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Jan 7, 2009

Alchemical Start to the Year

 

The Alchemist took a seasonable tipple over the holiday period but discovered that he needn’t have splashed out on all that expensive wine thanks to the field effect. He also discovers that all those spent coffee grounds he produces could be harvested to make biodiesel and hears of plans to rejuvenate the Baltic Sea with a giant fish-tank oxygenator. Drug users could soon be spotted by their glowing fingerprints, thanks to the latest development in …

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Jan 5, 2009

Reflecting on Climate Change

 

Global WarmingA radical plan to curb global warming and apparently reverse climate change caused by our rampant burning of fossil fuels since the industrial revolution would involve simply covering large areas of the world’s deserts with reflective sheeting.

The idea is discussed in detail in the January issue of the International Journal of Global Environmental Issues and was reported widely in the press …

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Jan 2, 2009

Leukemia Tweezers

 

stained-leukemia-cellsThe first 2009 issue of SpectroscopyNOW is now available:

Tweezing out leukemia spectra - US researchers have used laser tweezers Raman spectroscopy (LTRS) to help them characterize the effects of different chemical fixation procedures on the spectra of healthy cells and leukemia cells and to avoid the misinterpretation of data.

Crime and punishment - A truly interdisciplinary collaboration between biology, law and neuroscience at Vanderbilt …

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