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Best of the Week: Sunday, November 29, 2009

Biomedicine | By Lauren Gravitz | 2 Comments
Researchers are working to treat pandemic flu by recruiting a patient's own immune cells.
Researchers develop a new method for making efficient nanotube transistor arrays.
Sandia scientists successfully test a machine that creates fuel from carbon dioxide.
As smart phones become smarter, malicious code will find a friendlier home.
California is about to implement a standard to boost cleaner fuels and punish the rest.
Friday, November 27, 2009
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Getting Beyond Petroleum Won't Be Easy
Thursday, November 26, 2009
A Cancer-Fighting Implant
A polymer disc shrinks tumors in rodents by eliciting an immune attack.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Origami Solar Cells
Silicon sheets self-assemble into spheres to capture more light.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
IBM's Move in Microfluidics
Its new chip could be used in easy and cheap diagnostic tests.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Enhancing Access to Genomic Medicine
A startup aims to calculate the value in the onslaught of genetic tests.
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Gasoline from Vinegar
A process that converts acids from garbage into fuel gets a boost.
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Commercializing Garbage to Ethanol
Startup Coskata has opened a "semi-commercial" ethanol plant to demonstrate its technology.
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Recyclable Hydrogen Fuel Tanks
A new process makes regenerating hydrogen fuel more efficient.
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