LED startup Switch Lighting hopes to light the way in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is known for computer chips, software companies and social networks - but not light bulbs.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 3, 2011
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Obama's fuel economy rules a job killer, auto dealers say
Flying squads of auto dealers descended on Washington, D.C., in late September. Amped up by a rabble-rousing talk by House Speaker John Boehner and clutching copies of a dealers' association pamphlet entitled "A Flawed Fuel ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 3, 2011
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Earth is having a bad acid trip, study finds
Earth may be overdosing on acid - not the "turn on, tune in, drop out" kind, but the "kill fish, kill coral, kill crops" kind. And it's shaping up to be a very bad trip.
Environment
Oct 3, 2011
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Child abuse in birds: Study documents 'cycle of violence' in nature
For one species of seabird in the Galápagos, the child abuse "cycle of violence" found in humans plays out in the wild.
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2011
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Buildings house secret servers that keep the Internet running
From the outside, the Gothic brick and limestone building a few blocks south of downtown almost looks abandoned.
Internet
Oct 3, 2011
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Rising CO2 levels at end of Ice Age not tied to Pacific Ocean
At the end of the last Ice Age, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rose rapidly as the planet warmed; scientists have long hypothesized that the source was CO2 released from the deep ocean.
Earth Sciences
Oct 3, 2011
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Iran, Iraq pay $1.2 bn to battle sandstorms
A top Iranian environment official said on Monday Tehran and Baghdad will jointly pay $1.2 billion in a project to reduce the number of sand dunes in a bid to cut the number of sandstorms from Iraq.
Environment
Oct 3, 2011
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Helium raises resolution of whole cell imaging
The ability to obtain an accurate three-dimensional image of an intact cell is critical for unraveling the mysteries of cellular structure and function. However, for many years, tiny structures buried deep inside cells have ...
General Physics
Oct 3, 2011
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Polymeric material has potential for noninvasive procedures
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed what they believe to be the first polymeric material that is sensitive to biologically benign levels of near infrared (NRI) irradiation, enabling the material ...
Polymers
Oct 3, 2011
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Enceladus weather: Snow flurries and perfect powder for skiing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Global and high resolution mapping of Enceladus confirms that the weather forecast for Saturn's unique icy moon is set for ongoing snow flurries. The superfine ice crystals that coat Enceladus's surface ...
Space Exploration
Oct 3, 2011
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