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Advance brings low-cost, bright LED lighting closer to reality Perdue, 3 days, 10 hours, 29 minutes ago Researchers at Purdue University have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of "solid state lighting," a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted.
Canadian researchers discover ovulation gene CBC, 6 days, 4 hours, 21 minutes ago Canadian and European researchers have discovered the gene that regulates ovulation.
Non-GMO Soybeans Show 10% Greater Yield ENN, 6 days, 8 hours, 21 minutes ago Pioneer Hi-Bred, a Johnston-based unit of DuPont, launched Thursday what it is calling "a new generation" of soybean varieties designed to increase soybean yields by 40 percent during the next 10 years. Pioneer president and DuPont vice president and general manager Paul Schickler said the new Y series soybeans, as Pioneer has named the 32 newseed varieties, will "deliver unprecedented productivity gains to North American soybean growers." Pioneer intends to sell enough of the new seed from the Y series to cover about 9 million acres for the 2009 growing season.
NYC speeds transformation of yellow cabs to green ENN, 1 week, 16 hours, 21 minutes ago New York City's yellow taxi fleet now will go green at the rate of 300 new hybrid cars a month, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Wednesday, citing an agreement with car-makers to supply the fuel-light cabs. There are already more than 1,300 hybrid taxis in the city, and each one saves its drivers about $6,500 a year, Taxi and Limousine Commission Chairman Matthew Daus said in a joint statement with the mayor. Bloomberg aims to accomplish 127 green initiatives before his second and final four-year term ends in 2010. In December, the Taxi and Limousine Commission voted to require all vehicles that join the taxi fleet to be hybrids by October 1. The only exception is for cabs specially equipped for the handicapped.
Best Photography Blog: Smilemyday.com Blogger's Choice Awards, 1 week, 1 day, 12 hours, 37 minutes ago The happiest blog in the world, with million happy smiles that make people happy.
‘Green’ Clothing Offers More Than Eco Awareness CBS 2, 1 week, 1 day, 12 hours, 46 minutes ago Cheap clothing and electronics have led many consumers to treat those products as disposable items.
MIT Researchers Making Dyed Glass Solar Windows Work EcoGeek, 1 week, 2 days, 22 hours, 34 minutes ago In about three years, you may be able to buy windows for your home that light up your rooms and your electronics.
Virus helps show cancer spread BBC, 1 week, 5 days, 14 hours, 21 minutes ago Scientists have used a common cold virus to "light up" prostate cancer tumours in different parts of the body.
Scientists in quake prediction advance BBC, 2 weeks, 7 hours, 21 minutes ago Researchers take an important step forward in their efforts to predict earthquakes, the journal Nature says.
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