January 15, 2008
States scramble for stem-cell scientists
The debate over stem cell research using human embryos has raised the hackles of politicians and scientists, but that hasn't
prevented states from courting the field's leading researchers. Continue...
Tesla restructures, raises cash, but Roadster still not on sale
The latest scuttlebutt on the little electric car company that could shows a successful effort at raising $40 million more in capital. But no product has appeared and competitors are multiplying.
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ESA/NASA's SOHO gets a jump on solar cycle
The Sun's first magnetic event of its solar cycle was captured by the SOHO satellite which photographed the first flares. Entering the stormy part of its cycle, the Sun and its spots can easily affect global communications. Continue...
IBM hopes Jazz will smooth out those globalization jitters
Loosening up restrictions on its experimental open-source platform, IBM has decided to move Jazz to center stage. Also on the bill: Project Bluegrass, a 3-D virtual world inspired by Second Life. Continue...
Genetic tinkering boosts organism's life span by factor of 10
It's only yeast, the microbes associated with bread and beer. But the 10-fold increase in its life span is twice the previous record, and carries with it implications on how to improve life spans elsewhere. Continue...
Xerox cites patent count as evidence of rising R&D impact
Document company Xerox Corp. was granted 584 patents in 2007, a jump of 31% over last year. Frontrunners IBM (3,148) and Samsung (2,453) led the field, but IBM showed a drop as the U.S. patent backlog grew. Continue...
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New Oxylet System monitors respiratory metabolism in rodents
 Panlab/Harvard Apparatus uses an indirect calorimetry system for its Oxylet System, which monitors CO2 production, O2 consumption, and respiratory ratio. In addition, it can be scaled up to accommodate up to 32 animals simultaneously. Each animal chamber has an independent flowmeter. Continue...
Wizard2 automated gamma counter launched by PerkinElmer
The Wizard2 has been re-designed for academic, nuclear medicine and pharmaceutical researchers who conduct radiometric immuno assays (RIA), chromium release studies and positron emission tomography (PET) research. The counter features Windows XP software, touch-screen operation, networking capability and USB ports. Continue... |
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