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Rachael Rettner • January 6, 2009
A recent study has sparked debate about the safety of artificial blood.
Erik Ortlip • January 1, 2009
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, reported November 3 that they have created a “near perfect” solar panel. The solar panel has a special coating that captures 96.7 […]
Dave Levitan • December 19, 2008
New centers aim to prevent nanotechnology environmental disasters.
Lynne Peeples • December 12, 2008
A New York City company is converting the East River’s tidal currents into electricity.
Genevra Pittman • December 5, 2008
The Wii gaming system goes beyond playtime as a rehab tool for all ages.
Brett Israel • November 20, 2008
Public transit systems across the country received a long overdue boost from this historic election season. Voters signaled their willingness to invest in mass transit, despite the economic downturn, suggesting […]
Adam T. Hadhazy • November 13, 2008
As one space mission ends, another begins. NASA announced this week that the agency has not received a signal from the Phoenix lander since November 2. The interplanetary flatline indicates […]
Christopher Intagliata • November 3, 2008
Asks Leo in Arizona
Rachael Rettner • October 7, 2008
Big problems can have small solutions. That’s what I learned this week when I visited Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Center for Functional Nanomaterials on Long Island, New York. Research in the […]
Stuart Fox • October 6, 2008
Asks Alex from NYC
Andrew Grant • September 29, 2008
Asks Matthew from Virginia
Eric R. Olson • September 26, 2008
The economy is in a tail spin and the weather here in the Northeast today is wet, windy and miserable. Fortunately, today’s blog tidbit takes us to tropical climes and […]
Eric R. Olson • September 9, 2008
It can be a little frustrating to know that our excess energy consumption is almost certainly driving up atmospheric CO2 concentrations, contributing to global warming, and the only thing that […]
Katherine Tweed • September 8, 2008
Asks Thomas from Sherborn, Mass.
Adam T. Hadhazy • July 30, 2008
Is it worth sending people to Mars when robots already go there safely and on the cheap?