Friday, December 04, 2009
- A More Durable Wind Turbine
- By Tyler Hamilton | Energy | 8 Comments
- New design does away with the need for a complex gearbox.
- A Cheaper Hydrogen Catalyst
- By Duncan Graham-Rowe | Materials
- Using nickel as a catalyst rather than platinum could also mean less-expensive fuels cells.
- Hepatitis C Drug Targets RNA
- By Emily Singer | Biomedicine
- A new drug suppresses the virus in chimps without generating resistance.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
- New Endoscope Sees What Lies Beneath
- By Jennifer Chu | Biomedicine
- An infrared-based endoscope scans tissue below the surface.
- A Tongue-Tracking Artificial Larynx
- By Rachel Kremen | Biomedicine
- Patients could get their voice back using a device that analyzes contact between the tongue and palate.
- Cheaper Color-Changing Window
- By Katherine Bourzac | Materials | 1 Comment
- Thin, battery-like films change color when the weather changes.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
- Copenhagen's Clean-Tech Dividend
- By Peter Fairley | Business | 9 Comments
- Climate deal could deliver incentives to grow nascent energy technologies.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
- Caterpillar Flu Vaccine Delayed
- By Jennifer Chu | Biomedicine | 3 Comments
- The FDA wants further evidence that the novel approach is completely safe.
Monday, November 30, 2009
- Identifying Anticancer Immune Cells
- By Lauren Gravitz | Biomedicine | 1 Comment
- A new biosensor can spot potent cancer-killing immune cells.
- Big Hope for Tiny Particles
- By Erika Jonietz | Biomedicine | 2 Comments
- Nanotechnology-based drug delivery offers new treatment options for deadly pancreatic cancers.
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