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Best of the Week: Sunday, March 21, 2010

Giving Plastic Solar Cells an Energy Boost
Materials | By Prachi Patel | 5 Comments
Plastic cells are lighter than silicon ones, but they're not as efficient--one company aims to fix that.
Drug Production Gets Aquatic
Biomedicine | 1 Comment
Algae could provide a cheaper, easier method for manufacturing drugs.
Smarter LED Lights
Energy
A new lighting system uses network cables, instead of electrical wires, to supply power and carry data.
Wireless Controlled from the Cloud
Web | 1 Comment
An IBM project promises cheaper network management.
Creating Apps Just for Cars
Communications
Ford and the University of Michigan are developing social networking apps.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Increasing Yield from Gasification
By Kevin Bullis | Energy | 2 Comments
A new process can make more fuel from biomass.
A Cheap, Portable Wound-Healing Device
By Emily Singer | Biomedicine | 5 Comments
After the Haiti earthquake, physicians tested a vacuum pump meant to speed healing.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Tough Coatings for Airplanes
By Katherine Bourzac | Materials | 1 Comment
A strong material inspired by abalone shells could be applied over large areas.
Searching for Another Earth
By Brittany Sauser | Computing
A new discovery advances the hunt for Earthlike planets beyond our solar system.
An Intelligent Live Web Listing
By Erica Naone | Web | 1 Comment
Startup will track live events, including streaming video, auctions, and competitions.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Data Mining for Dodgy Machines
By Brian Krebs | Web
A study highlights efforts to take down ISPs that allow malicious activity.
Startups Aim to Reinvent
Local Advertising
By Erica Naone | Business
Automatically tailored display ads could attract small businesses.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Fingertip Bacteria:
A Promising
Forensic Tool
By Alla Katnelson | Biomedicine | 4 Comments
The genetic makeup of microbes on a person's skin could provide crime scene evidence.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Turning Gas Flares into Fuel
By Peter Fairley | Business | 2 Comments
Microreactor developers race to turn troublesome gas into usable crude oil.
Smarter Chargers for Electric Vehicles
By Kevin Bullis | Energy | 8 Comments
The devices could help stabilize the grid, and make charging electric cars cheaper.
Startups Focus on AI at South by Southwest
By Erica Naone | Computing
A new crop of startups aims to bring artificial intelligence to the masses.

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Winds 'n' gusts
by kfc | 03/20/2010 | 1 Comment
U.S. Senators Could Propose Cap-and-Refunds
by Kevin Bullis | 03/19/2010 | 2 Comments
Mosquitoes Engineered Into Flying Vaccinators
by Emily Singer | 03/19/2010
Common Genetic Variants Have Little Effect on Breast Cancer Prediction
by Emily Singer | 03/19/2010

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