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WSU researchers use a 3d printer to make bone-like materialPullman, WA (SPX) Dec 01, 2011 It looks like bone. It feels like bone. For the most part, it acts like bone. And it came off an inkjet printer. Washington State University researchers have used a 3D printer to create a bone-like material and structure that can be used in orthopedic procedures, dental work, and to deliver medicine for treating osteoporosis. Paired with actual bone, it acts as a scaffold for new bone to grow on and ultimately dissolves with no apparent ill effects. The authors report on successful in vitro ... read more |
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  OSU study questions cost-effectiveness of biofuels and their ability to cut fossil fuel use A new study by economists at Oregon State University questions the cost-effectiveness of biofuels and says they would barely reduce fossil fuel use and would likely increase greenhouse gas emissions ... more | .. |
 E. Coli Bacteria Engineered to Eat Switchgrass and Make Transportation Fuels A milestone has been reached on the road to developing advanced biofuels that can replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuels with a domestically-produced clean, green, renewable alternative. Resea ... more | .. |
  A smarter way to make ultraviolet light beams Existing coherent ultraviolet light sources are power hungry, bulky and expensive. University of Michigan researchers have found a better way to build compact ultraviolet sources with low power cons ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Drexel's Gogotsi Questions Accuracy of Battery Performance Metrics Solving the mystery of prematurely dead cell phone and laptop batteries may prove to be a vital step toward creating a sustainable energy grid according to Drexel researcher Dr. Yury Gogotsi. ... more | .. |
  The interplay of dancing electrons Negative ions play an important role in everything from how our bodies function to the structure of the universe. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now developed a new metho ... more | .. |
 US lawmakers seek to force Obama move on pipeline Key US senators unveiled largely symbolic legislation on Wednesday aiming to require President Barack Obama to allow the controversial US-Canada "Keystone XL" pipeline project to move ahead. ... more | .. |
  Suzlon revs up wind power Indian wind power giant Suzlon Energy says it aims to sign $1 billion worth of new orders every quarter. ... more |
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  Ireland-Britain 'supergrid' said feasible An offshore electric grid connecting Ireland and Britain is feasible within a decade at a likely cost of $8.7 billion, an EU-funded report contends. ... more | .. |
 Exxon's Kurdish deal has political fallout Exxon Mobil's controversial October exploration deal with Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish enclave in defiance of the Baghdad government may speed up major changes in the country's energy industry. ... more | .. |
  Scrap all Fukushima nuclear reactors: governor The governor of Japan's Fukushima prefecture called Wednesday for all 10 of the area's reactors to be scrapped as it attempts to recover from an ongoing nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
 EU split over slapping oil sanctions on Iran The European Union, which is poised to slap sanctions on dozens of Iranian companies and individuals, remains split over targeting the country's oil sector, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. ... more |
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  US Cyber Monday spending hits new high US online shopping hit a record high on Cyber Monday with people racking up $1.25 billion worth of purchases on the Internet, according to comScore. ... more | .. |
  Protests go on after Peru mine project suspended Protesters in Peru on Wednesday called for the "definitive cancelation" of a $4.8-billion gold mining project a day after violent clashes prompted a suspension of operations at the US-run mine. ... more | .. |
 China eases credit controls amid slowing growth China said Wednesday it will cut bank reserve levels for the first time in three years to help boost lending and spur growth to counter alarming signs of a domestic slowdown and the crisis in key export markets. ... more | .. |
China to raise industrial power prices: Xinhua China will raise prices for industrial power and thermal coal for the first time in two years to ease power shortages and "reduce financial pressure" on power companies, state media reported Wednesday. ... more |
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UCF researchers developing new methods to passively mitigate lunar dust for space exploration
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Argentina eyes expanding steel market Argentina is looking actively at Latin America's expanding steel market, fueled by a consumer boom and new construction across the continent, after Argentine-Italian Techint Group bought into Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. ... more | .. |
 Environmentalists attack Pacific pipeline plan Environmental groups attacked a proposed pipeline from Canada's oil sands to the Pacific coast on Tuesday, saying it would attract tanker shipping and risk oil spills along a pristine coastline. ... more | .. |
US economy needs 'more medicine': Obama aide A top advisor to President Barack Obama said Tuesday the fragile US economy needed "more medicine," stepping up a campaign for the extension of payroll tax cuts by a fractious Congress. ... more | .. |
Oil jumps after attack on British embassy in Tehran World oil prices surged Tuesday after protesters stormed Britain's embassy in Tehran, adding fuel to the already tense situation over Iran's nuclear program. ... more |
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  Cars go green and online as Tokyo Motor Show opens Electric cars with cutting-edge green technology and vehicles remote-controlled by smartphones caught the eye Wednesday at the first Tokyo Motor Show held since Japan's devastating earthquake. ... more | .. |
 Toshiba to shut three Japan semiconductor plants Electronics and manufacturing giant Toshiba said Wednesday it is to shut three semiconductor factories in Japan as part of a reorganisation of its business, as it grapples with falling profits. ... more | .. |
Brazil boosts naval power to protect oil bonanza As it bids for great power status, Brazil is boosting its naval power in the South Atlantic with an ambitious submarine program to protect its huge deep-water oil reserves and project its growing influence. ... more | .. |
Chinese developers plan online auctions: report Twenty Chinese property developers, faced with slumping sales and prices, plan to hold online auctions in an attempt to attract more home buyers to their showrooms, state media said Wednesday. ... more |
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  Philippine solar light bottles offer hope Filipino entrepreneur Illac Diaz is aiming to help a million poor people in a year, and with the help of some plastic bottles and a clever social media campaign may do even better. ... more | .. |
Violent protests halt $4.8 bn Peru mining project Days of increasingly violent environmental protests forced the suspension Tuesday of a $4.8-billion gold mining project in northern Peru operated by US mining giant Newmont, the mine said. ... more | .. |
 Mast from classic racing yacht holds one of the keys to sustainable biofuels The mast from a classic racing yacht and samples from a Forestry Commission breeding trial have played a key role in the search for sustainable biofuels. Cellulose is the most abundant organic ... more | .. |
 Consortium begins injection of CO2 for storage at Illinois Basin The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC) has begun injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) for the first million-tonne demonstration of carbon sequestration in the U.S. The CO2 will be stored p ... more |
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 Canadian firm bids to commercialize fusion reactor In the race against world governments and the wealthiest companies to commercialize a nuclear fusion reactor, a small, innovative Canadian firm is hoping to bottle and sell the sun's energy. ... more | .. |
Banks lent 232 bln euros for coal plants: climate groups Leading banks around the world lent 232 billion euros ($308 billion) to the coal industry, one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases, from 2005 to 2010, campaigners said here on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Princeton technique puts chemistry breakthroughs on the fast track Scientists can now take that "a-ha" moment to go with a method Princeton University researchers developed - and successfully tested - to speed up the chances of an unexpected yet groundbreaking chem ... more | .. |
 Nanoparticle electrode for batteries could make grid-scale power storage feasible The sun doesn't always shine and the breeze doesn't always blow and therein lie perhaps the biggest hurdles to making wind and solar power usable on a grand scale. If only there were an efficient, d ... more |
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