Globe and Mail: Alberta’s oil sands producers and their U.S. refiners face sharply higher costs…
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Canada: Ontario shelves costly nukes
Various: The province has abruptly pulled the plug on new nuclear reactors at Darlington, blaming…
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Can we ‘milk’ oil from algae?
Toronto Star: Imagine a dairy cow so small that you cannot see it. Now imagine…
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30 percent energy savings possible in buildings
China Post: Power consumed by Taiwan’s existing and new buildings could be reduced by 30…
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Darwin Killed Off The Werewolf
It was Darwinian theory that did away with the werewolf. The publication of Charles Darwin’s…
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Extending The Shelf Life Of Antibody Drugs
A new computer model can help solve a problem that has plagued drug companies trying…
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Four Out Of 106 Heart Replacement Valves From Pig Hearts Failed, Study Finds
Pig heart valves used to replace defective aortic valves in human patients failed much earlier…
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New Fabricated Material Changes Color Instantly In Response To External Magnetic Field
Chemists have fabricated microscopic polymer beads that change color instantly and reversibly when external magnetic…
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Ovarian Transplantation: First Baby Is Born With New Technique
A new technique for transplanting the ovaries of women who have lost their fertility has…
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Dino Tooth Sheds New Light On Ancient Riddle: Major Group Of Dinosaurs Had Unique Way Of Eating
Microscopic analysis of scratches on dinosaur teeth has helped scientists unravel an ancient riddle of…