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Want to win a baby? Head to Britain
In Britain, critics argue over an in-vitro fertilization lottery which they call "demeaning".
July 8, 2011 9:42pm |
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'The world is an Internet startup now'
'The Internet no longer belongs to the young tech genius with a great idea and the means to execute it online.'
July 8, 2011 9:37pm |
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Sumi's Smart Picks: Voltaic OffGrid Solar Backpack
When your smartphone is dead and there's no electrical outlet in sight, you're usually out of luck. But if the sun was shining and you were sporting the OffGrid Solar Backpack, you'd have plenty...
July 8, 2011 1:07pm
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Why context matters for product design
What makes a product successful? It's all about context, writes Nasahn Sheppard, director of industrial design at Smart Design.
July 8, 2011 11:16am |
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Engineering better antibiotics, with help from the cloud
Swiss researchers are using high-performance cloud computing to model and develop new antibiotics to fight disease.
July 8, 2011 10:39am |
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Hey sustainability exec, are you sure you meant to say that?
More businesses are turning to third-party verification of their corporate sustainability reports, to reduce risk and introduce management discipline.
2 | July 8, 2011 9:19am |
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New study shows the benefit of Medicaid for the poor
A new paper released Thursday by the National Bureau of Economic Research showed that enrolling in Medicaid helped recipients improve their long-term health and maintain financial stability.
4 | July 8, 2011 8:30am |
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Boxer: 600,000 transportation jobs at risk
U.S. senator Barbara Boxer says that Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal allows cuts to transportation by 30 percent, threatening 600,000 infrastructure jobs.
18 | July 8, 2011 8:18am |
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100MW wind farm gets green light in Michigan
Michigan's largest renewable energy provider received approval this week to build a 100-megawatt wind farm in the state.
3 | July 8, 2011 8:02am |
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Largest solar PV factory in Italy opens; targets Mediterranean
The largest solar photovoltaic factory in Italy opened its doors on Friday, bolstering the country's leading global position in renewable energy.
July 8, 2011 7:25am |
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Biofuels fly mainstream: Lufthansa passenger flights taking off
Showtime in Germany. With all the demonstration flights behind it, Lufthansa will start using jet biofuels on its Hamburg-Frankfurt route next Friday, a world first.
July 8, 2011 6:00am |
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Majority of drivers favor red-light cameras, study says
Run a red light, get a fine in the mail: a new study shows most drivers support the use of red-light cameras.
22 | July 8, 2011 5:12am |
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First successful transplantation of a lab-grown windpipe
A man needed a new windpipe, so scientist made one for him. This eliminates the need for a human donation.
1 | July 8, 2011 4:02am |
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What are you made of? Composites central to fuel reduction
Weight reductions and durability offer two compelling reasons for sustainability executives to consider composite materials alternatives.
2 | July 8, 2011 3:58am |
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Video: Is futuristic Skylon the space shuttle of tomorrow?
The Skylon space plane, which can take off and land on runways, may be the future of spaceflight.
7 | July 8, 2011 1:11am |
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GE's cardiovascular ultrasound to board the Atlantis
The Vivid q will help assess the impact of long space flight on astronauts and their hearts on the International Space Station.
July 7, 2011 6:30pm |
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Renewables overtake nuclear power generation in U.S.
Spring rains gave renewable power generation the edge over nuclear facilities over the past three months, putting clean energy ahead of nuclear power for the first time in nearly a decade.
6 | July 7, 2011 4:20pm |
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3D printing: coming to a candy store near you
3D chocolate printer may help make consumer co-creation more palatable for businesses and product designers. They'll come back for more.
2 | July 7, 2011 2:45pm |
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40 MPG is the new badge of honor for automakers
Automakers just can't stop the chest thumping over cars that get 40 miles per gallon or more.
13 | July 7, 2011 11:10am |
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Germaphobes rejoice: Researchers invent germ-free spray
To keep germs at bay, researchers at the University of Georgia have invented an anti-microbial spray which can turn clothes, uniforms, and linens into germ-free items after one application.
3 | July 7, 2011 11:06am |