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Hydrogen Fuel Gets a Boost with Stainless Steel Technology

BY Kit Eaton
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Tue Feb 24, 2009 at 7:48 AM

The science of producing hydrogen to power fuel-cells in microbial electrolysis processes has just received a boost with some research at Pennsylvania State University that uses stainless steel components instead of the more ...READ»

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Start Your (Search) Engines!

BY Eric Matson
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:47 PM

We all want the same thing: better information faster. Here are road-tested strategies and tools to speed up your searches.READ»

STANLEY A. SCHWARTZ | 3 comments

Nanotech Invention May Be Golden Bullet for Controlling Drug Addiction

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 59
Tue Mar 24, 2009 at 11:14 AM

Scientists at the University of Buffalo have found a new use for nanotechnology--as an extremely precise way of delivering chemicals to the right part of the brain to combat drug addiction. And, pleasingly, the science really does ...READ»

BATTERIES | 1 comment

Lithium Batteries on Verge of Explosion (in Power Capacity)

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 52
Mon May 18, 2009 at 11:10 AM

Lithium battery technology--the hidden power behind much of the improvements in our portable gadgets--is about to make a huge step-change, thanks to two different science groups. One uses sulfur and the other uses air--but both ...READ»

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Job Titles We'd Like to Have - Intangible Asset Appraiser

BY Kate Kane
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:36 PM

There's nothing intangible about Sam Khoury's credentials: BS in chemistry, MS in organic chemistry, a PhD in polymer chemistry, an MBA for good measure. It's appropriate; knowledge is Khoury's business. As Dow Chemical's intangible ...READ»

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Sally's Dreamcoat

BY Fara Warner
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:17 AM

Imagine a world where you never have to scrape ice off your windshield--And where car paints don't pollute.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION | 3 comments

Lilly's R<amp></amp>D Prescription

BY Bill Breen
Relevancy Score: 33
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:33 AM

How does pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly accelerate the pace while reducing the cost of innovation? By corralling scientists around the world in a Web-based system of eRD.READ»

BATTERIES | 5 comments

New Invention Means Future Cellphones To Charge in Seconds

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 33
Thu Mar 12, 2009 at 7:26 AM

We've talked a lot about future battery technology, but generally the innovations are for products that we won't see for years. Perhaps not so with a new invention from MIT since it's a modification of already ubiquitous lithium-ion ...READ»

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Genomatica: Green and Profitable Chemistry with Microbes

BY Glenn Croston
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Thu Jun 4, 2009 at 2:01 AM

The global chemical industry, worth trillions of dollars a year, has relied heavily on oil and natural gas. While we often associate the green business world with solar panels and electric cars, change is brewing in industries ...READ»

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