Scientists report engineering a plant that produces industrially relevant levels of compounds that could potentially…
Month: November 2010
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Following Sprint’s lead, Verizon tests $70/month unlimited data bundle (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson – Shortly after shaking things up with a bargain $15-a-month data plan, Verizon…
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Hasbro and iPhone team up for 3D viewing (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Toymaker Hasbro (HAS) has announced a new iPhone/iPod Touch peripheral that will allow…
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E Ink, maker of Kindle display, to offer color (AP)
AP – Up until now, people who have bought e-readers have had to make a…
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Many physicians still have relationships with industry, survey suggests
Relationships with drug manufacturers, device companies and other medical companies appear to be have decreased…
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Plasma as a fast optical switch
Physicists are presenting new research on a laser that uses relativistic effects to turn otherwise…
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Could lung cancer in smokers vs. ‘never-smokers’ be different diseases?
Lung tumors in those who smoke and those who never smoked have different DNA alterations…
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Fat sand rats are SAD like us: Research shines a light on a mood disorder
With her work on the Israeli desert inhabitant gerbil called the fat sand rat, a…
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Cellular communicators for cancer virus identified
A new finding describes how cells infected by the Epstein-Barr virus produce small vesicles or…
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Energy harvesting: Nanogenerators grow strong enough to power small conventional electronic devices
Researchers have reached a significant milestone in their development of nanometer-scale generators that harvest mechanical…