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Executive order lifts funding limits to stem cell research, while memo moves to keep politics out of science
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Politicians are pinning their hopes for delivery from global warming on a technology that is not quite airtight
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According to a study for the U.S. Conference of Mayors released last October, the U.S. economy could generate 4.2 million new green jobs in the next 30 years.
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Fast and simple enabling technology being offered to the world on open basis
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Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that it will host a meeting at Pittcon 2009 to measure interest in launching an industry-wide initiative to develop an open standard for chromatography instrument control software.
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The Board of Directors of the Association of Laboratory Managers is pleased to introduce Dr. John Sadowski as ALMAs new Executive Director.
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Electrolyzed water cleans, degreases -- and treats athlete's foot. The solution is replacing toxic chemicals.
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The United States, respected as a world leader in scientific research, has a shortage of trained scientists. The labor gap is being filled by foreign guest workers, but recent regulations limiting foreign researchers' ability to work in the U. S. have created a need for a new pool of domestic scientists.
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Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a fundamental property of mixture behavior that might help extend the life of many things including vaccines, food and library booksand save money while doing it.
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and The Johns Hopkins University have constructed a unique tool for exploring the properties of promising new materials with unprecedented sensitivity and speed
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President Barack Obama's pursuit of energy independence promises to accelerate research and development for alternative energy sources -- solar, wind and geothermal power, biofuels, hydrogen and biomass, to name a few.
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