular Mechanics' 2012 Breakthrough Awards for their development of ultralight microlattice materials.
Materials Science
Oct 5, 2012
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