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Scientists Tap Tree Power to Run Devices - The Boston Globe
Science & Tech  (tags: discovery, trees, energy, NewTechnology, research, science )

Debs
- 425 days ago - boston.com
Scientists have solved a long-standing mystery behind the source of a faint electrical current in trees - and it wasn't as hard as they thought.
Innovative Hydrogen-Powered Car Created
Science & Tech  (tags: sustainability, green technology, car )

Pekka
- 456 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Wilton and Lambda One Autogas at Gateshead, have successfully adapted a Nissan Almera to run on hydrogen so that it only emits water from its exhaust.
Genetic Pathways for Brain & Pancreatic Cancer Mapped
Science & Tech  (tags: cancer, genetic research, pancreatic cancer, brain tumors, tumors, genes, medical research )

RC
- 464 days ago - washingtonpost.com
The most comprehensive study ever conducted on human tumors revealed 12 core pathways in pancreatic cancer & 3 core pathways in brain cancer that genes use to mutate into deadly tumors. But they also found that no human tumors are identical.
How the Large Hadron Collider Might Change the Web: Scientific American
Science & Tech  (tags: computers, NewTechnology, scientists, interesting, internet, research, science )

Debs
- 465 days ago - sciam.com
When the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) begins smashing protons together this fall inside its 17-mile- (27-kilometer-) circumference underground particle racetrack near Geneva, Switzerland, it will usher in a new era not only of physics but also of computing
Stephen Hawking: Asking Big Questions About the Universe
Science & Tech  (tags: interesting )

Gulacsy
- 466 days ago - weirdandinteresting.blogspot.com
In this video, professor Hawking asks some Big Questions about our universe -- How did the universe begin? How did life begin? Are we alone? -- and discusses how we might go about answering them.
Chrome Beta Arrives
Science & Tech  (tags: Google, web browsers, Chrome, Microsoft, new software )

RC
- 468 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Google has released the beta version of a new browser, hoping to rival Microsoft Explorer.
The Human Genome: 8% Tells Story of Victories Over Viruses
Science & Tech  (tags: human genome, retrovirus, evolution, disease, virus, cancer, genes, fossils )

RC
- 469 days ago - washingtonpost.com
The remnants of conquered retroviruses from thousands of years ago live on in our genes. Human adaptation defeated them & helped us develop our immune system. Scientists are now examining these fossil viruses for clues to modern disease impact & control.
A New Use for An Old Spice
Science & Tech  (tags: cinnamon, food mold, mold, mold inhibitor, health, natural, food preservation )

RC
- 470 days ago - nytimes.com
Good old cinnamon has been found to be a mold-inhibitor extraordinaire. This concise but informative article explains the research behind this finding.
'Lost Towns' Discovered in Amazon
Science & Tech  (tags: Amazon, lost town, human, activities, ancient )

Eduardo
- 471 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A remote area of the Amazon river basin was once home to densely populated towns. The Upper Xingu, in west Brazil, was once thought to be virgin forest, but in fact shows traces of extensive human activity.
US Internet Seen as Untrustworthy
Science & Tech  (tags: Internet, client information, data, data storage, data transmission, Patriot Act, US government, spying, surveillance, privacy )

RC
- 471 days ago - nytimes.com
Since passage of the Patriot Act, many companies based outside of the United States have been reluctant to store client information in the U.S
 
 
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