Researchers have identified how nanoparticles from diesel exhaust damage lung airway cells, a finding that…
Month: March 2011
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Algae converted to butanol; Fuel can be used in automobiles
Chemical engineers have developed a method for converting common algae into butanol, a renewable fuel…
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Apple set to unveil new iPad, with or without Jobs (Reuters)
Reuters – More than a year after igniting the tablet computing craze, Apple Inc prepares…
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Dior fires “odious” Galliano over racist slurs (Reuters)
Reuters – French fashion house Christian Dior fired its star designer John Galliano on Tuesday…
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Chinese Twitter-like Service Passes 100 Million Users (PC World)
PC World – One of the biggest Twitter-like microblogs in China continues to see its…
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Sony unit apologizes for band’s Nazi-like costumes (AP)
AP – Executives from a Japanese Sony music unit apologized Wednesday for a rock band…
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NJ congressman tops ‘Jeopardy’ computer Watson (AP)
AP – Turns out it really does take a rocket scientist to beat Watson, the…
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Best friends can make a child more physically active
Boys and girls who take part in physical activity with their best friend in the…
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Florida citrus industry: Mechanical harvesting creates up to 250 percent more debris than hand harvesting, study finds
Harvesting can account for as much as 50 percent of the production cost for Florida’s…
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Essential oil pill prevents PMS, study suggests
A pill containing a mix of essential oils has been shown to significantly reduce the…