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The world's first zero-emission polar research station opened in Antarctica and was welcomed by scientists as proof that alternative energy is viable even in the coldest regions.
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The laser printer on that desk near you could be making you ill.
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People debating politics are well-advised to shed more light than heat. Engineers working in optical technologies have the same aspiration.
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PerkinElmer, Inc. has announced the development of interface software for Agilents EZChrom Elite chromatography data system (CDS) to control PerkinElmers Clarus family of Gas Chromatographs (GCs).
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The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Foundation has established the Vittorio de Nora Prize for Environmental Improvements in Metallurgical Industries.
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Battelle, the worlds largest independent research and development organization, has hired Dr. Paul Kirshen from Tufts University to lead an important climate change initiative.
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The National Research Council and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) surveyed a sample of AAAS members in the life sciences to assess their awareness of and attitudes toward "dual-use" research studies undertaken for beneficial purposes that could also have harmful applications such as bioterrorism.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a new certified reference material that can be an important quality assurance tool for measuring the amounts of vitamins, carotenoids, and trace elements in dietary supplements.
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Field work and computer simulations in Michigan and Wisconsin are helping biofuels researchers understand the basics of getting home-grown energy from the field to consumers.
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Scientific management was the first big management idea to reach a mass audience. It swept through corporate America in the early years of the 20th century, and much management thinking since has been either a reaction to it, or a development of it.
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Carbon storage may win out against an unproven recycling technology that uses algae
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