Surgical masks appear to be no worse than, and nearly as effective as N95 respirators…
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Discovery In Worms Points To More Targeted Cancer Treatment
Researchers have found a link between two genes involved in cancer formation in humans, by…
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Heating, Air-Conditioning And Carpets May Be Hazardous To Your Health
Damp environments, poorly maintained heating and air-conditioning systems and carpeting may contribute to poor indoor…
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Star Trek-like Replicator? Electron Beam Device Makes Metal Parts, One Layer At A Time
A group of engineers working on a novel manufacturing technique at NASA’s Langley Research Center…
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Land-based offsets stay central to US climate bill
Carbon Positive: Recent proposals to the emerging US cap-and-trade draft legislation suggest that the Senate…
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Australia: Row over sceptics hits climate ETS talks
Australian: AN escalating political row over the views of outspoken Coalition climate change sceptics is…
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UK wind energy sector receives £1.4bn injection
Business Green: Wind energy projects in the UK can now apply for £1.4bn funding from…
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Kerry vows US climate outline for Copenhagen
Agence France-Presse: Senator John Kerry has pledged to complete a framework of an elusive US…
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Low-carbon energy sources need $10.5trn investment, warns IEA
Independent (UK): The world’s energy systems will need an extra $10.5 trillion (£6.3trn) in investment…
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Windows 7 Gets a Bye on Latest Patch Tuesday
Microsoft’s newest computer operating system has survived its first few weeks on the market without…