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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Giving Plastic Solar Cells an Energy Boost

Materials | By Prachi Patel

Plastic cells are lighter than silicon ones, but they're not as efficient--one company aims to fix that.

Fingertip Bacteria:
A Promising
Forensic Tool

Biomedicine | 1 Comment

The genetic makeup of microbes on a person's skin could provide crime scene evidence.

Smarter LED Lights

Energy

A new lighting system uses network cables, instead of electrical wires, to supply power and carry data.

Blog: SXSW: Twitter Announces "@anywhere" Platform

Web

It will give partners access to more Twitter data.

Blog: Sculpting Tissues with Magnets

Materials

Cells treated with magnetic nanoparticles can be held in tissue-like 3-D shapes.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Turning Gas Flares into Fuel: By Peter Fairley | Business | 1 Comment; Microreactor developers race to turn troublesome gas into usable crude oil.

Smarter Chargers for Electric Vehicles: By Kevin Bullis | Energy | 4 Comments; The devices could help stabilize the grid, and make charging electric cars cheaper.

Startups Focus on AI at South by Southwest: By Erica Naone | Computing; A new crop of startups aims to bring artificial intelligence to the masses.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Leakier Tumor Vessels Enhance Drug Delivery: By Nora Schultz | Biomedicine; Molecules that make blood vessels more permeable might boost chemotherapeutics.

Packing More into Lithium Batteries: By Phil McKenna | Materials | 1 Comment; Lithium sulfur promises a longer charge, and safer operation, compared to standard lithium batteries.

Fingerprinting Computer Chips: By Neil Savage | Computing | 3 Comments; Verayo is harnessing unique manufacturing flaws to make RFID tags that are impossible to copy.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Teaching an Old Polymer Memory Tricks: By Prachi Patel | Materials | 1 Comment; A polymer takes on four shapes depending on the temperature.

Toyota Applies the Brakes: By Kristina Grifantini | Computing | 13 Comments; The company hopes a "smart pedal" will help defuse criticism.

Hunting Disease Origins with Whole-Genome Sequencing: By Emily Singer | Biomedicine; Two studies show that complete-genome sequencing can identify disease-causing genes.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Gasifying Biomass with Sunlight: By Tyler Hamilton | Energy | 9 Comments; A solar-driven process could yield far more fuel than conventional biomass production.

Patching the Security Update Process: By Brian Krebs | Communications | 3 Comments; Security firm aims to make installing updates as painless and invisible as possible.

Faster Healing for Severe Fractures: By Brittany Sauser | Biomedicine | 8 Comments; A simple method uses stem cells from bone tissue to repair serious injuries quickly and cheaply.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Catalysts for Plastic Recycling: By Katherine Bourzac | Materials | 2 Comments; Chemical process can recycle PET bottles at lower temperatures.

A Vision for Personalized Medicine: By Emily Singer | Biomedicine | 4 Comments; Genomics pioneer Leroy Hood says a coming revolution in medicine will bring enormous new opportunities.

Mapping the Malicious Web: By Robert Lemos | Web | 2 Comments; Analyzing the connections between sites could help spot Web attacks.

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Sculpting Tissues with Magnets: by Katherine Bourzac | 03/15/2010
SXSW: Twitter Announces "@anywhere" Platform: by Erica Naone | 03/15/2010
Black Holes Can Form Rings, Helices, and Even Saturn Shapes: by kfc | 03/15/2010 | 5 Comments
Stars 'n' diamonds: by kfc | 03/13/2010

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