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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Breakthrough Flu Drug Might Already Exist

Biomedicine | By Lauren Gravitz

Fragments of known drugs could lead to a more robust antiviral for H1N1 and other flu variants.

Google Takes Search Real-Time

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Search giant compresses the time frame of its results from minutes to seconds.

More Efficient Space Engine Uses Carbon Nanotubes

Materials | 1 Comment

Nanotubes promise better ion-propulsion efficiency.

Blog: New Model of the Universe Says Past Crystallises out of the Future

What do you get when the past crystallises out of the future? According to a new model, the present.

Blog: EPA Closer to Regulating Greenhouse Gases

Energy | 4 Comments

A new finding is intended to spur action at the Copenhagen climate change conference.

Monday, December 07, 2009

New System Swaps the Cash Register for an iPhone: By Erica Naone | Computing | 10 Comments; Some experts doubt that startup Square can succeed.

This Antenna Bends but Won't Break: By Erika Jonietz | Materials | 2 Comments; Injecting liquid metal into a polymer results in a twistable, stretchable antenna.

Using Rust to Capture CO₂ from Coal Plants: By Kevin Bullis | Energy | 4 Comments; Process could capture carbon more cheaply.

Friday, December 04, 2009

A More Durable Wind Turbine: By Tyler Hamilton | Energy | 10 Comments; New design does away with the need for a complex gearbox.

A Cheaper Hydrogen Catalyst: By Duncan Graham-Rowe | Materials; Using nickel as a catalyst rather than platinum could also mean less-expensive fuels cells.

Hepatitis C Drug Targets RNA: By Emily Singer | Biomedicine; A new drug suppresses the virus in chimps without generating resistance.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

New Endoscope Sees What Lies Beneath: By Jennifer Chu | Biomedicine; An infrared-based endoscope scans tissue below the surface.

A Tongue-Tracking Artificial Larynx: By Rachel Kremen | Biomedicine; Patients could get their voice back using a device that analyzes contact between the tongue and palate.

Cheaper Color-Changing Window: By Katherine Bourzac | Materials | 1 Comment; Thin, battery-like films change color when the weather changes.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Gene-Testing Machine for Doctors: By Emily Singer | Biomedicine | 1 Comment; A new device rapidly analyzes blood for medically relevant genetic variations.

Copenhagen's Clean-Tech Dividend: By Peter Fairley | Business | 9 Comments; Climate deal could deliver incentives to grow nascent energy technologies.

Sodium-Ion Cells for Cheap Energy Storage: By Kevin Bullis | Energy | 4 Comments; DOE funds the development of low-cost sodium-ion batteries.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Searching Facebook More Intimately: By David Talbot | Web; Cuil indexes your Facebook network and produces results based on your social connections.

Personalized, Real-Time Web Content: By Kate Greene | Web | 2 Comments; A new version of Netvibes focuses on real-time data from around the Internet.

Caterpillar Flu Vaccine Delayed: By Jennifer Chu | Biomedicine | 3 Comments; The FDA wants further evidence that the novel approach is completely safe.

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New Model of the Universe Says Past Crystallises out of the Future: by kfc | 12/08/2009 | 4 Comments
EPA Closer to Regulating Greenhouse Gases: by Kevin Bullis | 12/07/2009 | 4 Comments
New Ways to Make Renewable Diesel Fuel: by Kevin Bullis | 12/07/2009
Google Adds Near Real-Time Results to Search: by Erica Naone | 12/07/2009

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